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Aug 19Wed
  1. Fenbeitong Feed

    How Business Travel Reimbursement Systems Cut Costs: Six Key Evaluation Dimensions

    Fenbeitong published a guide to selecting business travel reimbursement systems, noting that mature systems reduce costs through centralized procurement, pre-control, financial automation, and data-driven optimization. Selection should evaluate six dimensions: procurement resources, no-advance reimbursement, system integration, travel control, financial automation, and service support. It also compares seven platforms including Fenbeitong and Ctrip Corporate Travel.

  2. Fenbeitong Feed

    How to Control Costs When Travel Volume Surges: Avoid Five Pitfalls in System Selection

    Fenbeitong's article points out that when travel volume surges, relying solely on reimbursement systems cannot control costs; control must be moved to the booking stage. Five common pitfalls in selection include: focusing only on reimbursement document processing, equating simplified submission with financial burden reduction, comparing only purchase price, ignoring system compatibility, and lacking intelligent capabilities. The article also provides six evaluation dimensions and platform comparisons.

  3. Business Travel News

    Perk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI Assistants

    Perk, formerly TravelPerk, announced that via its Model Context Protocol Server, customers globally can perform tasks such as trip booking and expense management through AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. For example, a traveler can ask to find a flight or cancel a booking, while a manager can approve expenses under a certain amount. Perk also plans to launch Perk Agent in Slack next month.

  6. Perk Press Releases

    Perk Launches AI Assistant Integration for Travel Booking and Expense Management

    Perk (formerly TravelPerk) announced it is the first platform to let customers book and manage trips, submit expenses, and create team events from AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. Its MCP server turns from an insight tool into an action engine, tackling shadow work. Out-of-policy bookings and expenses go to the company's approval flow. Perk Agent for Slack is coming in September.

Aug 18Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Uber Partners with Ixigo to Offer Train Booking in India

    Uber has partnered with India-based OTA Ixigo to launch train ticket booking on the Uber app. The service enables users to book train tickets, check PNR status, and arrange rides to and from stations. Uber already has presence at major railway stations. The partnership builds on Uber's intercity services. Ixigo's co-CEOs said the partnership extends the experience beyond the train. Uber also expanded Uber Bike to 100 more cities, bringing its network to 225 cities.

  2. JTB Group Newsroom

    JTB and H2O Collaborate on Parent-Child Food Education Program

    JTB and H2O Retailing announced a collaboration on the 'Shokuiku Caravan' program, themed around Tamba chestnuts, allowing parents and children to experience the full process from harvesting, product-making to sales. The events will be held on September 26 and October 17 at Tamba City and Hanshin Umeda Main Store. The program aims to promote regional exchange and has received certification from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

  3. Pinchain Tourism

    United Travel Launches 2026-2027 Global Cruise Products

    On August 18, United Travel held the 'SET SAIL New Voyage' global cruise theme launch in Beijing, unveiling a cruise product matrix covering seven continents and four oceans, with over 50 routes. The company plans to release over 2,000 air seats and introduce long-haul cruise products in Europe, Australia, and the Americas, emphasizing a 'cruise+' closed-loop system.

Aug 17Mon
  3. Booking.com Newsroom

    Booking.com Highlights Staycation Ideas for September

    Booking.com published a press release promoting staycations for September. Research shows 72% of global travelers would book an overnight or short stay close to home, defined as under two hours by car and maximal relaxation. The article recommends properties in Santa Elena, Colombia; Bowral, Australia; the Catskills, USA; and Upper Slaughter, UK, all within short drives from major cities, ideal for using remaining annual leave.

  5. Pinchain Tourism

    Duzhe Wenlv and Utour Group Form Strategic Partnership

    Duzhe Wenlv and Utour Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Lanzhou and launched 9 co-branded travel products. The event was guided by Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, co-hosted by Duzhe Publishing Group and Utour Group, with over 1,500 guests. The partnership focuses on cultural IP development, themed travel customization, and destination marketing. Co-branded products cover domestic cultural tours and outbound themed trips, such as Dunhuang study tours and Nordic aurora trips.

Aug 15Sat
  1. Skift Feed

    Airbnb-CarTrawler Partnership Details Revealed

    Airbnb's car rental partnership with CarTrawler, launched a month ago, is generating about 500 bookings per day across five markets: the US, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. CarTrawler controls the top-of-page display, monetizing through marked-up wholesale rates and split commissions, and tilts toward suppliers with volume incentives. However, data sharing raises concerns: CarTrawler receives extensive customer data even when users merely click a link. Expedia's pending acquisition of CarTrawler heightens conflict-of-interest stakes, though Expedia asserts strict data separation.

  2. Skift Feed

    Expedia Opens Silicon Valley AI Hub to Compete for Top Tech Talent

    Expedia Group has opened a nearly 50,000-square-foot engineering hub in San Jose as the epicenter of its AI and machine learning efforts, located less than 10 miles from Google's headquarters. The move aims to compete directly with tech giants like Google, Cisco, Adobe, PayPal, and eBay for top technical talent. Expedia offers Silicon Valley-level compensation, such as up to $338,500 for a principal ML scientist, and has already recruited senior talent from Google, Netflix, Amazon, and Meta. About one-third of the site's 300 seats remain intentionally empty, awaiting a future AI workforce.

  3. Hospitality Technology

    Entravel Group Raises $7.5M to Scale White-Label Hotel Distribution, AI Booking, and Stablecoin Set…

    Entravel Group has raised $7.5 million in funding co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Finality Capital. The travel infrastructure provider has launched over 40 white-label travel booking portals for crypto exchanges, fintechs, and enterprise platforms, including Kraken, MetaMask, and Swiss corporate benefits network Digt AG. The funds will expand supplier credit lines, increase booking volume processing, and support commercial expansion into traditional corporate travel and non-crypto enterprise channels. Its infrastructure stack includes MocatravelX for direct contracting, Ratestellar for AI-powered mapping and normalization (aggregating 2.2M+ hotel properties), Entravel for white-label bookin…

Aug 14Fri
  1. Skift Feed

    Saudi OTA Almosafer on Track for Year-End IPO Despite Iran War Disruption

    Almosafer, Saudi Arabia's largest travel company, plans to list on the Tadawul main market by end of 2026 in a secondary offering, with proceeds returning to shareholder Seera Group. Despite the U.S.-Iran war impacting consumer, corporate, and UAE businesses, Almosafer posted record Q2 revenue and EBITDA, driven by hajj and umrah (net booking value up 43%) and surging domestic travel (45.5% of bookings). Corporate travel net booking value fell 25%, described as the war's longest-lasting impact.

  2. PhocusWire All News

    Agoda VP on Online Travel's Broken Promise and AI's 'Reddit' Dilemma

    Agoda's VP of Corporate Development Tim Hughes said at WiT Queenstown that online travel's promise to simplify the messy process between customers and suppliers remains unfulfilled, with content and booking increasingly separated. He noted that AI models like ChatGPT source most travel content from Reddit, which is not good advice, and OTAs should be the solution to this dilemma. He emphasized a commercial rather than moral responsibility, and discussed Asia's QR-code payment advantage and friction for inbound travelers.

Aug 13Thu
  3. TripVivid

    Fliggy Hotel Business Grows for Four Consecutive Quarters

    On August 12, Fliggy released hotel business data showing high growth for four consecutive quarters. From April 2026 to date, average daily fulfilled room nights grew about 50% YoY, with early August growth approaching 70%. Growth benefits from deep integration with Taobao App, with 88VIP users driving significant impact. In June, deduplicated MAU grew over 30% YoY.

  5. PhocusWire All News

    Fliggy Launches Latest Agentic AI Travel Assistant

    Fliggy, part of Alibaba, has launched its latest agentic AI assistant powered by Alibaba's Qwen model. It can handle complex multi-step tasks like reservations, seat selection, itinerary changes, and cancellations, and manage long-running tasks such as room upgrades. The assistant features improved memory for personalized support across the travel journey.

  8. BCD Travel RSS

    BCD's TripSource Boosts Booking Adoption for Oilfield Firm

    BCD Travel reports that its online booking tool TripSource, implemented for a global oilfield services company, delivered an 11% increase in OBT adoption, a 4% reduction in average transaction price, and a 10% decrease in offline touchpoints within three months. The client operates in 26 countries and now uses TripSource for a connected booking, service, and engagement experience, supported by Advito.

Aug 12Wed
  2. PhocusWire All News

    Entravel Group Secures $7.5M to Expand White-Label Travel Model

    Denmark-based Entravel Group has raised $7.5 million in funding led by Ethereal Ventures and Finality Capital. The investment will be used to secure larger supplier credit facilities, process higher booking volumes, and expand its white-label model into traditional travel, as well as support the launch of a stablecoin-enabled financial layer for settlement, treasury, and working-capital finance. Through its three connected businesses—MocatravelX, Ratestellar, and Entravel—the company provides white-label infrastructure, giving partners access to over 2.2 million hotels.

  3. TripVivid

    Fliggy Launches New AI Product 'Fliggy Bangbang'

    On August 10, Fliggy officially launched its new AI product 'Fliggy Bangbang', positioned as 'think what you think, truly reachable, full companionship', covering flights, hotels, homestays, and more. Before National Day, features such as multi-person travel planning, flight monitoring, and alternative route recommendations will be implemented, and it will integrate with Taobao Flash Purchase and other life service scenarios.

  5. TripVivid

    Ctrip Issues Mid-Year Bonuses at 95% Amid Antitrust Penalty

    On August 10, Ctrip officially issued mid-year performance bonuses, with all business lines paying 95% of the benchmark tier. For flight business, benchmark tiers are A: 2.5 months, B: 2 months, C: 1-1.5 months. On July 25, Ctrip was fined a total of 5.179 billion yuan by the State Administration for Market Regulation for monopolistic practices, setting a record for antitrust penalties in the industry. Ctrip responded that operations are normal and complete rectification measures have been formed.

  6. Ctrip Corporate Travel Thinktank News

    Ctrip Corporate Travel and Yonyou BIP Travel Cloud Launch AI Travel Management Solution

    Ctrip Corporate Travel and Yonyou BIP Travel Cloud launched an 'AI + Globalization' travel management solution at GBIC 2026, integrating Chengxingtu AI for intelligent booking, approval, risk control, and full-process automation. Their five-year partnership is moving from process-driven to intelligent operations. Outbound business travel orders from Chinese enterprises have grown over 30% for three consecutive years.

  7. BCD Travel RSS

    BCD Travel and SQUAKE Launch Corporate Guide to Credible SAF Action

    BCD Travel and SQUAKE co-hosted a webinar providing a practical framework for corporate travel programs on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), covering understanding SAF, evaluating credibility (evidence, documentation, chain-of-custody), and communicating progress safely. Inga Bösl of Siemens Switzerland shared real-world experience implementing SAF in corporate travel.

  8. BCD Travel RSS

    BCD expands content access with United Airlines direct connection

    BCD Travel announced a new agreement with United Airlines to provide access to the carrier's content through a direct connection, available via TripSource's online and offline booking channels. This move addresses the increasingly fragmented distribution landscape, offering corporate clients more choice while maintaining policy compliance, servicing, and duty of care. BCD currently supports 22 airlines through its NDC ecosystem, with over 65% of itineraries globally booked through NDC where enabled.

  9. Skift Feed

    Airbnb Partners with Tripadvisor Experiences, Drops Build-Your-Own Strategy

    Tripadvisor announced that a selection of its Viator and Tripadvisor experiences will become bookable on Airbnb later this year. This marks a strategic shift for Airbnb, which had previously tried to scale its experiences business organically with limited success. In May 2025, Airbnb relaunched with about 3,000 landmark experiences across roughly 100 cities, but later narrowed focus to Paris. The partnership helps Airbnb scale experiences and provides Tripadvisor with a distribution channel.

  10. PhocusWire All News

    Airbnb partners with Tripadvisor to scale Experiences

    Airbnb has partnered with Tripadvisor Group to bring a selection of Tripadvisor experiences to the Airbnb platform, with certain tours and activities bookable later this year. The move aligns with Airbnb's strategy to scale Experiences, as CEO Brian Chesky noted on the Q2 earnings call that they added 1,000 new experiences, increasing supply by nearly 80% year over year.

Aug 11Tue