This Week's Travel Tech News: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and More
PhocusWire's roundup of travel tech news: Marriott beta-launches Ask Bonvoy AI search; Hospitable expands lodging tax automation to all 50 US states; Agoda updates trip planning tools; Flae Robotics expands to Germany and Austria; Lonely Planet appoints new executives; Lake.com launches AI assistant Lake Chat; eDreams ODIGEO launches Prime in Latin America; RateGain expands European team; Navan launches meetings platform; Groupize unveils AI-native platform; Avelo introduces disruption assistance; Southwest selects AWS; British Airways upgrades NDC platform; Civitatis partners with Despegar.
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Key points
- Marriott beta-launches Ask Bonvoy AI search, expanding globally later this year.
- Hospitable expands lodging tax automation to all 50 US states.
- eDreams ODIGEO launches Prime in Mexico and Argentina.
- Navan launches meetings platform Navan Events.
- British Airways migrates NDC to Amadeus Altéa NDC platform.
- Civitatis partners with Despegar to integrate tours inventory.
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- First source publication
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:00
- Page published
- 12 Aug 2026, 14:23
- Last updated
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:00
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- PhocusWire All News：PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more... (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 26 Jun 2026, 16:00