Sarah · Nov 03, 2026 · 2 min read
Booking Holdings grew gross bookings 10% in Q3 but set aside $900 million in revenue and a $100 million loss for a possible FTC settlement involving Priceline, and guided Q4 room night growth down to 1% to 3%.
Marriott's third quarter beat its own guidance, but a group of owners is pushing for more of the co-branded card money behind the fee growth.
The company behind RateHawk and ZenHotels is selling ad placements across social, video, connected TV and audio using its first-party travel data.
Airbnb's political committee has put about $7.1 million into Los Angeles races as it lobbies for a temporary rental expansion tied to the Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympics.
An opinion piece argues independent hotels pay commission on returning Genius guests whose masked contact details make them look new.
Tripadvisor has closed the sale of TheFork to American Express for $700 million in cash, leaving it a smaller group centred on Tripadvisor and Viator.
Silkhaus will cease operations at the end of November 2026 as Gulf travel demand remains depressed.
Expedia Group's autumn release brings conversational search, an AI voice assistant and deferred payment to Vrbo, aimed at group travellers.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has published guidance and research on agentic AI, warning that businesses are responsible if an AI agent they use breaks consumer law.
Expedia Group's Fall 2026 product release brings more than 30 new or enhanced AI-powered features to Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo, including AI property Q&A and Vrbo Reserve Now, Pay Later.
Wyndham's new Homes & Havens collection offers nearly 800 professionally managed vacation rentals to its roughly 129 million Wyndham Rewards members.
Hosts say Airbnb refuses to remove unfair reviews, while guests say it removes too many. A Skift report shows what is at stake in star ratings.