Uber has reportedly considered acquiring Expedia to strengthen its ongoing diversification. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT) which notes that purchasing the $19 billion travel booking website would mark Uber’s largest acquisition ever. Sources told the FT that...
As artificial intelligence (AI) avatars transform remote collaboration and personalized shopping guides redefine eCommerce, data security and corporate espionage concerns intensify. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize honors AI pioneers in protein science. This week in AI has been one of advancements across industries as varied as...
Priceline’s recent integration of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice technology into its booking system signals how the technology is changing the way travelers plan and purchase trips. The travel company updated its Penny chatbot with AI-powered voice technology, using OpenAI’s GPT-4 API for real-time conversations. This...
Citi has launched its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, Citi Flex Pay, on its travel booking platform, Citi Travel. The combination of these offerings allows Citi cardmembers to book a getaway and pay for it, without having to pay fees or interest for 12...
October 22, 2018
Booking flights is no longer just about charging it to the card — that is, corporate or individual credit cards. Technology has made it possible to use methods spanning eWallets and even POS financing to pay for trips across the globe, as UATP CEO Ralph Kaiser tells Karen Webster in the latest Topic TBD, with benefits to airlines and travelers alike.
October 30, 2024
Digital travel platform Booking.com is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. The expansion, announced by the Dutch company Wednesday (Oct. 30), is part of a larger embrace of AI tools within the travel sector. Among the new features is Smart Filter, which lets travelers describe their ideal property in their own words. From there, generative AI scans Booking’s inventory […]
October 17, 2024
Uber has reportedly considered acquiring Expedia to strengthen its ongoing diversification. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT) which notes that purchasing the $19...
October 11, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) avatars transform remote collaboration and personalized shopping guides redefine eCommerce, data security and corporate espionage concerns intensify. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize honors AI pioneers in protein...
September 12, 2024
Citi has launched its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, Citi Flex Pay, on its travel booking platform, Citi Travel. The combination of these offerings allows Citi cardmembers to book...
