Sarah · Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Kreator Shops, piloted in March with roughly 150 Philippine creators, is now available across Klook's whole creator network — consolidating hotels, transport and experiences into one affiliate link.
Agoda search data shows demand spreading well beyond Nagoya to smaller Aichi Prefecture host cities for the 19 September – 4 October event window, with China-origin searches up 724%.
Vrbo has made paid search placement available to all partners globally on a pay-per-booked-night model, six months after a nine-manager pilot. Visibility on the platform now has a price.
Piero Sierra sets out Skyscanner's three AI investment priorities, an early conversion number for its natural-language search beta, and how the Longtail acquisition is meant to turn demand data into airline pricing action.
Google now lets US users compare and book hotels without leaving an AI Mode conversation. Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline and Trip.com are among the launch partners.
Hotels.com has launched a global business travel experience with saved work-trip preferences, quick rebooking and rewards on eligible business stays — a move at the unmanaged corporate segment that hotels have largely sold to directly.
Airbnb has appointed Pepijn Rijvers, formerly Tripadvisor Group's CBO and a 12-year Booking.com veteran, as chief business officer, making him the third senior Booking.com alumnus to join in recent months.
Expedia Group announced 12 partner-facing products across Vrbo and its Escapia property management software, including a global rollout of pay-per-booked-night Sponsored Listings and a rebuilt Escapia reservation grid.
A Hotels.com survey found 37% of American workers travel more for business than before the pandemic, with an average reported hotel budget of $236 per night and free breakfast the most valued benefit.
Booking.com's 1 September connectivity release fixes a bug that stopped confirmation messages reaching providers for bookings made before 4 August, adds 360-degree photo uploads, and changes the wording of sustainability facilities.
Booking.com research finds nine in ten US travelers reject lowest-price logic, while 69% have used installment or buy-now-pay-later products to fund a trip and 24% would skip travel without them.
Travelers in the US can now complete a hotel reservation without leaving Google Search. Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline and Trip.com are among the launch partners, alongside five hotel chains.