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Wyndham adds more than 40 HotelREZ luxury hotels to its Registry Collection through new partnership

The deal expands Wyndham's upscale portfolio as it pushes deeper into independent luxury and soft-brand hotels.

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Booking.com bets it can close trips that ChatGPT and Gemini start

The OTA argues trust and payments, not discovery, will decide who wins AI-assisted travel bookings.

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FTC seeks details on how airlines set fares

Regulators are examining airline pricing practices after AI-based fare setting and personalized pricing drew scrutiny.

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Trip.com Group builds a bigger travel business around concerts

The group is pitching concert-driven trips as a way to sell hotels, tickets and experiences around live events.

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Scaling AI agents is harder than building them, travel firms find

Companies moving from pilots to production must decide which AI capabilities to build and which to buy.

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Air India CEO wants more widebody jets as international ambitions grow

Tewolde Gebremariam says the carrier has been underperforming and is planning a larger international network.

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JetBlue raises checked bag fees for the second time this year

The increase renews questions about whether rival US carriers will follow with their own fee hikes.

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Marvin Shanken, publisher who changed how America drinks wine, dies

Shanken built Wine Spectator and a publishing empire that shaped US wine criticism and retail.

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A new airline plans private suites, exclusive terminals and just 54 passengers, with individual seats for sale

The startup is positioning itself at the ultra-premium end of commercial air travel.

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IHG adds the 1,400-room Yas World Resort in Abu Dhabi to its Vignette Collection

The large Abu Dhabi property joins IHG's soft-brand collection of independent luxury hotels.

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