Skift

Google Names Hotels as Next Vertical for Agentic Shopping

Google on Tuesday named hotel booking as the next vertical for its Universal Commerce Protocol, publicly committing to ...
The Verge

Uber adds hotels to its app in big travel swing

The company is adding hotels to its app through a partnership with Expedia, and later this year home rentals through Vrbo. The company is adding hotels to its app through a partnership with Expedia, ...
The New York Times

Uber Can Already Bring You Dinner. Now, It Wants to Book Your Hotel Room.

In partnership with Expedia, the ride-booking, food-delivering, package-transporting service takes another step toward becoming a super app. By Tariro Mzezewa Users of the Uber ride-hailing service, ...
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‘Hotel hell’: San Diego Comic-Con’s new Ticketmaster-style reservations system has attendees asking, ‘What were they thinking?’

Camping out overnight to secure a seat in Hall H has become one of San Diego Comic-Con’s time-honored traditions for die-hard fans. This year, I might have to join them — not for the panel, but ...
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Hotels cancel reservations ahead of BTS concert, leaving fans scrambling for rooms

EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — With the BTS concert at the Sun Bowl next month drawing fans to El Paso, some travelers say their plans are being upended after hotel reservations made months ago were ...
Travel + Leisure

Google Just Launched a New Tool to Track Hotel Prices—Here’s How It Works

Google is making it easier to save money when booking hotels with a new feature allowing travelers to set price alerts for their favorite properties. The new tool, which the tech company rolled out on ...
Skift

BWH Hotels Jumps On Outdoor Trend With New Brand: Exclusive

The Best Western parent is betting it can rebuild a soft-brand portfolio, WorldHotels, which shrank during the pandemic, with a new upscale camping brand and by adding a portfolio of European ...
The Boston Globe

Only one person knows how to run the Steamship Authority’s ticketing system. And he’s about to retire.

There are a couple of reasons the Steamship Authority, which runs the ferries to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, might be motivated to spend a lot of money on a robust reservations system that won’t ...
The New York Times

The Click That Cost $11,000 and Other Travel Pitfalls

Shady hotel booking sites, misleading customer service numbers and hacked airline loyalty accounts have snared travelers. Here’s how to avoid getting scammed. By Seth Kugel Seth Kugel writes the ...
The Business Journals

FIFA canceling some hotel reservations in Seattle as World Cup approaches

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Several hoteliers have reported ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

FIFA cancels 2,000 hotel reservations in Philly for the World Cup

Just months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Philadelphia and other cities across the U.S., the sports organization canceled thousands of hotel room reservations. Ed Grose, ...