IHG Tests AI Conversational Search in the US as Travellers Look for Faster, More Relevant Hotel Discovery

(NEWS) ATLANTA, GA, United States, 2026-Jul-28 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG Hotels & Resorts is bringing AI-powered conversational search into its own digital channels, aiming to make hotel discovery feel less like filling out a form and more like describing the trip a guest actually wants to take. The beta launch is now beginning… Read the full news article

Radisson Hotels App in ChatGPT Points to a New Phase of AI-Led Travel Planning and Direct Booking

(NEWS) NEW YORK, NY, United States, 2026-Jul-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Travel planning is becoming less linear. A traveller may no longer begin with a hotel website, a booking engine or a fixed destination search. Increasingly, the journey starts with a question: where should I stay for a family weekend, which hotel is close… Read the full news article

Azerbaijan Airlines Turns to Amadeus as Digital Tools Become Central to the Modern Flight Experience

(NEWS) MADRID, Spain, 2026-Jul-10 — /Travel PR News/ — For airlines, the passenger experience no longer begins at the airport. It starts much earlier — when a traveller searches for a route, compares prices, checks fare options, and decides whether to book directly or through another platform. That part of the journey is becoming increasingly… Read the full news article

Lufthansa Group expands its Open API to include the direct booking of flights

Lufthansa Group extends its Open API with booking functionality, strengthening its direct digital sales channel  External programmers from startup ecosystem get direct access to the airline’s online ticketing The new booking functionality is now available for the UK market COLOGNE, Germany, 2018-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The Lufthansa Group is expanding its Lufthansa Open… Read the full news article