Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment (CLI), will invest in agentic commerce across its existing digital architecture, distribution and people capabilities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: In the first quarterly market update report of 2026, SilverDoor reports that corporate travel demand is rising for longer stays in established and emerging technology hubs.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Hospitality group Accor has launched an ALL Accor booking app within ChatGPT, allowing travellers to search for hotels, compare rates and complete bookings via the group’s website.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Guest management platform Duve has raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by Susquehanna Growth Equity with participation from existing investors XT Ventures and others.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] Dharma’s centralised operations platform helps to unify workflows so serviced apartment operators can scale extended stay demand.
Reading Time: 5 minutesEla Mezhiborsky, co-founder and president of guest screening platform Autohost, reveals how AI advancements are driving a shift in the nature and scale of hospitality fraud.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] AI-powered receptionist system for hospitality businesses DreamDesk has rolled out its product across Lamington Group’s room2 hometels.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Apaleo, an API-first open property management platform, has unveiled Agent Hub – which it claims is “the first-ever AI agent marketplace for the hospitality sector”.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: OpenAI has unveiled one of its first AI agents called Operator, a system that can use its own browser to make travel reservations, fill out forms, order groceries and even create memes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Business travel management platform TravelPerk has closed an additional $104 million funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
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