Oklahoma recorded the fastest growth in AI-related concern searches in a supplied state-level ranking, ahead of Connecticut and Alabama. The figures bring privacy, employment and technology confidence into focus for travel businesses considering artificial intelligence. Searches associated with AI concerns increased 64.4% in Oklahoma compared with the preceding 12-month period. Connecticut followed at 47.5%, while
Artificial intelligence has become a central topic at HEDNA 2026, bringing hotel distribution, payments and traveller interactions into one expanding conversation. Discussions now encompass security, identification, pricing, marketing and content production, reflecting the technology’s potential reach across tourism operations. Alfredo Stefani, Director of Partnerships at Voxel, an Amadeus Group company, described a substantial change in
Mindtrip has launched a Personal Travel Assistant designed to remember traveller preferences and apply them across different journeys. Announced on 30 September 2026, the service combines personalised research with AI agents that monitor relevant travel information beyond individual conversations. The San Francisco-based platform says its assistant can consider budgets, interests, travel companions and previous journeys
Seychelles is bringing digital assistance into holiday research through Koko, an AI travel assistant available on its destination website. The tool helps visitors explore accommodation, attractions and activities, offering another starting point for planning an island escape. Its published role centres on information and recommendations. Available documentation does not establish that Koko completes bookings, processes
Jamaica is placing artificial intelligence, workforce development and local business participation at the centre of its Tourism 3.0 agenda. Tourism Awareness Week 2026 brings these priorities together through school activities, a youth forum and a hospitality technology workshop. Running from 27 September to 3 October, the programme explores how digital tools can support tourism while
The Caribbean Tourism Organization is advancing a regional approach to technology that places local people, businesses and cultural values at its centre. Its World Tourism Day programme includes an AI Tourism Bootcamp on September 28, 2026, to help tourism professionals turn digital ideas into practical tools. The initiative comes as travellers increasingly use digital services
Jamaica is putting artificial intelligence and digital skills at the centre of its tourism discussions in 2026. Government-backed forums and an existing visitor chatbot show how the island is examining technology’s role in travel planning, destination marketing and hospitality work. The focus will continue during Tourism Awareness Week, scheduled for September 27 to October 3.
Pacific tourism leaders are putting digital tools and artificial intelligence higher on their agenda as World Tourism Day approaches on September 27, 2026. Their goal is to make island destinations easier to discover while improving the information tourism businesses use to plan. Benjamin Shaw of the Pacific Tourism Organisation, known as SPTO, has called for
Agoda has begun a limited public beta of its AI Travel Assistant, giving selected mobile app users a conversational way to plan trips. The tool connects holiday ideas with accommodation, flight and activity options that travellers can explore within Agoda. The launch addresses a familiar problem in travel planning. Visitors may find an appealing destination
Amadeus plans to make its AI assistant, Amadeus Max for Travel Sellers, available to travel agencies across the Gulf. The tool sits within Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and helps agents interpret fare rules, review booking histories and create automated workflows. The proposed Gulf rollout targets tasks that can take considerable time during a booking or
SiteMinder has unveiled an AI-powered Dynamic Commerce Engine designed to help hotels find revenue opportunities across pricing and room distribution. The system will identify commercial problems, recommend changes and carry out approved actions when it goes live over the coming months. The launch addresses a practical challenge for accommodation providers. A hotel may offer the
SITA is highlighting a central challenge in modern air travel: airlines and airports have powerful digital tools, but those tools must work together. Better data sharing could help travellers move through airports with fewer delays, clearer updates and less repeated processing. Artificial intelligence, digital identity and baggage tracking already support parts of the passenger journey.
