Hotelplanner news and trends

Travel Sites Add AI Tools as Google Maps Hits 2 Billion Monthly Users
Artificial Intelligence // November 05, 2024

Google Maps introduced Gemini artificial intelligence features for its growing user base as HotelPlanner announced its automated voice assistant handles 10,000 daily hotel bookings, and Booking.com launched natural language search across its platform. The three companies added capabilities from location recommendations to automated reservations and...

HotelPlanner Taps ZentrumHub for Travel API Platform
API // January 03, 2023

HotelPlanner and ZentrumHub have teamed up to deliver an API solution for the travel industry. HotelPlanner, a London-based TravelTech firm, said in a Tuesday (Jan. 3) press release that it will use ZentrumHub’s application programming interface (API) platform to connect its booking engine to hotels...

With SPAC Listing Complete, HotelPlanner CEO Turns To Rebound In Luxury And Leisure Travel
Travel Payments // August 18, 2021

Travel will rebound beyond the current pandemic and beyond the delta variant — but it’s going to look different. In an interview with Karen Webster, HotelPlanner CEO Tim Hentschel said business-related travel will likely face a headwind, at least in part because corporate-related events will...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Shopping Bots Race to Fill Online Carts

December 13, 2024
Silicon Valley is unleashing artificial intelligence agents that can surf online stores, swipe digital credit cards and buy goods without a human lifting a finger — forcing eCommerce players to grapple with a future where the shoppers aren’t people. Tech heavyweights and startups are racing to crack the code of automated buying, a development that […]

With SPAC Listing Complete, HotelPlanner CEO Turns To Rebound In Luxury And Leisure Travel

August 18, 2021
Travel will rebound beyond the current pandemic and beyond the delta variant — but it’s going to look different. In an interview with Karen Webster, HotelPlanner CEO Tim Hentschel said...

Quick Reads
HotelPlanner Taps ZentrumHub for Travel API Platform

January 03, 2023
HotelPlanner and ZentrumHub have teamed up to deliver an API solution for the travel industry. HotelPlanner, a London-based TravelTech firm, said in a Tuesday (Jan. 3) press release that it will use ZentrumHub’s application programming interface (API) platform to connect its booking engine to hotels worldwide. “ZentrumHub’s single API connection will help us connect more […]