Nearly Half of Travelers Now Use AI to Plan Trips. Will They Trust It to Book?

Business Traveller - Nov 4, 2026

Nearly half of travelers now use AI to plan trips, but automated bookings raise fresh questions about trust, privacy and control as airlines explore letting intelligent assistants purchase tickets. The post Nearly Half of Travelers Now Use AI to Plan Trips. Will They Trust It to Book? appeared first on Business Traveller.

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Award-winning social enterprise Women in Travel CIC was at WTM London this week to unveil its new branding, logo and vision. Women in Travel CIC supports underserved and underrepresented women into employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in travel and tourism, and the new branding is designed to celebrate its first 10 years of social impact, whilst looking ahead with vision and ambition towards a more inclusive travel and tourism industry, where women from all backgrounds can access, participate in, influence and benefit from economic opportunities equitably.

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Combining the diversity of its regions with new approaches to destination marketing, Italy is presenting a redesigned national pavilion at World Travel Market London, which opened on 3 November at ExCeL London and runs until 5 November 2026. Backed by the Ministry of Tourism and organised by ENIT S.p.A.- Italian National Tourism Boad, the Italian National Tourist Board, the pavilion covers more than 2,000 square metres and hosts institutions, destinations and tourism businesses under a single brand, ITALIA. The aim is to present the country to the international travel trade in a way that engages the senses, sparks emotion and inspires people to travel.

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a joint marketing agreement with the Cambodia Tourism Board to strengthen tourism cooperation and encourage more travellers to discover Cambodia through the airline’s global network. The agreement was signed during World Travel Market in London. The MoU provides a framework for the two organisations to work together to raise awareness of Cambodia as a leisure destination. Proposed areas of cooperation include joint marketing, destination promotion and engagement with the travel trade, highlighting the country’s cultural heritage and unique visitor experiences.

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