Travel

Trip.com was ordered to return around US$18 million in booking deposits to hotel operators.

Booking.com did not say how many customers were affected.

Airbnb’s new car pickup service has a 4.96 average rating from thousands of guests in Europe and Asia.

Rising oil prices could hit the region’s tech sector through fuel, logistics, and data center costs. Here’s what it means.

Airbnb plans to expand AI features and global customer support later this year.

The firm didn’t disclose how many were affected by the cuts, which will allow it “to invest where it matters most for customers,” a spokesperson said.

For many in Southeast Asia, visa paperwork is a huge barrier. Spun is using AI to make the process faster and more predictable.

The partnership was scheduled for September 2025 to March 2026, but was halted due to safety alerts from the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia.

They disrupted physical SIM cards. Now, eSIMs may face a shake-up of their own, as a young startup tests if the market’s old rules still hold.

With the Singapore-based travel tech firm punching in more tickets, it’s hoping its SaaS booking system will take it to profits.