Identity Travel, the experience-led travel management company, is now offering its clients the capability of booking and managing business travel directly through AI assistants including ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. The solution is thanks to new business travel technology powered by Vibe Systems. Clients can book business travel by simply saying what they need and the system does the translating. The capability works as a bridge between the AI assistant a traveller is already using and Identity Travel’s Vibe powered booking platform, built on the Model Context Protocol.
Perk has launched Entry Ready, an integrated workflow for eVisa and Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) payments for work travel. Available now to all Perk customers, it offers over 60 eVisas and ETAs available through a partnership with Sherpa, an AI-native visa solutions platform. Perk’s visa partner Sherpa combines AI with over 350 government relationships, to update entry requirements before any other provider 92% of the time, with applications processed 20% faster than applying directly through a government portal.
KAYAK for Business has announced three new AI capabilities integrated directly into its planning and booking experience, helping travellers build compliant itineraries, get instant answers and manage trips through natural conversation. Travellers can use natural language to quickly create complete, policy-aware bookable itineraries that reflect company preferences, travel policies and office locations. They can get answers, find itineraries and modify trips through conversational AI and if requests require additional support, conversations transition seamlessly to a human travel agent with the trip context and chat history already attached. Meanwhile, agent-to-agent connector organisations can connect their own enterprise AI assistants directly with KAYAK for Business.
Take2Eton Group has appointed Max Hensser in the newly-created role of Chief Customer Experience Officer, effective September 10 2026. He joins Take2Eton following a 20-plus year career at Reed & Mackay, where he held a number of senior leadership roles across sales, business development and client relationship management. Most recently, he served as Global Director of Client Experience, a position he held since 2022. He will report to Julie Oliver, CEO of Take2Eton Group, who was also previously at Reed & Mackay, most latterly in the role of CEO Global Events.
HBX Group, a B2B travel technology marketplace, has confirmed a strategic partnership with Sabre that will expand access to its global accommodation portfolio across Sabre’s worldwide network of travel agencies. Through the agreement, travel agencies connected to Sabre will be able to access HBX Group’s accommodation supply more seamlessly, helping them respond faster to traveller demand with greater choice, stronger availability and competitive rates across destinations around the world. Agencies with existing HBX Group credentials will also be able to continue using them via Sabre APIs, enabling a smooth onboarding experience without the need for new commercial or technical setups.
