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Loman AI announced on December 3, 2025 an integration with OpenTable to enable full voice AI reservation management for restaurants. The integration lets Loman’s AI phone agent book, modify, confirm, cancel reservations and check real-time availability when customers call restaurants on OpenTable, removing the need for a human to handle those phone interactions. Loman says the connection extends its existing integrations with point-of-sale systems (Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, NCR, Olo) to cover the full guest journey from phone call to order to reservation. OpenTable partners can opt in via the OpenTable Integration Marketplace.

viagogo announced a global partnership with Booking.com to let fans add hotels, flights, car rentals and attractions when buying tickets, creating end-to-end “gig-tripping” booking flows. The integration is live on viagogo’s UK website and app with additional markets to follow; Booking.com will partner internationally with viagogo and StubHub North America.

viagogo data for 2025 shows demand growth: 27% more UK fans traveled to international events versus 2024 and international buyers to UK events rose 41% YoY. The partnership aims to convert event purchases into full-trip bookings via tailored travel options.

Spotnana (BKNG partnership) announced on Dec 1, 2025 a direct integration with Booking.com that gives Spotnana partners access to Booking.com's full global inventory and consumer rates previously limited to website bookings. The integration supports end‑to‑end travel flows via Booking.com's latest API, enabling self‑service trip changes, agent servicing through Spotnana's desktop, and configurable activation for TMCs via Spotnana Cloud.

Features include flexible pre‑paid and pay‑at‑property options, loyalty and closed‑user group rates, last‑minute and seasonal deals, long‑stay support, a "work‑friendly" tag for non‑hotel stays, and consolidated multi‑language responses.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced that Chief Financial Officer Ewout Steenbergen will speak at the Nasdaq 53rd Investor Conference in London on December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM GMT.

A live audio cast will be available to the public at the company's investor events page and a replay will be posted approximately 24 hours after the presentation and remain available for 12 months.

VOICEplug AI and OpenTable (BKNG) announced a global integration on November 24, 2025 to automate phone-based reservations across 20 countries. The integration enables restaurants using both platforms to manage table reservations, group bookings, private-booking inquiries, cancellations, and waitlists via multilingual conversational voice AI while syncing real-time availability to OpenTable.

The solution offers 24/7 automated response, simultaneous call handling, instant confirmations, call analytics, and reduced staff workload during peak hours, all without altering existing restaurant workflows.

KAYAK holiday travel data (Nov 21, 2025) shows travel interest up 10% YoY while prices are largely stable or lower, offering more affordable options for the season.

Key price moves: international flights -7% YoY, domestic flights -1% YoY, U.S. rental cars -6%, and hotel rates roughly flat (+2% domestic / +5% international). Eastern Europe demand surged (Warsaw +73% YoY; Prague +65% YoY). KAYAK highlights top airfare drops (Tokyo -29%, Venice -18%, Helsinki -19%) and recommends specific cheapest departure days. KAYAK also launched an AI Mode conversational tool to simplify planning.

OpenTable (BKNG) released its 2026 Dining Trends Report on Nov 18, 2025, outlining how Americans dined in 2025 and what to expect in 2026.

Key findings: dining volume +8% YoY, average Americans expected to dine out 10 times/month in 2026, 55% plan to spend more on restaurants, and millennials plan to dine out 14 times/month. Usage of OpenTable's "Notify Me" tool rose 84% YoY. Experiential dining is up 46% YoY with pop-ups and collaborations up 34%. Trending menu mentions include matcha +88%, hand rolls +78%, and Basque cheesecake +44%. The report also notes increased interest in spontaneity and AI discovery tools.

OpenTable (BKNG) unveiled its 2025 Top 100 Restaurants in America on November 18, 2025, compiled from more than 10 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics from Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.

The list covers 42 cities in 24 states and territories, highlights Chicago as the most-represented city (16% of honorees), and notes nearly 50% newcomers versus last year. Methodology weighted diner ratings, five-star share, reservation demand and other metrics; the list is presented A–Z by state.

WestJet and Rocket Travel by Agoda launched WestJet Hotels on November 13, 2025, a new hotel‑booking platform that lets WestJet customers and WestJet Rewards members book hotels worldwide and earn WestJet points.

Rocket Travel by Agoda will operate the platform end‑to‑end, providing access to more than 500,000 hotel options and managing search, booking and customer service. Members earn at least 2 WestJet points per dollar on bookings, with additional value for top‑tier members. The service targets WestJet travel corridors across North America, Europe and Asia to integrate hotel bookings with flight itineraries and deepen loyalty program engagement.