China’s travel market is becoming more diverse, with travelers placing greater emphasis on quality, authentic experiences and personalised services, while artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing the entire travel journey, according to the ITB China Travel Trends Report 2026/27.
Schneider Electric has concluded its Innovation Summit Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi, bringing together more than 2,500 attendees, including government leaders, industry analysts and partners to examine how the convergence of energy, AI and industrial software is reshaping the region's future.
Mastercard and Trip.com have partnered to showcase AI-powered booking experiences for the travel sector, demonstrating how consumers could search, book and complete purchases through Trip.com’s AI agent, TripGenie.
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026 opened its Future Stage with industry leaders examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond personalisation, chatbots and automated customer service to transform the systems and infrastructure supporting the global travel industry.
Huspy, a leading AI-native real estate company in the Middle East and Europe, has acquired Dubai-based luxury real estate brokerage LuxuryX, thus marking a significant expansion of its UAE real estate business. The strategic buy supports the upcoming launch of Huspy Signature, its new luxury real estate brand, next month.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slower and more tightly regulated pace of artificial intelligence development, warning that the rapid acceleration of AI capabilities is beginning to outstrip the industry’s ability to understand, test and control increasingly powerful systems.
Saudi Arabia is pursuing a two-track approach to adopting artificial intelligence and automation across its aviation sector, balancing technological innovation with safety and human oversight, according to General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) President Abdulaziz Al-Duailej.
Global semiconductor company AMD and Humain, Saudi Arabia’s new AI enterprise, have announced a landmark investment of up to $10 billion to build a next-generation AI infrastructure ecosystem spanning Saudi Arabia and the US.
Qualcomm Technologies International and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) today announced a strategic collaboration designed to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s leadership in 6G innovation and artificial intelligence (AI).
UAE-based Ultimate Power Solution Group has unveiled a new generation of electric power generators incorporating artificial intelligence and robotics technologies at Middle East Energy 2026 in Dubai, aiming to transform conventional generators into smarter systems for operation, monitoring and control.
