MOBILITY: THE RISE OF THE SUPER APP
One app to rule the trip Super apps are muscling in on your home screen. Instead of juggling ride-hailing, rail tickets, food delivery, payments and travel bookings across multiple platforms, apps like Grab and Uber are folding it all into one ecosystem. Careem (UAE) The region’s homegrown super app is doubling down on mobility. Careem has acquired a stake in car rental marketplace Swapp, bringing rental cars directly into its app. Travellers can now compare, book and manage short- and long-term rentals alongside rides, food delivery and payments — turning the app into a genuine one-stop mobility hub. Uber (UK multimodal pilot) Uber is now moving beyond the curb. Through a partnership with Omio, users in the UK can search and book national and international train and coach routes directly in the Uber app. The ticketing is fully integrated and mobile-first, meaning you can plan a rail journey, pay, store your ticket and connect it with your Uber ride, all in one seamless flow.
Trip.com’s AI Trip Planner
SEARCH AND BOOKING PLATFORMS: AI TRIP PLANNING GETS SERIOUS
The big theme? Travel tech has moved away from flashy gimmicks. In 2026, it’s about frictionless discovery, hyper-personalisation, transparent pricing and fewer taps between idea and itinerary. Whether it’s AI search, real-time price matching or one-time hotel check-in, the future of travel doesn’t start at the airport; it starts with a prompt, a profile or a smarter booking path. Trip.com’s AI Trip Planner Trip.com’s upgraded AI planner acts like a digital travel concierge. Tell it where you’re going and what you’re into, and it builds a day-by-day itinerary complete with attractions, dining, transport and bookable options. Plans can be tweaked in real time, with maps and reservations woven in, so your itinerary evolves as your trip does. KAYAK AI Mode KAYAK’s new AI Mode turns search into conversation. Ask for “a long weekend in Europe under $500” and refine it mid- chat. It’s less filter-clicking, more dialogue. Skyscanner in ChatGPT Flight search meets natural language. Skyscanner’s new ChatGPT app lets travellers ask for flights the way they’d ask a friend – “cheapest weekend in May from London” or “best option to New York with one stop.” It pulls in live fares, allows real-time tweaks to dates and airports, and keeps Skyscanner’s trusted pricing logic intact before redirecting you to book.
Uber has now added the option to add train journeys
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