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Travel industry collaboration needed to reduce friction

By Morgan Hines | December 16, 2024

For the travel industry as a whole, removing friction and leaving customers satisfied is the real goal, according to Decius Valmorbida, president of travel at Amadeus. Read More

News / Startups

Travel M&A activity heating up as experts see readiness in buyers, sellers

By Morgan Hines | December 13, 2024

In comparison to last year, Matt Zito and Min Liu said the travel investment and acquisition environment has been more active, in part due to better macroeconomic conditions. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO Kurt Ekert talks intermediary opportunity and company growth

By Mark Frary | December 12, 2024

Sabre CEO and president Kurt Ekert doesn't believe AI is a threat to the global distribution system and can't see the demise of traditional airline distribution any time soon. Read More

News / Online

Booking expects $450M in savings through "transformation"

By Linda Fox | December 11, 2024

Booking Holdings CFO Ewout Steenbergen said the cost savings would help the company grow its top line, reduce complexity and reinvest in growth initiatives. Read More

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Steve Singh on evolution from archaic systems to perfect trip

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2024

Steve Singh, an investor in Center, Otto, Troop and Spotnana, discusses how AI, cloud technology and open architecture will modernize business travel booking and why he feels "energized" by emerging... Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI agents and the future of online travel agencies

By Christian Watts - Magpie | December 9, 2024

OTAs are the platform play of the travel industry but how will they adapt as AI agents — who aren't influenced by marketing messages and slick site designs — become the norm? Read More

Opinion / Technology

How the hospitality industry can best exploit AI

By Tim Davis - Pace Dimensions | December 6, 2024

Tim Davis of Pace Dimensions explores how the hospitality industry can take advantage of the technology across a number of front and back office processes. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb on striving for personalization and reimagining discovery

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2024

Dave Stephenson, Airbnb's chief business officer, shares how the company is thinking about AI, early work with ChatGPT and its plan to use customer data to drive personalization. Read More

News / Distribution

Garner on the continuing evolution of airline distribution

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2024

In a keynote at The Beat Live, Cory Garner explained why airlines' interest in customer loyalty will help to boost their efforts to grow distribution through direct channels. Read More

News / Technology

Google talks generative AI, voice and the future of search

By Mark Frary | December 3, 2024

Julie Farago, Google’s vice president of engineering for travel and local search, leads a team of 700 engineers who handle two billion searches every day – 15% of which Google has never been asked... Read More

News / Distribution

Breeze Airways' David Neeleman talks culture, technology and communication

By Matthew Parsons | December 2, 2024

Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More

News / Online

How online travel companies in Asia use livestreaming to drive engagement - and bookings

By Mark Frary | November 27, 2024

Livestreaming in travel has become one of the marketing success stories of the past decade, driving billions in sales for companies like Trip.com and Alibaba. Read More

News / Technology

Two years after ChatGPT's launch, is the travel industry moving fast enough with AI?

By Morgan Hines | November 26, 2024

Travel industry veterans such as Erik Blachford and current executives such as Amex GBT's Marilyn Markham offer their take on the state of generative AI in travel. Read More

News / Online

Agoda’s Robert Rosenstein on using AI to solve real problems

By Matthew Parsons | November 25, 2024

Agoda co-founder and chairman Robert Rosenstein discusses focusing on the less sexy side of AI in travel. Read More

News / Startups

Travel veteran Erik Blachford's tips for travel entrepreneurs in a technical revolution

By Matthew Parsons | November 22, 2024

Erik Blachford, formerly CEO of IAC Travel and Expedia and a travel technology investor, shares tips for startups as artificial intelligence drives change. Read More

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