Expedia CEO Peter Kern Explains Breakup With Hopper and AI Plans – Full Video
Photo Credit: Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern in discussion with Executive Editor Dennis Schaal at the Skift Global Forum in New York City. Skift
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Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern didn't just delve into the past during his appearance at Skift Global Forum — he touched on its AI-powered future as well as its international expansion plans.
Expedia made a major move earlier this summer when it ended its relationship with online travel agency Hopper.
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern explained the breakup at the Skift Global Forum in New York City. Kern also discussed Expedia's recently launched One Key loyalty program and its artificial intelligence-powered products with Skift Executive Editor Dennis Schaal.
Watch the full video, or read a transcript of it, below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPKwocigEnQ Interview TranscriptDennis Schaal: Hey everybody, thank you for being here.
Peter Kern: Of course. Happy to be here.
Schaal: Great. Hey, so we were talking to Glenn Fogel of Booking.com, Booking Holdings an hour ago.
Kern: Never heard of him.
Schaal: Everybody seems to know everybody, so I'm a little suspicious about that.
Kern: Yeah.
Schaal: Anyway, oh, so we were talking about your statements that Agoda was the "
