Travel Tech Briefing Archives

Travel Technology

Meta, Microsoft, AWS: Big Tech Reveals Travel-Related AI Projects

As the big tech companies reveal what they've been working on in travel, it raises questions about the longevity of small companies that have been working on similar projects.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Travel Technology

Three New AI Trip Planners Join a Growing Market

There are too many AI trip planning tools to choose from, but many will disappear as time goes on.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Airlines

Ryanair, Delta, Lufthansa: What Airline Execs Are Saying About AI, Biometrics, and Apps

Consumer tech is important — but so are modern internal systems. A healthy mix is key.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Travel Technology

We Tried the Travel Plugins on ChatGPT Plus: What Worked, What Didn’t

While the ChatGPT Plus platform is not reliable even when plugged into real-time data from travel websites, the setup bring users another step toward the future of travel planning and booking.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Travel Technology

AI Travel Tools Are Getting Better: We Tested Two

Some generative AI tools for travel booking are getting more impressive, and some are not.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Travel Technology

Amadeus, Sabre, and Oracle Hospitality Execs Talk Modernizing Hotels

The hospitality arms of Amadeus, Sabre, and Oracle are all focused on bringing hotels into the 21st century. There's a lot of catching up to do.

Justin Dawes | 5 months ago

Hotels

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Maybe hotels should focus first on the basics, like getting on the cloud and ditching cable TV. But having fun products like robots is, at the very least, good for marketing.

Justin Dawes | 5 months ago

Travel Technology

Hotel Tech Startups Using AI to Combat Labor Shortage

Most of the attention around generative AI and travel has been around consumer products, but more business-to-business companies are using it too.

Justin Dawes | 6 months ago

Travel Technology

The AI Travel Booking Tools Keep Coming. Not All Will Succeed.

A lot of generative AI-based travel planning and booking tools are coming out. Which ones will last?

Justin Dawes | 6 months ago

Travel Technology

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Generative AI is still in the early stages, but major travel companies are investing in tools that many of them say will be an important part of the future.

Justin Dawes | 6 months ago