Expedia Group's equity stake in American Express Global Business Travel has taken a shellacking to date, but other aspects of the deal have long-term benefits.
From travel marketing's AI-infused reboot to blended travel's entrenchment and the rise of Indian travelers as a force, Skift's 2023 Travel Megatrends are holding up nicely. That's a teaser for Megatrends 2024-style.
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.
While it’s still too early to say when business travel could make a full recovery, smaller businesses drove some important trends in the first quarter.
American Express Global Business Travel is making the most of its Expedia partnership, displaying more hotels in its Neo and Egencia corporate booking tools as employees start meeting up again.
Communism meets co-living in Semkovo, where an entrepreneur wants to transform a hotel built for members of Bulgaria's former ruling party into a more modern hub for digital nomads and remote workers.
Travel and expense companies are rushing to roll out new artificial intelligence tools and features, but it's hard to tell how much this is about game-changing tech compared to cashing in on the ChatGPT bandwagon.