Announcements
How to Follow All the AI in Travel Headlines
Read the top travel news headlines for the past week and learn how to always get the latest insights about travel and AI innovations.
AI in Travel
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the dominant topic of the future in travel, and we’re keeping a close eye on it at Skift.
Breakthrough generative AI technology was released publicly by OpenAI last November, and a number of big-name travel companies have already responded. Expedia, Kayak, and more — including multiple startups — have started releasing experimental technologies that could lead to transformations in the way users discover, plan, and book travel.
Skift's own Ask Skift AI deep search tool gives readers extensive insight into the business of travel by training artificial intelligence on the complete archives of Skift, Skift Research, Airline Weekly, Skift Meetings, Daily Lodging Report, and Skift Live events.
Startups
Fetcherr Raises $12.5 Million for Airline Pricing Tech
All the startups that raised money want to help their clients, whether they're airlines, hotels, or suppliers, do away with manual tasks and automate.
Announcements
Launching the Skift AI Travel Newsletter
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have the potential to transform sectors across the travel industry. This newsletter will keep you informed every step of the way.
Travel Technology
Generative AI: An Overview of What's Happening in Travel Right Now
Skift has been following the unfolding relationship between generative AI and the travel industry, but this is only the beginning.
Online Travel
Expedia Releases ChatGPT-Powered AI Chatbot on Mobile App
Expedia Group is the biggest player in travel to have publicly released a chatbot tool powered by ChatGPT. This is just the beginning, and if any anyone has the resources to really see what this tech can do in travel, it would be companies like Expedia.
Travel Technology
Artificial Intelligence: 3 Things Travel Executives Should Know Now
Travel executives can create an actionable AI roadmap for 2023 by understanding how the technology works, its varying practical applications, and how it will affect their organizations on a broader scale.
Sponsored Media and PR
AI-Powered Foreign Landmarks Tout Denmark in New Campaign
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at AI tourism marketing, a boutique hotel makeover in New York, and India’s new inbound Chinese travelers.
Media and PR
AI-Powered Foreign Tourist Sites Playfully Extol Denmark's Virtues in Innovative Marketing Campaign
The campaign showcases VisitDenmark’s early adoption of artificial intelligence. We’re excited to see what other destinations create … even if we are unsure whether it's AI.
Travel Technology
Generative AI Can Be Used for More Than Just Travel Booking
As announcements have been made around ChatGPT and consumer-facing travel booking tech, other companies have been quietly working away on business-to-business generative AI products. There's more to come, no doubt.
Tourism
Skift India Daily: Telecom Firms Asked to Set Up Safe Buffer Zones for 5G Near Airports
Government agencies, planemakers, and telecom companies still have work to do to ensure safe flight operations around airports with 5G airwave infrastructure.