AI in Travel

Adam Cheyer has driven a lot of success through his work at past companies. Now he's at Airbnb, showing the company really is serious about its dedication to integrating AI.

Uber started as a rideshare app, but the vision is to be much more than that.

Hidden in Tripadvisor's latest earnings from earlier this week was some updates on its AI-based trip planning feature that it launched in July, along with some concrete numbers on performance…

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2023, we hear from Kartik Yellepeddi, vice president of product and offer and order at FLYR, and Mike Melton, principal architect at Google Cloud, about the challenges, gaps, and opportunities in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) for the airline industry, including the need for data, technology integration, and talent.

If all of these Airbnb features work as advertised, then they will benefit hosts and guests — and Airbnb.

Major companies that have resources to invest are starting to show the potential for generative AI in travel aside from chatbots alone.

Until now, Tripadvisor has emphasized growth for Viator, backed by ample marketing, at the expense of profitability. It appears as though the company will moderate that strategy for 2024.

Diluting its short-term rental business is one thing Airbnb won't need to worry about if it indeed increases its hotel offerings in New York City.

Mapping each room in thousands of hotels is a huge project, but more undertakings like that are needed to bring the hotel industry into the 21st century.

Google's push to visually immersive search on its maps app may boost the discoverability of hidden-gem tours, activities, and museums.