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Articles tagged “travel tech”

Travel Technology

ChatGPT-Powered Travel Planning Chatbots Spur Entrepreneurs to Get in the Game

With the energy going into some of these travel planning assistants, how long before travel agents are out of jobs? Probably not tomorrow, but what about in a few years?

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

ChatGPT-Powered Travel Planning Chatbots Spur Entrepreneurs to Get in the Game

Airlines

Alaska Airlines To Eliminate Airport Kiosks in $2.5 Billion Tech Upgrade

Alaska Airlines is not the biggest airline in the U.S., but it appears that it’s aiming to be one of the most modern, or at least as the customer sees it.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Alaska Airlines To Eliminate Airport Kiosks in $2.5 Billion Tech Upgrade

Tour Operators

The Funding Grind for Black Travel Startup Founders in Africa

Black founders appear to be raising more money with each round, but it’s not nearly enough when it comes to travel tech startups looking to diversify the tourism offering across the African continent.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

The Funding Grind for Black Travel Startup Founders in Africa

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Looks to AI to ‘Rebalance’ Dependence on Google

The travel industry has long hoped for something to counter-balance the pecking order in Big Tech. It's not assured, but this time around generative AI could make it happen.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Expedia CEO Looks to AI to ‘Rebalance’ Dependence on Google

News Blog

Yanolja Cloud Acquires U.S. Hotel Tech Company Innsoft

Yanolja Cloud has acquired Innsoft, an Oregon-based provider of hotel management software, for $8.3 million.   Yanolja Cloud is the hotel tech arm of South Korea-based booking platform Yanolja. The acquisition is part of an effort to expand its hospitality services in North America, the company said Thursday.  Yanolja Cloud plans to leverage Innsoft’s resources to…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Launching the Skift AI Travel Newsletter

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.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Generative AI: An Overview of What’s Happening in Travel Right Now

Business Travel

New American Airlines Strategy Leaves Agencies With Dramatically Higher Airfares

Three days into the airline's ticketing shakeup, travel agencies are seeing big gaps in ticket prices. They were warned, but there appear to be other issues on the horizon.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

New American Airlines Strategy Leaves Agencies With Dramatically Higher Airfares

News Blog

Travelport Owners Inject $200 Million to Sustain Its Travel Tech Growth

Travel technology company Travelport revealed on Friday it had received a $200 million investment from its owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management. Based in Langley, UK, the privately held company didn't disclose its financial performance other than to say it had achieved "a strong first-quarter performance." The investment may have partly helped Travelport to…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

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.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Generative AI Can Be Used for More Than Just Travel Booking