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Jason Calacanis and Brad Gerstner on How AI Is Changing Travel

The travel industry could see a disruption from generative AI sooner rather than later.

Justin Dawes | 15 hours ago

Jason Calacanis and Brad Gerstner on How AI Is Changing Travel

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Zillow Co-Founder Flags Travel Startup Overfunding in Race for Killer AI App

The rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence has far-reaching implications, particularly for startups specializing in niche AI travel services, who are at risk of becoming obsolete before getting off the ground.

Selene Brophy | 15 hours ago

Zillow Co-Founder Flags Travel Startup Overfunding in Race for Killer AI App

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Delta Air Lines on the Vision for AI

The airline industry operates largely on decades-old systems. Without those being updated, integrating AI will be a challenge.

Justin Dawes | 24 hours ago

Delta Air Lines on the Vision for AI

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IDEAS: P&O Cruises and Cunard Roll Out SpaceX’s Starlink to Improve On-Board Wi-Fi Connectivity

P&O Cruises and Cunard have announced the rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink across its fleet in order to improve on-board Wi-Fi connectivity and bandwidth. The new technology from Starlink has been introduced to provide guests with a greater bandwidth capacity across P&O Cruises and Cunard ships, which facilitate the sharing of photos and videos, the ability…

Adam Stacey | 2 days ago

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How Whatsapp Flows Could Pave the Way for Personalized Travel Experiences

WhatsApp's evolving suite of services and its impact on businesses demonstrate the platform's potential to reshape customer engagement and service. The future of customer interactions appears increasingly promising.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 days ago

How Whatsapp Flows Could Pave the Way for Personalized Travel Experiences

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Microsoft AI Upgrades: How They Help Tourists, Event Planners, and Business Travelers

Few of these features seem to have been designed with travel front-of-mind, except for the corporate booking tool — that's getting close to what travelers are asking for.

Justin Dawes | 7 days ago

Microsoft AI Upgrades: How They Help Tourists, Event Planners, and Business Travelers

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Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out

ChatGPT Plus is ahead of Google Bard on the timeline of tech releases, but Bard seems to be ahead with usability.

Justin Dawes | 1 week ago

Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out

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Skift IDEAS: San José Mineta International Airport Pilots Autonomous Personal Mobility Vehicle

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) has launched a pilot scheme featuring BBGO, a fully autonomous personal mobility vehicle from Blueberry Technology. Credit: San José Mineta International Airport/Blueberry technology The BBGO has been designed to ‘supplement mobility needs for those who do not want to use a wheelchair, but who may still want support navigating…

Adam Stacey | 1 week ago

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HotelRunner Makes Third Acquisition to Expand Its Hotel Tech System

HotelRunner, a hotel tech startup, has acquired the point-of-sale software company PayPad.  London-based HotelRunner said Tuesday that it has acquired the Turkey-based company and has rebranded it as HotelRunner POS. HotelRunner said it offers a property management system and a set of other software products meant to help hospitality clients streamline sales, operations, distribution management,…

Justin Dawes | 1 week ago

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Tripla Expands Into Indonesia Via BookandLink Acquisition

Tripla, which provides a booking engine to hotels in Japan and Southeast Asia, has acquired a travel tech company in Indonesia. Tripla said it has acquired a 53% stake in BookandLink, which provides software to help hotels track and manage sales through third-party distribution channels.  The other 47% of BookandLink was acquired by the Development…

Justin Dawes | 1 week ago