Reading Time: 2 minutesAI travel agents are reshaping hotel distribution, challenging OTAs and changing how travellers search, compare and book hotels.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The co-founder of Sonder, Francis Davidson, has built an AI travel agent called Odessia using the engineering platform LangChain.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTim Major, CEO of Operto, shares his opinion on affiliate brand bidding and its impact on hotel search visibility and direct revenue.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Travel and hospitality operating system Lighthouse has launched The Hotels Network app, a direct booking platform for hotels available in ChatGPT.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based Canary Technologies has introduced an artificial intelligence agent building tool, Hospitality AI Agent Studio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A report from the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows how AI is shaping hotel distribution and operations.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, assesses the strategic role AI should and shouldn’t play in a hotel’s marketing and PR activity.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Hospitality group Accor has launched an ALL Accor booking app within ChatGPT, allowing travellers to search for hotels, compare rates and complete bookings via the group’s website.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Guest management platform Duve has raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by Susquehanna Growth Equity with participation from existing investors XT Ventures and others.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] Dharma’s centralised operations platform can help boutique hotels reduce friction and stay focused on guests.
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AI changes travel discovery