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To move from AI planning to AI booking requires a double-sided evolution including technological guardrails and a shift in travelers' buying habits.

The trust gap in agentic commerce and AI bookingThere can be consumer reluctance to adapt to a new commerce structure.

Layla says 40% of its searches start without a destination.

AI tools are changing how travelers research vacation optionsTools like Kayak AI and Layla enable users to begin searches without a set destination.

KimKim's platform connects travel advisors and destination experts.

KimKim adds advisor resources, forms advisory boardThe board staffs six travel advisors to help guide the company and its trade strategy.

Peer Bueller and Matthias Keller

Kayak's Peer Bueller and Matthias Keller on what's ahead for the tech giantAirlines editor Robert Silk spoke with new CEO Bueller and chief product officer Matthias Keller about the metasearch engine's...

Mark Pestronk

GDS contracts can be a game of hide-and-seekHiding the prices and terms is not entirely new, but some GDS vendors are putting more and more key terms in places outside the...

One of Travel for Better's topic pages for sustainable travel is titled "Designing Travel with Intention."

Travel for Better Foundation offers free online marketing for sustainable travelTravel advisors looking to sell sustainable-travel experiences now have access to four free marketing pages powered by Approach...

Tripadvisor will get four new board members amid shareholder pressure

Tripadvisor will get four new board members amid shareholder pressureStarboard Value, which owns at least 9% of Tripadvisor, said the company has failed to "unlock value."

Safeguarding against travel fraud: Lessons from industry veterans

Safeguarding against travel fraud: Lessons from industry veteransExecutives from host agencies KHM Travel Group, Nexion and Montecito Village Travel discuss the schemes they've seen.

Fraud targeting travel agencies is on the rise, industry groups warn

Fraud targeting travel agencies is on the rise, industry groups warnThe World Travel Agents Associations Alliance, ASTA and ARC are three organizations that have reported a spike in criminal...

Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Silk, host Rebecca Tobin and McKinsey and Co.'s Vik Krishnan talk about developments in agentic AI and implications for the travel industry.

How agentic AI could change travel -- a Winter Series episodeAgentic AI tools can essentially act like a booking agent, all the way up to making a reservation on the traveler's behalf. But...

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