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Expedia's Voice Bookings and 7 Other Digital Trends This Week

Sarah Enelow-Snyder
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Photo Credit: Voice-based search will have technology and privacy issues to overcome. Kayak

Skift Take

This week in digital news, Expedia expands its voice-based offerings, and don't miss the on-stage videos from Skift Global Forum, featuring executives from Booking Holdings, TripAdvisor, Google, and more.

Digital Travel News Weekly Roundup

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines digital trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
>>Voice-based search will not only have technology issues to overcome, but in an era when news of data breaches is commonplace, companies such as Expedia will have to address the personalization and privacy issues as well: Expedia Brings Voice Bookings, Cancellations and Rewards to Google Assistant >>Both TripAdvisor and Booking.com are newly emphasizing tours and activities in their TV advertising. You can expect a lot more of this from myriad players in the years t

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