States Push New Laws Targeting AI ‘Surveillance Pricing’
Around a dozen states have introduced legislation that would upend the way hotels, airlines, and OTAs set prices.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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