Google Maps Is the Potential Killer App In This Age of AI
"Conversational search is about to get wildly useful and cleverly orchestrated across maps, points of interest, personalization, geo-location and enriched content."
SAS CEO: European Airlines Desperately Need Consolidation
For now, SAS is focused on getting out of bankruptcy in clean financial shape, and hopes to be part of whatever larger European airline landscape emerges in coming years.
The Era of Radical Innovation in Travel Booking Has Arrived
For years, we at Skift have talked about messaging & voice search being two potential new interfaces that help change travel booking, but not much has happened. Conversational AI is very likely going to change that.
AI Wars Comes For Travel Planning, As Bing Relaunches Around ChatGPT
The Microsoft-owned also-ran search engine Bing has relaunched around conversational chatbot technology powered by ChatGPT, the new sensation owned by OpenAI. In an event today, the CEOs of Microsoft and…
Hilton Launches Music Concerts Starting With Brandi Carlile to Highlight Connected Rooms
A smart new campaign launched by Hilton, highlighting its connected rooms feature, for travelers looking for larger spaces when booking family or group travel. First in this "Connecting Room Concerts"…
The Biggest Missing Ingredient for True Accessibility in the Airline Business
A great talk by Michael Swiatek, the chief strategy and planning officer at Avianca, who happens to be legally blind.
The Disconnect Between the Top Global Risks and the Travel Industry
The annual Global Risks Report, from the World Economic Forum, is here as Davos starts, and this summary chart below of top 10 short-term and long-term risks is fascinating, almost…
In a Huge Win, U.S. to Finally Have a Secretary-Level Position for Tourism
Having an advocate at the top level of government is a big win for the U.S. travel industry, as is the more metrics-based approach this new assistant secretary at the Commerce Department will take to help increase visitation and streamline visa issues, amongst others.
Generative AI Is the Travel Industry’s Future, Get Used to It
To get an understanding of why there is so much buzz about generative AI and what this means for the travel industry and travelers, Skift CEO Rafat Ali talked to analyst and author David Mattin.
The Dawn of AI in Travel – and in Our Daily Lives – Suddenly Became Very Real This Weekend
The use cases of artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives, both personal and professional, just exploded exponentially. Worth thinking through, reading, and experimenting as much possible for the travel sector.