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In a conversation in Bangkok today, Agoda's CEO discussed a rebuild from the ground up.

The customer is technically in charge of booking decisions, but social media and AI systems are increasingly making the decisions for them.

For Uber, this is bait to drive more sign-ups to its paid subscription service. For Expedia, it's an incremental channel. For hoteliers, another distribution tax of sorts.

Chinese brands can't copy and paste their strategies to compete in international markets.

Morgenshtern makes the case that the AI conversation in travel has moved past the question most of the industry is still asking.

You can be sure that Agoda is far ahead of 95% of the travel industry in reimagining its business using multiple AI agents from the ground up. But will it be enough if some of the LLMs crack travel booking?

The online travel agency's latest earnings call shows full stateside acceleration.

Progress in the U.S. has been a very long slog for Booking, but it's finally starting to show some positive results.

The online travel giant is on its third CFO in under two years.

In this Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast Bonus episode, Brandreth Canaley and Michael Goldin sit down with Tim Rosolio, VP of Vacation Rental Partnerships at Vrbo/Expedia Group, from a…