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Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin is looking to work her company's advantages. If travelers have hesitancies about AI, then maybe Expedia can find an edge.

Even with the cut in total compensation, as well as in "compensation actually paid," we expect Fogel to be in the upper ranks of travel industry CEO compensation when the remaining companies report 2025 pay.

Travel brands are implementing AI at scale, but there's a limit to what AI can manage when it comes to traveler sentiment and local regulations.

The RBC contract is a significant B2B win for fellow Canadian company, Hopper. Exclusivity may have been a precedent that Expedia saw as too limiting.

We looked at which travel brands are hiring AI roles. The answer told a story about their different strategies.

Booking's larger exposure to the impact from the Iran war than Expedia's comes from a position of strength. Booking has a much larger presence than Expedia in Asia and the Middle East, and inflation will smack Booking's European base much harder.

Agentic AI promises to collapse research, planning, and booking into one conversation — assuming travelers ever decide to trust it.

It's a done deal.

Travel marketing is entering a new phase as AI and shifting discovery habits reshape how brands connect with travelers. Based on insights from 10 industry leaders, this report explores how marketing is becoming more dynamic, more connected, and more dependent on relevance, trust, and real-time value.

Food ordering is Amazon's dress rehearsal for voice-driven travel planning and booking — a move that could put Alexa between travelers and travel suppliers.