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Tripadvisor and Viator, or at least the creative department, have a sense of humor — and it is effective.

Boosting tour visibility can yield profits for Viator, but the benefit to operators may lessen if most operators join in. It's a bit like when people in the front row of a concert stand up and everyone else has to stand up.

Brazil is a huge market, as are airline tickets, for Despegar. A rival with an alleged Ponzi scheme for selling airline tickets wasn't really fair competition.

Hidden in Tripadvisor's latest earnings from earlier this week was some updates on its AI-based trip planning feature that it launched in July, along with some concrete numbers on performance…

There doesn't seem to be much of a downside for Booking.com getting into cruises. As with flights, which it launched in 2019, we can only say — what took you so long?

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2023, we hear from Kartik Yellepeddi, vice president of product and offer and order at FLYR, and Mike Melton, principal architect at Google Cloud, about the challenges, gaps, and opportunities in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) for the airline industry, including the need for data, technology integration, and talent.

Until now, Tripadvisor has emphasized growth for Viator, backed by ample marketing, at the expense of profitability. It appears as though the company will moderate that strategy for 2024.

Agoda's growing focus on the Indian market includes collaborations with partners like Snapdeal, appointing Ayushmann Khurana as their brand ambassador, and launching their first TV ad in India, as the company recognizes the importance of aligning with India's strong tech focus and delivering high standards of customer service.

The post-pandemic Chinese traveler is a whole new ballgame, and travel companies need to understand that and step up their game.

Booking Holdings continues to set records post-pandemic, and growth is projected to keep going.