Airbnb’s AI-Driven Revolution
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks at Airbnb’s next phase, Lindblad’s full cabins, and Lufthansa’s optimism.
AI in Travel
Skift’s own Ask Skift AI deep search tool gives readers extensive insight into the business of travel by training artificial intelligence on the complete archives of Skift, Skift Research, Airline Weekly, Skift Meetings, Daily Lodging Report, and Skift Live events.
Interview: Airbnb CEO On How Its Service Will Radically Change With AI, By Next Year
The AI-driven Airbnb is coming, so watch its trajectory of launches later this year and mid next year. Chesky promises it will be a whole different service by next year.
IDEAS: Emirates Launches World’s First Robot Check-In Assistant, Sara
Emirates has launched its City Check-in and Travel Store in Dubai's financial district, featuring Sara, a portable robotic check-in assistant designed to assist customers when booking their travels, checking-in for…
U.S. Will Drop Vaccine Requirement for International Flyers
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks at U.S. vaccine rules, Qantas’ new CEO, and VisitBritain’s AI-assisted campaign.
VisitBritain Rides AI Wave in Campaign Featuring Accent Game
While this latest batch of AI-inspired campaigns is short of revolutionary, it’s encouraging to see brands moving towards what will hopefully be more thoughtful, insightful marketing in the future.
Beyond AI: The Rewards of a Human-Centric Hotel Career
As luxury hotels struggle to hire and retain talent, a new north star sell is necessary. Turns out great luxury brands create an incredible, well-rounded style of leadership. The appeal of caring for people will always remain relevant, even as AI disruptions ripple through other industries.
Watch Video: Breaking Down the Opportunities and Challenges of Adopting AI in Travel
How does AI change travel? How can these tools drive hotel efficiency, handle airline customer service, and reshape the way we search for and book travel? Skift dives deep into these discussions and more.
Yelp Taps Turbocharged AI to Improve Online Search
Yelp has for months been testing how it could use the latest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) without undermining the trust of the consumers who use it to find business…
Google Travel Helped Nudge Advertising and Search Revenue Into Positive Territory
Alphabet officials didn't mention ChatGPT, Bing or Microsoft during the company's first quarter earnings call. But like modern-day bards, they gave an impassioned defense of their abilities to meet the artificial intelligence challenge.
ChatGPT-Powered Travel Planning Chatbots Spur Entrepreneurs to Get in the Game
With the energy going into some of these travel planning assistants, how long before travel agents are out of jobs? Probably not tomorrow, but what about in a few years?