Articles tagged “google”

It's extremely difficult to see how the online travel agencies emerge from the LLM platform shift unscathed.

Expedia Group’s move to bring in Xavier Amatriain, a heavyweight from Google, as its inaugural Chief AI and Data Officer underscores its intent to lead on travel technology in the AI age.

Google’s tease — that it’s working on an agentic tool for flights and hotels — raised tough questions for partners. Now it’s clearing the air about its expanding role in travel booking.

Truly agentic travel tech is complicated and all the major travel brands are working on it. Now Google aims to plant a flag in this space.

Don't expect self-driving cars to get you to far-flung destinations or on multi-city road trips. But you'll be seeing more trips to the airport.

Abu Dhabi wants to market its future while it’s building it in real time. With Google as both platform and partner, the city is using AI, creator content, and cultural capital to try to cement its place as a global tourism powerhouse.

Travelers aren’t browsing aimlessly - they’re searching with precision. Google says the future of travel discovery lies in creators, AI tools, and meeting intent in the moment.

Google is riding AI to new heights — and letting it ignite new travel ambitions.

Google has been downplaying free organic links for many years. In the past year, its AI Overviews and other ad formats have basically forced travel companies to spend more for traffic. Kayak isn't the only player feeling the squeeze.

It's the existential issue the travel industry is debating: Will OpenAI and other platforms become travel booking sites? Brian Chesky doesn't think so.