‘The White Lotus’ is about to expose luxury hospitality’s blind spot | Jing Daily
The luxury industry thinks wealthy travelers want transformation. But what if they want something more ordinary and fundamental?
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OpenAI Launches Business Agent Ads with Contextual Conversations | Juozas Kaziukėnas posted on the topic | LinkedIn
OpenAI is working on a fundamentally different advertising type - ads that launch business agents. Clicking on traditional online ads opens a …
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Hotel PMS – Central to Modern Hotel Operations | Reliance International Co posted on the topic | LinkedIn
🏨 Hotel PMS – The Heart of Modern Hotel Operations A Property Management System (PMS) is much more than a reservation tool. It is the central …
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Airbnb is up 43% this year and valued at nearly $112 billion, but bookings have grown by only 10%. These numbers don’t match. And that gap may be the most important signal in travel right now. The… | Vipul Doshi
Airbnb is up 43% this year and valued at nearly $112 billion, but bookings have grown by only 10%. These numbers don't match. And that gap may be the …
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54% of travelers have already used AI to plan a trip. 22% of destinations offer an AI trip planner on their website. Same study, same month, two groups that are supposed to be talking to each other.… | Mirko Lalli
54% of travelers have already used AI to plan a trip. 22% of destinations offer an AI trip planner on their website. Same study, same month, two …
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Who will pay for high-quality, real-time access to travel inventory? | Felix Shpilman | 18 comments
An AI travel agent, unlike a human, never gets tired of searching for perfect flight combinations. But someone needs to pay for the endless …
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I know why 94%** of hotels can’t be found by AI. A year ago people who came to a travel website from ChatGPT or other AI booked 47% less than people who came from Google.* Today that difference is… | Ashkhen Gevondyan
I know why 94%** of hotels can't be found by AI. A year ago people who came to a travel website from ChatGPT or other AI booked 47% less than people …
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront welcomes new GM
Hilton has announced the appointment of Sean Clancy as general manager of Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Bringing more than three decades of hospitality leadership experience, Clancy joins Hilton San Diego Bayfront…
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AI isn’t just for research anymore: What European travelers are actually doing with it
European travelers are using AI well beyond simple search, and the data shows just how far it's spread across the trip journey. According to Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026, AI now plays a role in destination research, hotel and flight planning, and in-destination support across the U.K., France and Germany. Standalone AI platforms remain the top entry point everywhere, but the surrounding mix of channels, from OTAs to search engines to social platforms, varies sharply by country.
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Expedia just removed the booking moment from its own org chart. That may be more revealing than anything the company said about AI on stage this year. Expedia has eliminated eight senior technology… | Rafael del Castillo Ferreira
Expedia just removed the booking moment from its own org chart. That may be more revealing than anything the company said about AI on stage this …
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