Artificial Intelligence in Travel

Artificial intelligence is the dominant topic of the future in travel, and we’re keeping a close eye on it at Skift.

Breakthrough generative AI technology was released publicly by OpenAI last November, and a number of big-name travel companies have already responded. Expedia, Kayak, and more — including multiple startups — have started releasing experimental technologies that could lead to transformations in the way users plan and book travel.

We want to make sure you know about it all, every step of the way. Read the archives below, and subscribe to the Skift AI Travel Weekly Newsletter.

Travel Technology

RateGain Raises $72 Million for Investments and Acquisitions

What's a tech stack these days if it isn't AI-powered? RateGain plans to use the raise to build its own through investments and acquisitions.

Dennis Schaal | 6 days ago

RateGain Raises $72 Million for Investments and Acquisitions

Online Travel

Will Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Get an OpenAI Board Seat?

Will Sam Altman return to OpenAI? Will he bring Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky along with him as an OpenAI director? The competition will be intense for any board openings.

Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago

Will Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Get an OpenAI Board Seat?
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Online Travel

Harnessing the Power of AI in Travel Marketing

Travelers have increasingly high expectations for personalized offers, seamless booking, and frictionless planning across the travel journey. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides travel brands with solutions to address those expectations with new tools that can improve the travel shopping experience and drive targeted customer acquisition.

Google + Skift | 2 weeks ago

Harnessing the Power of AI in Travel Marketing

News Blog

RedAwning Upgrades Guest Communication For Superhosts

California-based RedAwning has introduced updates to its communication features for Airbnb superhosts.  The new communications hub communication features include: Centralized communications management , where hosts can send messages from their email, mobile phone, or via the RedAwning Portal or the mobile app, to guests which will then appear on their booking platform or email or…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 weeks ago

Travel Technology

Mondee Acquires AI Company Founded by Former Apple Developer

This is the second notable acquisition of an AI company in the travel industry this week. It follows Airbnb's purchase of GamePlanner.AI.

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

Mondee Acquires AI Company Founded by Former Apple Developer

News Blog

Airbnb’s AI Acquisition Paid Partially in Stock Valued Above $100 Million

Airbnb made public filings on Tuesday showing that its acquisition of AI company GamePlanner.AI was paid partially with stock valued at about $104.5 million.  The filings said that the company is offering 877,062 shares and the two largest recipients were listed as Adam Cheyer (337,652 shares) and Siamak Hodjat (245,565).  Cheyer and Hodjat are the…

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Efforts With New Acquisition

Today's podcast discusses Airbnb's AI investment, Riyadh Air's ambitions, and Turkey's tourism cooling.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 weeks ago

Airbnb to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Efforts With New Acquisition

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Acquires AI Company Led by a Siri Creator

Adam Cheyer has driven a lot of success through his work at past companies. Now he's at Airbnb, showing the company really is serious about its dedication to integrating AI.

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

Airbnb Acquires AI Company Led by a Siri Creator

Online Travel

Uber CEO on ‘Multiple Avenues for Growth’ – AI, Flights, Business Travel

Uber started as a rideshare app, but the vision is to be much more than that.

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

Uber CEO on ‘Multiple Avenues for Growth’ – AI, Flights, Business Travel

News Blog

Tripadvisor Says Its AI Itinerary Users Generate 3X Revenues of Average Users

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 of AI-assisted travel planning. In the earnings call, CEO Matt Goldberg said that the company has seen much higher conversions (and revenues) from people who…

Rafat Ali | 2 weeks ago