When Kurt Ekert became CEO of Sabre in 2023, he set out to reinvent the business. Just one week after he took the role, he began...
The travel industry has gone through a lot since Luis Maroto started working at Amadeus almost 25 years ago. The growth of the internet fundamentally changed...
Travel tech companies are generally optimistic that a second Trump presidency could be positive for business and innovation, particularly around AI. Laura Chadwick, president and CEO...
Skift Take Flight Centre has deployed several AI projects, but it’s just scratched the surface. Justin Dawes Flight Centre Travel Group has developed and deployed several...
Skift Take ChatGPT is now a better place to start making travel plans, but finalizing those plans still needs to happen the traditional way. Justin Dawes...
Skift Take This is an early idea of how an AI travel agent could look. As the tech advances, users could bypass online travel agencies altogether....
Mid September to early October was the most active time period for travel funding of the year: 13 startups raised $600 million, and then another six...
If you haven’t experienced ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode yet, you’re missing out on a glimpse of the future of travel booking. There’s a long history of...
Two of this year’s 10 biggest startup fundraises so far happened in the past two weeks. Between $200 million in venture capital and other financing, the...
There have been dozens of travel tech acquisitions so far this year: That includes at least 11 deals over the past three months, which followed at least...
Skift Take Thayer, the best-known VC firm that invests in travel startups, is essentially merging with a newer fund called Derive. The deal is being pitched...
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