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‘The Traveler Comes to Us’: Uber CEO Explains Break-Even Bet on Hotels
Uber has already shown it can do more than rideshare. Hotels and short-term rentals are the next step in moving beyond the core.
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Sponsored Listings Are Spreading Across Online Travel — Just as AI Agents Threaten to Ignore Them
Sponsored listings could be significantly disrupted — or they will evolve to account for AI agents.
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Ex-Remington CEO Is Building an ‘AI-Native’ Hotel Operator: Exclusive
AI Hospitality Group (AIHG) wants to run full-service hotels with more tech and fewer managers, plus a fee tied to profit growth instead of the usual top-line revenue.
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What Uber and Airbnb Reveal About Expanding Beyond the Core
Uber has frequency and Airbnb has travel intent; their expansion into hotels will show which advantage travels further.
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Hotel Locks Are Becoming Software as Dormakaba Buys Alliants
Dormakaba’s Alliants deal shows how quickly hotel hardware and software are converging.
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What It Takes to Make AI Booking Work at Scale
The travel industry is largely still testing AI bookings in controlled environments. Companies that can prove the technology works across live bookings at scale could gain a valuable head start.