Jour : 28 mars 2025
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Travel Tech Essentialist #171: Forces
Some forces shape industries, and others shape lives. This issue looks at both. From the network effects that shape our lives to the automation reshaping airline operations, from shifting market leaders to AI showing up in the traveler experience, to the quiet pull of cognitive biases, these forces are nudging travel in new directions. Thanks…
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How Tech Reshuffled the Travel Leaderboard in the Last 25 Years
This is a guest post by Mario Gavira, Vice President of Global Growth and Brand at Kiwi.com. Mario takes us through how the travel industry’s value creation has evolved over the last 25 years, using market cap trends of the top public companies to highlight who’s winning, how the game has changed, and what might…
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Adrien Lanotte, MKG: The variations were exceptional, but the dynamics remain structural
The term “atypical” is often used to describe 2024 in terms of hotel activity. Would you agree with this characterization? Yes, indeed. The year 2024 was atypical, as there were virtually no months that could be described as “normative” from a business perspective. In other words, there were no periods when the dynamics were solely…
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230. MCP – It’s Hot, But Will It Win?
If you don’t know MCP—Model Context Protocol—is the hot, new, open source software layer promising to make connecting LLMs and domain specific software a snap. It originates from Anthropic and promises to “simplify artificial intelligence (AI) integrations by providing a secure, consistent way to connect AI agents with external tools and data sources.“ Already a…
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Fish Food: Episode 636 – Changing how the game is played
Flipping the script, marketing in a fragmented world, AI as another team member, MCPs, 63 principles for living and what is the meaning of life? This week’s provocation: Sometimes, in order to win, you need to change how the game is played For most of basketball’s history, the three-point line was treated like a novelty.…
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Americans Are Traveling More in 2025 – Here’s What’s Driving Their Journeys
Kansas City, MO – Despite financial pressures and shifting travel landscapes, Americans are traveling more in 2025 than they have in the past five years, according to the latest edition of Portrait of American Travelers® by MMGY. The study, which surveyed over 4,500 active leisure travelers, uncovers key trends shaping U.S. travel, from a strong…
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February 2025: The performance picture takes on a new shape in Europe
There’s no wrong note when it comes to the performance of European hotels by segment. Nor are there any flights of fancy, with OR stagnating at between -0.1 and 1.9 points, depending on the range. Boosted by international customers, the mid-market and upscale segments posted RevPAR growth of 2.7%…
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I spent the week trying to answer the question: How can I build a property… | Brad Hargreaves | 48 comments
I spent the week trying to answer the question: How can I build a property management company with zero human employees? After studying every AI tool in multifamily, I found something surprising. Here’s what would happen if machines ran your apartment building: A few months ago, I designed a hypothetical zero-employee development firm. Now, I’m…
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2025: The Year of the SaaS Reset
Current Context Today’s SaaS market faces three critical challenges severely limiting go-to-market (GTM) organizations and negatively impacting revenue performance. These combined challenges signal a substantial « reset » in 2025: a reset in financial goals, growth expectations, leadership roles, and, ultimately, a necessary acknowledgment that the market has fundamentally changed. Organizations must now embrace new solutions, strategies,…
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Hostaway Launches Hostaway AI
Marriott International, Inc. announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with technology company PathSpot Technologies, Inc., the creator of a real-time hygiene management and digital kitchen system that protects against the threat and spread of illness with a handwashing validation system and equipment monitoring technology. As Marriott continues its legacy of hospitality industry innovation,…