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Are we about to see the biggest shift in hotel bookings since the rise of OTAs? In the last months I’ve been deep-diving into how AI is reshaping travel. And honestly… the way people find and book accommodations will look completely different in the next 3–7 years. Here’s what I’m observing: OTAs won’t disappear — but they’ll…

Will AI take your job? That question came up in almost every conversation at HSMAI MEA these past two days. Sometimes direct, sometimes after a couple of drinks. Always genuine. The speakers were top notch and the sessions eye opening, but the real gold was in the hallway chats with commercial leaders across the region.…

Earlier this week, I found myself at Expedia Group ’s Roman offices, seated across from Elisa Ragno <!–> for Guess the Guest. The plan, at least on paper, was simple: talk about AI and hospitality. What happened instead was closer to a dérive, a drift across the borderlands where travel, technology, and human complexity leak…

Why do families of 5 bypass hotels more often than smaller families? (Hint: it’s not because they prefer Airbnb.) If you’ve ever travelled as a family of 5, you know the pain: ❌ Rooms that simply don’t fit everyone ❌ Prices that jump the moment child number 3 appears ❌ “Family options” that still force…

Consultants are flooding the market with a new pitch: « Pay us to optimize your hotel for AI, or you will become invisible. » Before you buy expensive courses or panic-hire a guru, let’s separate the Basic Web Hygiene from the Marketing Hype. 1. The Interface vs. The Math (The TSP Reality): AI is an incredible semantic…