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Introducing Ask Skift, the AI Chatbot to Answer All Your Travel Industry Queries*

Skift Blog

Today, we are very excited to announce Ask Skift, the AI chatbot answers engine specializing in the travel industry, here to be of service on your …

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MMI Assumes Management of Cambria Suites in Fort Mill, South Carolina

Lodging

FLOWOOD, Mississippi—Officials of MMI Hotel Group (MMI) announced the company has assumed management of the Cambria Suites in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This 127-room Cambria Suites joins a portfolio of properties that are managed and/or owned by MMI, including The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Georgia; Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida; and The James Madison Inn boutique hotel in Madison, Georgia.

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New Google Tools Using Generative AI Are Relevant to Travel Sector

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Google may be behind OpenAi regarding generative AI, but it's getting closer to catching up. Interestingly, it used a few travel-relevant examples when demonstrating its latest batch of capabilities.

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NYU SPS and Hotelbeds Collaborate to Explore Next-Gen Tech Startups

Lodging

NEW YORK and PALMA, Spain—Hotelbeds and the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality have launched a collaboration to explore and inspire the next generation of tech startups through the company’s TravelTech Lab initiative and the school’s Innovation Hub (HI Hub) Incubator Program. The two organizations will work together over the next three years to find ideas to propel the travel and hospitality ecosystems forward through new technologies aimed [R

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Barry Diller Says Expedia Has AI Edge With OpenAI CEO as a Director

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Having OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Expedia Group board for the last few years certainly didn't hurt Expedia's ChatGPT rollout, although it's been using artificial intelligence for years.

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Sonder Won’t Enter Cash Flow Positive Territory in 2023

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The banking crisis and the macroeconomic environment are new headwinds for Sonder. Optimists and fans would say the company is making modest progress, but it is taking considerably longer than the company expected last year.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Sees Theme Parks As Growth Driver

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Walt Disney's Shanghai theme parks and its cruises showed particular strength early this year. That may help spare them from many of the broader cuts at the company.

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India Daily: Go First Airline Gets Bankruptcy Protection

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The decision may save Go First. But it's aggravating for foreign partners who have leased aircraft to the carrier. Plus, more news from our daily roundup.

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