Hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies rush to launch proprietary online tools and loyalty schemes to fend off future competition from AI travel agents (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times : Hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies rush to launch proprietary online tools and loyalty schemes to fend off future competition from AI travel agents — Chatbots could help to find, filter and book customers' destinations — Hotels, tour operators and travel agencies are rushing …

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