Kayak and Expedia race to build AI travel agents that turn social posts into itineraries

Emilia David, Matthias Keller, Ramana Thumu
Planning a trip may soon be more agentic as companies like Kayak and Expedia reimagine the travel agent as an AI agent.Read More

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