Articles tagged “amazon web services”

Travel Technology

Choice Hotels Is Fully in the Amazon Cloud. Now Comes AI.

All hotel companies will eventually need to be completely in the cloud to take full advantage of new tech like generative AI.

Choice Hotels Is Fully in the Amazon Cloud. Now Comes AI.

Announcements

India’s Boom, Big Banks, and AI: How Our 2023 Megatrends Are Playing Out

From travel marketing's AI-infused reboot to blended travel's entrenchment and the rise of Indian travelers as a force, Skift's 2023 Travel Megatrends are holding up nicely. That's a teaser for Megatrends 2024-style.

India’s Boom, Big Banks, and AI: How Our 2023 Megatrends Are Playing Out

Travel Technology

Accor, Booking.com, Cathay Pacific: New AI Tools Made With AWS

More travel companies are investing in the potential for an AI-powered overhaul of both customer sales and internal operations.

Accor, Booking.com, Cathay Pacific: New AI Tools Made With AWS

Airlines

American Airlines’ Smaller Planes Get Bigger Wi-Fi

Today's podcast looks at Wi-Fi on American Airlines, changes to Hyatt's loyalty program, and a multiyear deal between Trip.com Group and AWS.

American Airlines’ Smaller Planes Get Bigger Wi-Fi

Online Travel

Trip.com Signs Multiyear Deal with Amazon Web Services For AI Tools

This is one of the more significant announcements AWS made during a big news-making conference this week in Las Vegas.

Trip.com Signs Multiyear Deal with Amazon Web Services For AI Tools

Travel Technology

Amazon’s New AI Tools for Travel: How Delta, IHG, and Others Are Using AWS

It is becoming more clear that streamlined customer service is one of the biggest immediate opportunities for generative AI in the travel industry.

Amazon’s New AI Tools for Travel: How Delta, IHG, and Others Are Using AWS

Short-Term Rentals

Loyalty Backlash Doesn’t Hurt Delta’s Bottom Line

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast examines Delta's earnings, big tech's AI travel moves, and Airbnb's senior housing research.

Loyalty Backlash Doesn’t Hurt Delta’s Bottom Line

Travel Technology

Meta, Microsoft, AWS: Big Tech Reveals Travel-Related AI Projects

As the big tech companies reveal what they've been working on in travel, it raises questions about the longevity of small companies that have been working on similar projects.

Meta, Microsoft, AWS: Big Tech Reveals Travel-Related AI Projects

Tourism

U.S. City Tourism Boards Want Suburban Visitors Back

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at tourism marketing in top U.S. cities, Amazon's AI customer service tools, and Booking.com's new AI trip planner.

U.S. City Tourism Boards Want Suburban Visitors Back

Travel Technology

Amazon Web Services Execs on AI ‘Hyper-Personalization’ in Travel

Advanced AI is expected to allow travel companies to provide a higher level of personalization than ever, and there's big value in that. 

Amazon Web Services Execs on AI ‘Hyper-Personalization’ in Travel