Expedia Group sees reward and risk in the rise of AI-powered travel - GeekWire
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Expedia Group sees reward and risk in the rise of AI-powered travel - GeekWire
Even Expedia — a billion-dollar tech company — is still figuring out where AI pays off and where it's a trap.
That should tell you something.
If you've paid for an AI tool that your team quietly sto
Even Expedia — a billion-dollar tech company — is still figuring out where AI pays off and where it's a trap.
That should tell you something.
If you've paid for an AI tool that your team quietly stopped using, you're not behind. You just bought the wrong solution for the wrong problem. It happens at every level.
Here's the real lesson from what's happening in travel right now. Companies like Expedia aren't winning by adopting every AI tool. They're winning by identifying one specific channel where AI changes the outcome — in their case, showing up in AI-generated search responses — and going deep on that one thing.
That's the actual playbook. Not total transformation. Not a $30K platform overhaul. One problem, one tool, one measurable result.
This week, write down the single most repetitive task your team complains about. Just one. That's your starting point. A focused AI win there — something you can measure in 30 days — is worth more than six tools nobody opens.
What's the one business problem you'd most want AI to actually solve? Drop it below — I read every reply.
... AI. Its fastest-growing marketing channel is getting its brands to show up in AI responses. And the company now has travel booking integrations ...
