OpenAI's Travel Tool, TripAdvisor’s Machinations and American Air’s Earnings


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Skift Take

Today’s podcast discusses OpenAI’s new travel tool, Tripadvisor bidding battles, and American Airlines’ earnings.
Series: Skift Daily Briefing

Skift Daily Briefing Podcast

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Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, January 24 and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today

OpenAI said on Thursday it’s releasing a digital assistant that can complete online searches and purchases for travel, events and restaurants on its own, writes Travel Technology Reporter Justin Dawes. Dawes reports the new tool, called Operator, is a type of digital assistant that travel leaders have been envisioning since ChatGPT was first released. Travel executives have w