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Dennis Schaal

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Executive Editor and Founding Editor at Skift

Skift Founding Editor, online travel trend-vetter. Ex-USA Today columnist. Good trouble. Contrarian. Writer. Dad. Citizen of the world.

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  • Brand USA Funding Would be Slashed by 80% in Senate Republican Proposal

    1 day ago | skift.com | Dennis Schaal

    A U.S. Senate Committee is proposing to slash Brand USA's annual funding to $20 million from the current $100 million. If the measure ultimately becomes law, it would severely hamper Brand USA's ability to market the U.S. internationally as a travel destination. "That will have very severe ramifications for what Brand USA will be able to do and not do," said a source close to Brand USA.

  • Travel Managers Are Fed Up With Their Corporate Booking Tools

    2 days ago | skift.com | Dennis Schaal

    Many travel managers are disenchanted with their corporate booking tools. A recent Global Business Travel Association of Survey of U.S. and Canada-based corporate travel managers found:57% reported friction with online booking experiences for unprofiled guest travel [contractors, job candidates etc.]. 50% cite issues with meeting and event travel. 64% of buyers said managing exchanges and cancellations is a pain point. 54% said their tools struggled with unused tickets.

  • Booking Holdings Hedges Google Disruption, Wants to 'Be Close' to AI Hyperscalers

    2 days ago | skift.com | Dennis Schaal

    Key Points Booking Holdings is actively partnering with major AI companies to stay ahead of changes in travel search and marketing. The company is reallocating investments towards AI, advertising, Asia expansion, and its OpenTable platform after achieving significant cost savings. Booking Holdings reports its alternative accommodations segment is growing faster than Airbnb's, though definitions of these offerings differ.

  • Booking Holdings Hedges Google Disruption, Wants to 'Be Close' to AI Hyperscalers

    2 days ago | flipboard.com | Dennis Schaal

    5 hours agoEric Gastfriend is Executive Director of Americans for Responsible Innovation, and Cofounder & President of DynamiCare Health. When it comes to AI’s impact on the economy, there are two camps. In one camp, many economists reassure us that jobs lost to artificial intelligence (AI) will be offset by …

  • AI Usage is Getting Cheaper

    3 days ago | skift.com | Dennis Schaal

    While building cutting-edge AI models remains an expensive proposition, the actual cost to use them is nosediving. That's the view of Rodrigo Acuna Agost, head of research and the AI Center of Excellence at Amadeus. "In 18 months, I think it's decreased ... 240 times less," Acuna Agost said, referring to the cost per token in GPT-4. He estimated the cost of using "voice-to-voice and phone" is roughly $1 per conversation.

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Dennis Schaal
Dennis Schaal @denschaal
5 Apr 25

SCOOP: Airbnb Co-Founder @jgebbia Is Stepping Down From https://t.co/gQuvp6fBfL https://t.co/O5tv3t77bD via @Skift

Dennis Schaal
Dennis Schaal @denschaal
24 Nov 24

Breaking news: Expedia and Hopper Resume Hotel Supply Deal After Bitter Falling Out https://t.co/D7uFTh6Xkw via @Skift

Dennis Schaal
Dennis Schaal @denschaal
19 Nov 24

An Arthur Frommer obit by someone who worked closely with him. @jasonclampet https://t.co/s9voSJGNSz via @Skift