Nick Slavin

2 months ago | hospitalitynet.org | Henri Roelings |Henri Roelings Founder |Mark Fancourt |Nick Slavin

In the wake of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s recent assertion that their upcoming Gemini AI aims to become a “universal AI agent” useful in everyday life, hoteliers are asking a pivotal question: How can they prepare for personal AI agents that promise to transform the travel and hospitality landscape?

2 months ago | hitec.org | Mark Fancourt |Nick Slavin |Max Starkov |Jason Bryant

7 min read HITEC Booth #2154 In the wake of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s recent assertion that their upcoming Gemini AI aims to become a“universal AI agent” useful in everyday life, hoteliers are asking a pivotal question: How can they prepare for personal AI agents that promise to transform the travel and hospitality landscape?

2 months ago | hospitalitynet.org | Max Starkov |Mark Fancourt |Nick Slavin |Jason Bryant

Recently Google's CEO Sundar Pichai proclaimed that the ultimate goal of their Gemini AI is the creation of a "universal AI agent that will be useful in everyday life."There have been heated discussions in the media about the expected rise in 2025 of the personal AI agents and their impact on travel and hospitality distribution. The presumption is that AI agents can research, plan and book travelers' vacations autonomously, thus circumventing OTAs and other intermediaries.

Sep 16, 2024 | hospitalitynet.org | Simone Puorto |Martin Soler |Frederic Gonzalo |Nick Slavin

As generative AI becomes more integrated into search engines, the traditional cost-per-click advertising model we've relied on for decades may be on the brink of obsolescence. Perplexity's recent decision to adopt a cost-per-mille (CPM) model instead of the usual CPC approach for its advertising platform seems to point in that direction. Is this the beginning of the end for click-based advertising models in search?