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Travel Tech Essentialist #179: Decisions

In this edition, we’re looking at what shapes decisions: how AI is learning to predict them, how design can influence them, and how teams are moving…

Jul 12

June 2025

Travel Tech Essentialist #178: Countdown

The clock is ticking. We're racing to a world where AI outpaces humans at almost every task. While we debate whether AI will complement or replace…

Jun 30

Travel Tech Essentialist #177: Tension

The AI era has compressed the entire business lifecycle. Going from 0 to 1 is faster than ever, which is why we're in the ideas age, where spotting the…

Jun 15

Travel Tech Essentialist #176: Interface

Interfaces are changing fast. Screens are shrinking, chat is replacing search, and AI agents are starting to act on our behalf. For travel, that shift…

Jun 4

May 2025

Wheel the World: Making the Inaccessible Accessible

Building the accessibility data layer for the travel industry

May 30

Travel Tech Essentialist #175: Agents

AI agents are moving from assistants to actors. Google is collapsing discovery and purchase into a single AI-owned step. OpenAI's Operator books hotels…

May 24

Travel Tech Essentialist #174: Surprise

Some stories in this week’s edition are about surprise, others are about deep shifts: AI concierges sending birthday cakes unprompted, mystery flights…

May 10

April 2025

Travel Tech Essentialist #173: Obvious

The best ideas often feel obvious only after someone finally acts on them. This issue looks at the small shifts, asymmetric bets, and subtle reframes…

Apr 24

Stay22: The Bridge Between Content and Commerce

How an e-sports booking headache sparked a +$1 billion revolution in travel monetization

Apr 17

Travel Tech Essentialist #172: Windows

Some windows open quietly. Others slam shut without warning. In technology and travel, timing shapes what’s possible, not just what you build but when…

Apr 10

Vio.com: Reimagining Metasearch for Travelers

Today, we're examining Vio.com, a bootstrapped company that's quietly built a €1B+ business by solving a fundamental conflict in travel metasearch. I've…

Apr 3

March 2025

Travel Tech Essentialist #171: Forces

Some forces shape industries, and others shape lives. This issue looks at both. From the network effects that shape our lives to the automation…

Mar 28

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