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Former leaders from Tripadvisor and Google Travel founded DirectBooker to challenge Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) by leveraging LLMs.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Jul 18

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What happened

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Who's involved

What this event is mainly about

Tripadvisor Google Travel booking.com

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The entities involved

Tripadvisor
American travel website company
- A site in Hexham, Northumberland, relies on Google for news aggregation and visitor reviews via Tripadvisor.Sun 04:26
- Hadrian's Hotel in Northumberland is being reviewed by the public via Tripadvisor.Sun 04:26
Google Travel
travel planner mobile app

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booking.com
website and mobile apps for booking accommodation

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Coverage

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Jul 18SkiftFormer Heads of Google Travel and Tripadvisor Form AI Startup to Head Off Online Travel Agencies DirectBooker, a startup backed by former Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer and ex-Google Travel head Richar