Felix Shpilman
Why travel distributors still matter in the age of AI agents
AI is changing how travel products are discovered, evaluated and booked. But in the view of Felix Shpilman, CEO of Emerging Travel Group (ETG), this does not mean the intermediary layer in travel distribution will disappear. On the contrary, when consumers, businesses, travel agencies, hotels and distributors all have their own AI agents, an aggregation layer connecting these agents will remain indispensable.
2026 TravelDaily Conference: Beyond traffic and scale, travel’s new growth playbook takes shape
More than 1,900 travel industry professionals gathered in Shanghai on September 22-23 for the 2026 TravelDaily Conference, bringing together leaders from OTAs, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, TMCs, destinations, travel technology companies, cultural tourism businesses and investment institutions. Key decision-makers from travel companies accounted for 85.1% of attendees.
Emerging Travel partners with Rippla for influencer marketing
Emerging Travel partners with Rippla for influencer marketing
ETG launches Marketing Hub for travel advertisers
ETG launches Marketing Hub for travel advertisers
Emerging Travel Group reports record revenue growth
Emerging Travel Group reports record revenue growth
RateHawk targets travel agents in Asia
RateHawk, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, has established its first Asian headquarters in Singapore.
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