Travel in city Bay

Why aren’t we using trip-planning apps? Instead, Google Maps and Google Calendar are the most popular trip-planning tools in the world, according to Gilad Berenstein, founder at Brook Bay Capital. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, June 5. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

There is a ton of excitement as we look ahead to our inaugural Skift Data + AI Summit on June 4 in New York City.

This summer, Dotdash Meredith in the Financial District of New York City will play host to two pivotal events in the travel industry. Happening consecutively on June 4th and 5th, the Skift Data + AI Summit and the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit promise to bring together the brightest minds in travel technology, data science, generative AI, and hospitality. This is the same location where we hosted our 2024 New York City Megatrends event earlier this year.

We are thrilled to unveil the first round of speakers for the highly anticipated inaugural Skift Data + AI Summit, set to take place in New York City on June 4th. This summit promises to be an electrifying convergence of minds at the forefront of data and generative AI, shaping the future of the travel industry worldwide.

“We’re growing a small business and learning as we go,” said Claire Bowen as she arranged bushels of sweet and charmingly imperfect organic apples on a late-September afternoon. “We hope to cultivate connections between local farms and local tables.”