OpenAI hired a former Meta exec to lead its push into advertising, which has been just in the testing stage. The executive, predicts the rollout will be transformative.
Like Facebook in its early days, OpenAI will have to figure out how not to mess up the user experience with intrusive advertising. Online travel advertisers will undoubtably be working with OpenAI, trying to coax it into a productive direction.
EDITOR’S PICKS
GMH Hotels: Is Hyatt About to Beat OTAs With AI?
by Sarah Dandashy and Katie Cline
March 25, 2026
On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: GMH Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and guest host Katie Cline, host of Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality, a Skift Podcast, break down Hyatt’s latest AI push and whether hotel brands can finally compete with OTAs by capturing travelers earlier in the booking journey.
Tripadvisor Board Chair Greg Maffei to Step Down With Activist Investor in the Wings
by Dennis Schaal
March 19, 2026
Liberty's giving up voting control over Tripadvisor was the end of an era. The departure of Greg Maffei — with Starboard Value making a push to control the board — puts an exclamation point on it.
SKIFT PODCAST NETWORK
Travel companies spent years promising that AI would make everything easier. Then a real crisis hit.
In this clip from the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko explain why the Iran conflict exposed the limits of AI in travel, especially when travelers needed real help, fast answers, and human judgment.
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