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How Booking Holdings and Expedia Are Taking Opposite Bets on AI Shopping Agents
Source: 247wallst.com
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Meta's new AI shopping agent has unsettled online travel stocks, highlighting the risk that AI-led search and booking tools could disintermediate established travel platforms. Booking Holdings and Expedia have adopted divergent strategic responses, with one approach portrayed as materially more vulnerable if Meta bypasses intermediaries and connects users directly to travel suppliers.
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