AI and the Quest for the Perfect Trip: A Conversation with Steve Singh
Release Date: 06/03/2024
The Business of Travel
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Podcast Guests
Steve Singh, Madrona
Kevin Fliess, GBTA
Additional Reading: Transforming Corporate Travel: An Open Roadmap to Fixing a Broken System, Steve Singh
Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod
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