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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 10/15/2025 14:39 EDT

Building Agentic Commerce Is ‘Imperative’ for Travel Companies

Was October 6, when Expedia and Booking.com debuted apps inside ChatGPT, a shape-shifting moment in travel distribution? Mark Mahaney, senior managing director for research at Evercore ISI, said Wednesday that if companies such as Expedia, Booking.com, Uber, Amazon and Walmart see their ChatGPT apps get traction, then this could “dramatically” change the tech landscape within two […]

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