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321 Social Media Never Cracked Travel Booking. Agentic AI Could Face a Similar Problem

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 12/22/2025 15:41 EDT

Social Media Never Cracked Travel Booking. Agentic AI Could Face a Similar Problem

The LLMs will need to prove that their agentic AI is so revolutionary that it can capture traveler trust and loyalty. Travel inspiration sites and social media have never been able to do it.

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