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Why Tripian Is Obsessed With Data & Why You Should Be Too

Robert Simon — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:02:18 +0000

The travel industry treats data as plumbing. We treat it as the product. Most AI travel platforms are obsessed with the model. Tripian is obsessed with what sits underneath it. That distinction is not rhetorical. It is the reason a traveler asking a popular AI assistant for a restaurant recommendation in rural Japan gets a…

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Your Trip Planner Is Lying. Here’s Why.

Robert Simon — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:20:02 +0000

A credible study just handed your AI roadmap a liability. In testing published by Forbes and InsureMyTrip, AI-powered travel planning tools recommended restaurants, attractions, and experiences that simply do not exist. Not outdated listings. Not temporary closures. Fabrications, complete with plausible names, addresses, and descriptions confidently served to travelers who had no reason to doubt…

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The Platform Era in Travel: Why Connectivity Determines Competitive Advantage

Robert Simon — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:34:14 +0000

Enterprise OTAs and DMCs are losing between $8-15M annually to a problem hiding in plain sight: 44% of spontaneous in-destination bookings happen outside their platforms. While your systems capture the initial flight and hotel reservation, travelers are booking experiences through competitor platforms at the destination; revenue that should be yours. With the online travel booking…

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