Posts tagged travel
The implications of generative AI for hospitality, travel and tourism

The introduction of the ChatGPT by Open AI has created a major disruption to the entire economy around the globe. In its short tenure, ChatGPT and alternative generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools showed tremendous opportunities as well as challenges for overall economy and all industries. Certainly, hospitality, tourism, and travel industries are not immune to this major disruption.

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF REDUCING AUTOMOBILE USE

There is a lot of interest in, and emphasis on, trying to motivate people to shift to alternative and more sustainable modes (means) of transportation for their travel as nations attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, render communities more sustainable and livable, and combat ill effects of climate change. The latest bipartisan infrastructure bill has hundreds of billions of dollars of investments aimed at enhancing transit, bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks, implementing strategies to better manage and reduce automobile traffic, and motivating the traveling public to eschew the use of the automobile for daily travel. Policymakers and the public alike are counting on these investments and strategies to deliver a more sustainable mobility future.

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AIRLINES AND VACCINES: STILL AN OXYMORON… OR NOT?

This research emerges from the need to shed light on the ongoing debate about vaccine passport policies for dealing with COVID-19. We analyze the way two essential airline stakeholders assess vaccine passports: investors—for whom the following question is posed: Is the implementation of vaccine passports positively evaluated by airline investors?—and passengers, for whom the question to be examined is To which extent do vaccine passports help in reducing perceived health risks?

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