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07
AI agents, conversational commerce, and the next OTA
Marcus Chen sits down with the CEO of Mindtrip to debate where travel intent gets captured in 2027 and what that means for incumbent distribution.
With Andy Moss · CEO, Mindtrip
May 15, 2026
52 min · Marcus Chen
06
The quiet consolidation of short-term rental
Daniel Park hosts a roundtable with a top-five US STR property manager and a private credit lender on what professional STR roll-ups are actually being financed at.
With Roundtable · STR operator + private credit lender
April 28, 2026
58 min · Daniel Park
05
Cross-border payments and the unbundling of travel commerce
Anya Volkov and a senior Adyen executive walk through the actual economics of cross-border travel payments — FX, virtual cards, and where margin is moving next.
With Roelant Prins · Chief Customer Officer, Adyen
April 14, 2026
44 min · Anya Volkov
04
Asset-light hotel strategy, revisited
Daniel Park and a former Marriott senior strategy executive on what the next decade of asset-light actually looks like, and where the easy gains are gone.
With Anonymous · Former SVP, Strategy — Major hotel group
March 30, 2026
51 min · Daniel Park
03
Saudi Arabia, Vision 2030, and the new geography of tourism
Eleanor Reyes and a former destination ministry advisor on what Saudi's tourism gamble has revealed about state-led destination building.
With Senior advisor · Former tourism ministry, Gulf state
March 12, 2026
46 min · Eleanor Reyes
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