#17 - How AI Search Beats OTAs: Kismet’s Blueprint for Hotels
Hotels and destinations are on the brink of an AI-first search revolution. In this episode, Kismet co-founder Jason Sincada explains why large language models now prefer OTA data—and how hotels, tour ...
31 Jul 202545min
#16 - AI Agents, Smart Cities & Visa Bots: Tourism Tech Roundup
Peter Pilarski and Kendel launch Tourism AI Network’s new news-round format, breaking down the week’s most important AI stories for destination marketers and travel innovators. From ChatGPT-style AI a...
24 Jul 202553min
#15 - AI Adoption in Tourism: Systems Thinking, Community & Reporting
Dive into the latest episode of the Tourism AI Podcast as Peter Pilarski sits down with Kendall, AI Adoption Manager at Tourism AI Network, to explore the evolution of AI in tourism. Learn why simplif...
14 Jul 202533min
#14 - This 2.5-Person Tourism Team Is Using AI to Outperform Bigger DMOs | Tourism AI Podcast
Can a two-and-a-half-person DMO out-perform organisations ten times its size? Absolutely—when AI is your secret teammate.Episode summary:In this Tourism AI Network Podcast, host Peter Pilarski intervi...
20 Jun 202542min
#13 - Google Gemini 2.5 & AI Agents: Tourism’s 2025 Game-Changer
Google just blew the doors off generative AI at I/O 2025 🤯 Gemini 2.5 Pro, Veo/Flow video and true AI agents could save tourism ops 1,000+ staff hours this year. In this episode of the Tourism AI Pod...
12 Jun 202542min
#12 - Agentic Systems in Tourism: How AI ‘Digital Employees’ Crush Labour Shortages
Can’t hire fast enough? Agentic systems—AI-powered “digital employees” can shoulder sales follow-up, inbox triage, social media and even itinerary design for a fraction of today’s costs. In this Touri...
29 Mai 202542min
#11 - From Textbooks to Toolkits | Prof. Lian Dumouchel
Professor Lian Dumouchel reveals how she leveraged generative AI to create The Marketing Map, a free, Canada-specific tourism marketing textbook, in just eight weeks. We examine:AI as a research assis...
20 Mai 202536min
#10 - AI Agents Are Coming Here’s How Tourism Leaders Can Get Ahead
AI agents aren’t science fiction anymore—they’re creeping into search, customer service, and even itinerary planning. Peter Pilarski and Josh Huston unpack where agentic AI really stands in April 2025...
2 Mai 202540min
