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HOW TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO

RESHAPE TRAVELMatt Gibson

President, PTBA • CEO, UpThink

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Innovation is Accelerating

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STAYING AHEADIS KEY TO SUCCESS

What We’re Going To Talk About

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WORKING WITH

EARLY ADOPTERSIS KEY TO SUCCESS

What We’re Going To Talk About

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How Tech Has Changed Travel

THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE. ~ Marshall McLuhan

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Tech Changed The Conversation

Media &

word of mouth

Bloggers &

websites

Social media

recommendations

NEXT?

Online research

Crowdsourced reviews

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Crowdsourced Information

Crowdsourced Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Social Recommendations

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Social Sharing - EpicMix

Social Sharing - EpicMix

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WHAT’S NEXT?

Machine learning-based recommendations

Increased use of voice interface

Augmented reality

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Machine Learning

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Machine Learning

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Voice Interface

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Voice Interface

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Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality

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What’s Coming Next

Media &

word of mouth

Bloggers &

websites

Social media

recommendations

NEXT?

Online research

Crowdsourced reviews

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What Can I Do?

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What Can I Do?

optimize for social sharing

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WORKING WITH

EARLY ADOPTERSIS KEY TO SUCCESS

Don’t Forget

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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