“Design is about asking the hard questions. Right now, these questions feel bigger than ever. What’s changing? What’s possible? And what does it even mean to create? Here at Figma, we keep coming back to one simple premise: No tool should limit where an idea can go.”
““Our partnership with Booking.com is another step in our efforts to build a comprehensive travel ecosystem for our customers. By combining Air India’s growing global network with Booking.com’s vast portfolio, we are offering our guests greater convenience, choice and added value across journeys,” said Abhijit Menon, Divisional Vice President & Head of Revenue Management, Air India.”
“The current phase is best described as a “pre-peak
correction window” where airlines release unsold
inventory at discounted rates before systematically
tightening fares ahead of the July travelrush linked to
school holidays in the UAE.”
“Amadeus introduced AI Commerce and a Performance Manager for AI search at HITEC, built to make a hotel bookable inside AI-assistant conversations through the hotel's own systems. Lighthouse runs a direct-booking app inside ChatGPT where the hotel is the merchant of record and pays no commission. Corporate platforms like BCD's TripSource now let agents shop hotel inventory through machine interfaces, and direct connections — Spotnana into Premier Inn, and others like it”
“I hear this from senior VPs at Fortune 500 companies, and I hear it from people working inside the frontier AI labs. None of these fears are unfounded. The ground really is moving. Most of what you and I have been trained to do all our lives is being commoditized in the same way machines commoditized physical labor a century ago. The traditional skills we’ve optimized for—effort and knowledge—are becoming the exact two things AI does best.”
“Pallavi Saxena, Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer, Cleartrip, said, “Gen Z has fundamentally changed how travel decisions are made. The intent and inspiration for a trip now begins on a social feed, and creators are at the centre of that shift. India's next wave of travel growth will come from markets and audiences where creators hold more influence than any traditional channel. The launch of Cleartrip Creators Club gives them the infrastructure to turn every post into an income stream, and every booking into more inspiration. That flywheel is what we’re building.””
