Evolution already decided the ideal all-purpose shape. It's crab shape. I think spider shape is pretty close though.

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- Dubai Airport prefer to host in-premises where possible, can do cloud but concerned about the cost of on-demand computing

- Dimitris/Wyndham - of course we will use AI, everyone will, but it will not replace the human aspects of hospitality - instead, use tech to make the human connections better

- Sabre now 95% cloud based - Sabre Mosaic the new cloud based AI powered marketplace for airlines

- Trip's Genie AI - customers who use the AI twice as likely to complete the booking - overall strategy: ake the trip smarter, easier and more personalised

So the agenda was incorrect, and this session actually started on time in the Turing Theatre, so a bunch of us missed the first 10 minutes.

Summary:
1. Look for the missing data and make new data
2. It's not just travel - renaissance, therapy, glow-up - emotional weight
3. Train and empower your people. AI colab, human curated

- Future is AI collaboration, not replacement; give people context they need.
- AI doesn’t dedicate itself to finding the element of surprise – difficult to integrate.
- How to stay relevant when everyone is using AI to build answers? Needs to have a human element. Travel is a human experience.

I asked about privacy - all of these deals are data agnostic, and obviously there are privacy concerns and need to optin to go further with data sharing.

This isn't just advertising or selling customer data - but ads, product placement, even purchases accross all digital and physical channels

This is the story of Tony Ryan, Declan Ryan, GPA, Ryanair, Irlandia and proving the low cost carrier model all over the world from Allegiant to Viva.

Joining Kevin on stage:

- Alan Dunne, Chief Product Officer, Datalex
- Anne-Marie Tremblay-Quenneville, Ancillary Revenue Strategy Manager, Icelandair
- Claire Walraven, Program Manager, Ancillary Revenue, WestJet

Joining Kevin on stage:

- Alan Dunne, Chief Product Officer, Datalex
- Anne-Marie Tremblay-Quenneville, Ancillary Revenue Strategy Manager, Icelandair
- Claire Walraven, Program Manager, Ancillary Revenue, WestJet

Pictured here:
Oana Savu - Threedot
Carlos Ruiz - CVG Airport
Juan Pablo Lafosse - TravelX
Baris Findik - Pegasus Airlines