Google made headlines earlier this week when a regulatory body in the United Kingdom launched an investigation into its online search domination.And questions around the search giant's power have been circulating for some time. At The Phocuswright Conference in November, Lorraine Sileo, senior analyst and founder of Phocuswright research, questioned whether Google’s standing is under threat as technology evolves, shaking up the retailing space and search. Industry leaders joined her on a panel titled “Travel's Tech-Driven Retail Revolution” to share their thoughts.Kristen Dalton, president of Tripadvisor, said she believes Google is well-positioned to play a “really compelling role” in generative search.But Dalton doesn’t think the doors are closed to competition

The agentic artificial intelligence era is coming and the travel. industry needs to keep up. That was the message from a session entitled A. Glimpse of the New Age(nts) at The Phocuswright Conference  in Phoenix.Michael Gulmann, founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.ottotheagent.com/" ek-link="true" title="Otto

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