Davos 2023 –. the “who’s who” of world leaders – is now over. This year I was honored to be invited to. attend the annual meeting and participate in a panel on "Traveling Again Differently."While some

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The numbers would give anyone pause. For travelers, though, they add up to delays that can mean anything from a minor inconvenience to the ruin of journey of a lifetime.In the United States in 2022, delayed or canceled flights affected 200 million passengers.Disrupted flights in the U.S. totaled $34 billion in costs.And so far in 2023, nearly a quarter of U.S. flights have been delayed.Those statistics aren’t likely to improve anytime soon.“As climate change happens, these disruptions are going to be more frequent, they’re going to be more intense,” Jeff Katz, founder and CEO of Journera, told a Center Stage audience at The Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale. . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

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Every year key decision makers from across the globe descend on Davos in the Swiss mountains for the World Economic Forum.The idea behind the gathering is for the great and good from political, economic and other spheres to try to improve the world.With this year’s event centering on “Cooperation in a Fragmented World,” it’s not surprising that a travel panel convened to discuss what, if anything, the industry - known for being fragmented - has learned from the pandemic.CNN International anchor Richard Quest, moderator of the “Traveling Again Differently” session pinned down industry experts and political leaders on what has changed.Perhaps not surprisingly, panelists feel that not much has changed.Jeff Katz, CEO of Journera, a specialist in real-time data exchange, says that data suggests there aren’t a lot of differences.“There are still a lot of shortcomings in the way travel works. One of the themes of Davos is collaboration in a fragmented world, and there is nothing more fragmented than the travel industry. That difference isn’t happening yet,” he says. “Travel will continue to boom, travel will continue to be more international. That complexity needs to evolve better to make the travel experience better.”Katz believes it is “do-able” adding that although it’s a hard problem, there are many companies out there up to the job.“I would say the question you might ask is when will we see the leaders of the travel industry seek to prioritize collaboration more because that’s really what’s required to cross some of these divides,” he says.Man and machineOther panelists, however, believe that more collaboration has been one of the positives of the pandemic.John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, says: “We have worked far more closely together as a system than ever before. The relationship we have as an airport operator with airlines historically has always been quite challenging, because economically we have competing interests

A seamlessly connected travel journey has been an ambition of travel companies. for years.Now Journera and. CEO Jeffrey Katz say they can deliver it.The launch of Journera TripSignals means airlines, hotels,