Daily Bulletin: There's no stopping AI | Big step for Airbnb and Concur   If you would like to View this message as a WebPage, please Click Here [/http://view.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=5eb94c3a07b1de4c3f01a4b1a3ce8d95ab8dd6cb5ed2880ad58fc48cdc493f84cfddc937cfae1aa043ac1b7d676ffd0cd733d375b71f47b2234e0d2a01575fd7f6bc0dc1e722d5980e5870e8fe2a7b29] [Travel Weekly] DAILY BULLETIN August 7, 2018     http://click.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=84ba845229d32c998f41447d19d8db52dc5ceca7be9105a8336b2ab69b27209a9387e29d281def9ebc73a80cef812e12335acf1379161f0b TOP STORIES [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/AI-role-in-travel?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] 2 steps forward, 1 step back: AI's role in travel challenging but inevitable Experts foresee a bright future, especially for technologies that make humans "smarter" by helping them in their jobs. AI does face hurdles, though, as evidenced by the recent shuttering of WayBlazer. READ MORE [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/AI-role-in-travel?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] Concur to list Airbnb homes in booking tool, alongside hotels [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Corporate-Travel/Concur-to-list-Airbnb-homes-in-booking-tool?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] Properties flowing into Concur will meet Airbnb for Work criteria, which means they must be an entire home or a private room with ensuite or private bath. 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READ MORE [https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Royal-Caribbean-eliminating-spending-credit-for-guests-paying-nonrefundable-deposit?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] 4 dead, 1 missing in Alaska sightseeing plane crash [https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/4-dead-1-missing-in-Alaska-sightseeing-plane-crash?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] Searchers said Monday that they found four people dead in a sightseeing airplane carrying Polish tourists in Denali National Park. 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