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Created: 2025-07-18 10:04:00 UTC

Former Heads of Google Travel and Tripadvisor Form AI Startup to Head Off Online Travel Agencies

“The default behavior is going to be for the OTAs to win again,” said Sanjay Vakil, a co-founder and the CEO of DirectBooker."



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