Travel Tech Insider
Gilad Berenstein and Cara Whitehill
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About This Podcast
Travel Tech Insider is a podcast for those building the future of travel.
Hosted by operators and investors, it’s where the smartest minds in the space go to hear bold takes, nuanced ideas, and practical insights from the people doing the work. If you’re tired of press release PR and trade-show buzzwords, this is your seat at the table.
Co-hosted by industry veterans and investors Gilad Berenstein and Cara Whitehill, they are joined by guest experts from all corners of the travel & hospitality tech industry.
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S3E9 Private Equity Roundup & Rollups in Travel
Private equity is playing an increasingly visible — and influential — role across travel and hospitality. From platform rollups and carve-outs to growth equity investments in scaled travel tech, PE…
S3E9 Season Three Season Finale
As we close out Season 3 of Travel Tech Insider, we’re stepping back to reflect on the conversations, debates, and signals that defined the past year—and to look ahead at what 2026 may have in store…
S3E8 Corporate Travel (Still) in Flux
When we last visited the corporate travel side of the industry with OG Steve Singh about a year and a half ago, most of us were still kicking tires on ChatGPT and “agents” still referred to…
Cruising into the Future: How Technology Is Transforming the High Seas
The cruise industry has quietly become one of the most fascinating — and technologically advanced — corners of the travel sector. Once viewed as a niche for retirees and sun-seekers, it’s now riding…
S3E6 Adventures in FinTech: Stablecoins, Blockchain and Crypto
Fintech has quietly become one of the most transformative forces in the travel industry — shaping how we pay, how we earn and redeem loyalty, and increasingly, how companies manage global…
S3E5 The AI Effect (Part 3): Agentic AI & Future of Personalization
Show NotesAgentic AI is the latest buzzword in travel tech — but beyond the hype, it raises big questions about how travelers will discover, plan, and book their journeys. Will the power of agentic…
Agentic AI (Part 2): The Emerging AI Tech Stack
Generative AI is not only impacting how travel is bought and sold as we heard in Part 1 of our AI Effect series, it’s also impacting how companies are building and delivering the travel services that…
The AI Effect (Part 1): The Future of Travel Distribution
Generative AI has upended just about every part of the travel lifecycle for both buyers and sellers of travel services. From the consumer perspective, the resources available to inspire, research,…
S3E2 Social Commerce: Dead or Alive?
With all the debate over agentic AI and its impact on the traditional search ecosystem, we seem to have forgotten all about that other massive acquisition channel — social commerce.TikTok, Instagram,…
S3E1 Vacation Rentals in Flux
The vacation rental industry has transformed from a scrappy alternative to hotels into a global powerhouse—but is the model starting to strain under its own weight?In this episode, we explore how the…
SALON: The New Era of Investing - Lessons Learned for Investors
In this emerging AI era, what’s different this time when it comes to tech investing? We’ve seen major disruptions before, both business model (eg, internet > mobile > social > AI) and…
SALON: The State of VC in Travel: APAC Edition
In our first two seasons we took a deep dive into the venture investing scenes in both the US and European markets, comparing and contrasting the startup trends, approaches to risk, and styles of…
S2E10 Season Finale | What’s on Tap for 2025
Wrapping up season two of the Travel Tech Insider podcast, we turn the tables on our favorite trade media voices to hear what they’re keeping an eye on for 2025. What are they most excited to cover?…
S2E9 M&A Part 2: The Exit | Founders Perspectives
In part 1 of our exploration of M&A trends in the travel sector, we talked to the bankers and advisors who have a front row seat to the circus that is the M&A process. Given this is their job…
S2E8 What’s Cooking with Food & Beverage Innovation?
Dining out, room service, fine dining, continental breakfasts, a fancy cocktail, and food and drink in general have always been a part of the travel experience and hospitality offering. Today more…
S2E7 M&A Part 1: Buyers, Sellers and the State of the Market
We’ve spent a lot of time on the pod talking about startups, and now we’re going to shift gears to talk about the finish line, and what the climate is looking like for exits. The IPO market has been…
S2E6 The Travelization of Finance with Bilt Rewards and Super.com
The fintech sector has expanded massively beyond its origins as a way to modernize and connect the plumbing across the various segments of the financial services world. The intersection of fintech…
S2E5 Aviation Innovation: What’s Up in the Air
It might be hard to tell at times, but we’re in the midst of a renaissance when it comes to the air travel experience. Everything from the aircraft we fly to the routes they take to the in-flight…
S2E4 The Future of Travel: Digital Identity & Universal Profiles
We’ve talked a lot on the pod about the mythical Connected Trip concept, and the vision for a unified travel experience across all the different touchpoint throughout the journey. One that is…
S2E3 The State of VC in Travel: Europe Edition
Last season we took a deep dive into the venture investing scene here in the US, including the different approaches taken by corporate ventures teams and institutional funds, and the growth of new…
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Travel Tech Insider has published 33 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Technology.
Travel Tech Insider is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 56m.
