Welcome to the second episode of Travel Tech’s Passport Podcast! In this month’s episode, Travel Tech President and CEO Laura Chadwick sits down with Carroll Rheem, Founder and CEO of Iolite Group and former Director of Research at Phocuswright, to discuss timely topics, including the current AI landscape and major AI developments in travel, the positive impact that international travel to the United States has on our import-export balance and Travel Tech’s upcoming Start-Up Summit for pre-seed and seed-level travel tech innovators.

Check out the stories covered in this month’s episode:

• Traveler Technology: State of AI (Iolite Group & Phocuswright)

• AI Developments in Travel: Skift Timeline (Skift)

• Policymakers weigh in on the future of US AI regulation (TechBrew)

• What's Holding Back Investment in the Travel Industry (Skift)

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