What Travel Tech Leaders Want From the Trump Administration

Travel tech companies are generally optimistic that a second Trump presidency could be positive for business and innovation, particularly around AI.

Laura Chadwick, president and CEO of the Travel Technology Association, noted some rough spots for the industry during the first Trump administration, namely a travel ban on people from Muslim-dominated countries and efforts to defund Brand USA. 

“But that was then and this is now, and I myself am feeling a bit optimistic,” she said during a session at the Phocuswright conference in November. 

Among the association’s members are Amadeus, Sabre, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, Amex GBT, and BCD Travel.

Chadwick and government affairs representatives from those companies are pushing to ensure their interests are represented in the next administration.

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