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A Year After Sonder's Collapse, Francis Davidson Sells His AI Travel Startup to OpenAI

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Skift Take: OpenAI didn't acquire Odessia for its revenue. It bought a team that built a working AI travel agent in months, plus a founder who ran a lodging company, which included hotels and short-term rentals, for a decade. It's a sign ChatGPT wants to do more in travel than send users to Booking.com and Expedia. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Several travel booking companies are falling on Wall Street after Open AI acquired AI travel planning platform Odessia.

OpenAI acquired Odessia, an AI travel agency that can process bookings directly, and hired its founder, Francis Davidson. The operation adds technology, licenses and hotel experience, although its economic terms were not disclosed.

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