Travel accommodation preferences, compliance automation, and future interfaces

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The speakers discuss their preferences for travel accommodations, including using platforms like Airbnb and hotel rooms. They also highlight the importance of compliance in SaaS companies and mention a third-party platform called Vanta. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the future of interfaces in the travel industry.

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Today’s show:

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins Jason to discuss trends in the travel industry (31:20), healthy M&A environments (24:24), job disruption due to AI (37:22), and much more!

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(0:00) Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins Jason

(2:37) Booking Holdings' companies and their operations

(5:30) Shifts in the travel industry

(10:52) A look at the ascension of Airbnb

(15:25) The impact of alternative accommodations

(17:15) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(18:21) AI's influence on user interfaces

(20:55) Uber's entry into travel and Uber’s everything app

(22:44) Competition in travel

(24:24) What makes for healthy M&A in the USA and thoughts on Lina Khan's strategy

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