Five steps ¶towards ¶AI Maturity in travel & hospitality

The travel and hospitality industry is using data and AI to maximize value from micro-moments and respond to real-time trends. Accenture's research found that AI-influenced revenue for travel companies more than doubled between 2018 and 2021 and is projected to triple by 2024. However, only 13% of travel companies surveyed by Accenture were considered AI "achievers" who are significantly ahead of the rest in using AI to reinvent core parts of...

Emily Weiss

From capturing changing demand to pinpointing customer needs to managing revenue, today’s travel and hospitality industry is all about maximizing the value of micro-moments and responding to trends in real-time.

It’s why capitalizing on data for improved decision-making has become a critical capability in the industry. It also explains the recent growth in the use of artificial intelligence among travel and hospitality companies.

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The Hotel Yearbook 2023 - Annual Edition

As we have embarked on 2023, it is evident that the hotel industry has made a robust recovery from the

pandemic.

Occupancy and pricing have returned to their pre-pandemic levels. However, the future of our

industry is contingent

on how nimble the hospitality sector can be in adapting to ongoing innovation, changing market

conditions, evolving

consumer preferences, new staffing challenges, and sustainability realities. These uncertainties are

the new normal

in an unpredictable world.

Emily Weiss heads up Accenture’s global Travel Industry practice. In this sector, digital technologies, shifting customer expectations are catalyzing immense shifts. Emily guides the strategy and offerings of this practice, helping hospitality, aviation, and travel services clients worldwide reinvent their offerings, become more agile, connected and competitive.

Accenture is a leading solutions and global professional services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 779,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships.