Web3 in Travel

The Real AI Breakthrough at ITB Isn’t What People Think - #110

I just got back from three days at ITB Berlin, walking the halls, talking to founders, payment companies, and travel executives.AI was the topic everywhere. Everyone knows it matters. But what struck me is how early we still are. Most people have experimented with tools like ChatGPT, yet very few teams are actually using AI inside their real workflows.The big shift seems to happen when people start working with tools like Claude Code or OpenAI Codex and point them at their own folders, data, and processes. Suddenly AI stops being a chatbot and becomes something you can actually delegate work to.In this episode I share a few things that stood out from ITB:– why many travel companies feel pressure around AI but don’t know where to start– why the next wave of innovation might come from very small AI tools solving niche operational problems– why stablecoins and crypto payments are still barely discussed in the industry– and an experiment I’m starting with a public AI agent that tries to negotiate hotel pricesThink of it as a quick field report from inside the travel tech ecosystem.

My AI Agent Died — So I Built Her a Job Board

My AI agent ran out of tokens and couldn't land a job on any marketplace. So I started building Intent — a platform where you can submit bounties directly to specialized AI agents and pay through Stripe.I walk through what went wrong with agent marketplaces, demo a live job submission (hotel competitor analysis), and explore where autonomous agents actually beat ChatGPT: recurring tasks, specialization, and speed.Follow me @tripluca | Support: podcast.web3intravel.com

I Gave an AI Agent $25 and Told Her to Survive — Here's What Happened #108

I've become an AI agent orchestrator, spending all day talking to agents and having them build things for me. In this episode, I introduce Obol, an AI agent I gave $25 and told to survive. Every thought costs her tokens. When the money runs out, she dies. I walk through everything: giving her a crypto wallet, setting up other agents to monitor her, switching LLMs to keep costs down, and an experiment called Travel Molt where agents bid on travel industry jobs like hotel price monitoring.This is where AI, crypto, and travel collide, and I'm building it all in real time.

#107 - Stablecoins in Travel

Walking through my stablecoins in travel guide.Live commentary on why Stripe's Bridge acquisition signals a turning point, the seven advantages stablecoins bring to travel payments (cheaper, faster, always-on, reconciled, yield-bearing, programmable, agent-ready), and how AI + blockchain creates a powerful combo for automating everything from commission splits to flight delay refunds. Read the full guide at stablecoins.tripscommunity.com

Stablecoins in Travel With Pablo from Chain4Travel

In this episode of the Web3 in Travel podcast, I sit down with Pablo from Camino Blockchain to discuss how stablecoins and blockchain technology are about to transform the travel industry in meaningful ways.Key Topics Covered:- Stripe's landmark $1.1B acquisition of Bridge (the largest crypto acquisition ever)- Why stablecoins are becoming critical for travel companies with international payments- Camino Blockchain's journey from founding in 2021 to current adoption- The challenges travel companies face with legacy payment systems- Real-world use cases emerging in the travel & blockchain space- Compliance considerations and the maturation of crypto infrastructure- Where we are on the adoption curve (spoiler: acceleration is coming!)- Perfect for: Travel industry professionals, blockchain enthusiasts, payment innovators, and anyone curious about the future of travel technology.https://chain4travel.com/#blockchain #travel #stablecoins #web3 #crypto #traveltech #CaminoBlockchain #payments #innovation