AI Agents will kill the travel aggregator website

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "AI Agents will kill the travel aggregator website". Your opponent's style: The Tech Realist

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

You're wrong about this one. Travel aggregators aren't going anywhere because AI agents can't replace the human judgment people need when booking. Sure, an AI might find you the cheapest flight, but it can't navigate the messy reality of travel—layovers, luggage policies, visa requirements, customer service when things go wrong. Aggregators own the distribution channels and relationships with hotels and airlines. That's leverage AI can't just steal overnight. Plus, people still want to *browse and explore* options, not get a robot's single "optimal" answer. The real competition for travel sites comes from direct booking with airlines and hotels, not AI agents. That's the actual threat nobody's talking about. Your move.