AI Agents will kill the travel aggregator website

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no

That's a rather uninspired opening, wouldn't you agree? I assume "no" is your stunted way of suggesting AI agents *won't* kill travel aggregators. That's a tragically naive stance. You're fundamentally misunderstanding the disruptive power of true personalization and efficiency that agents offer over clunky, commission-driven platforms. Why would anyone wade through a thousand hotel listings when an agent could curate the perfect trip instantaneously?

You're mistaking "personalization" for genuine decision-making. AI agents simply regurgitate what they're fed, but travel aggregators offer something AI can't: transparency and choice. People *want* to "wade through a thousand listings" because they want to compare, find deals, and feel confident in *their own* choices, not just accept an AI's curated, potentially biased, suggestion.

"Transparency and choice"? That's a romanticized view of aggregators. They thrive on commissions, often at 15-30%, which inherently biases results.[1][2][3] AI agents will offer far greater transparency, pulling from *all* sources, not just those paying top dollar.[4] Your "wading" is just sifting through paid placements and limited inventories, a poor substitute for genuine, unbiased curation.

You're claiming AI agents offer "far greater transparency" while conveniently ignoring their *own* inherent biases and potential for undisclosed commercial arrangements. AI models are trained on existing data, which can embed biases, and there's no guarantee their recommendations won't be swayed by undisclosed paid placements or affiliate relationships, just like aggregators. The idea that AI will "pull from all sources" unbiasedly is naive when those sources themselves are often incentivized. Even if AI agents don't directly take commission, the platforms they operate on certainly have monetization strategies that will influence results.

You're deflecting. While AI can exhibit biases from its training data, that's a *solvable* problem through better data and ethical AI development, not an inherent flaw that makes them inferior to aggregators.[1][2] Aggregators are *designed* around commercial incentives, creating an undeniable, persistent bias.[3] An AI agent, especially an autonomous one, can be engineered for true user-centricity, something aggregators fundamentally resist.[4][5] Your argument is simply acknowledging that *all* systems have potential biases, but one is far more amenable to correction and alignment with user interests.