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Travel Tech Insider

by Gilad Berenstein and Cara Whitehill

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About the show

Travel Tech Insider is a podcast for those building the future of travel. Hosted by operators and investors, it’s where the smartest minds in the space go to hear bold takes, nuanced ideas, and practical insights from the people doing the work. If you’re tired of press release PR and trade-show buzzwords, this is your seat at the table.Co-hosted by industry veterans and investors Gilad Berenstein and Cara Whitehill, they are joined by guest experts from all corners of the travel & hospitality tech industry.If you would like to contribute to the conversation please reach out!

Latest episodes

Are We Entering the Post-VC Era in Travel Tech?

September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Travel venture capital has fundamentally changed. Funding that hit a decade low in 2023 has rebounded, but it's no longer the growth-at-all-costs era of the 2010s. Today's VC market is disciplined, bifurcated, and concentrated in fewer…
Mobility: Where the &%$# Are We?

September 1, 2026 · 60 min

Few sectors show the gap between technological promise and market reality like mobility. A decade ago, full self-driving felt imminent, rideshare was going to end car ownership, and EVs were about to go mainstream. Billions later, although…
Hotels in Flux: Owners' Perspective

August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

The hospitality industry has no shortage of voices — brands, operators, technology vendors, consultants — all with strong opinions about where hotels are headed. But one voice has historically been underrepresented in this conversation…
Wellness Beyond the Spa

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Wellness has been one of the fastest-growing categories in travel for the better part of a decade. What started as a forgotten gym, a yoga mat, and a "heart-friendly" room service menu has evolved into a $6.8 trillion global industry — and…
Loyalty Revolution: Credit Cards, Memberships and More

August 11, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Loyalty programs have always been travel’s most powerful retention tool — but the game is changing faster than most brands can keep up with. The credit card co-brand has long been the engine that funds loyalty ecosystems, but a new…
Future of the Funnel

August 5, 2026 · 51 min

For more than two decades, travel’s marketing funnel has been anchored by a familiar set of certainties: Google at the top, OTAs in the middle, and brand.com at the bottom. The entire industry was built around this architecture — SEO…
VC Roundup: Corporate Venture Edition

August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

If you want to understand where travel tech is going, follow the money. And right now, the money is doing some very interesting things. Venture capital investment in travel has been in a complicated place since the post-COVID boom ran out…
Is Sustainability Sustainable?

July 21, 2026 · 48 min

Sustainability in travel hasn’t disappeared, it’s just gone quiet. After a decade of bold net-zero commitments, ESG branding, and high-profile climate pledges, the conversation in the U.S. has cooled. Political pressure and cultural…