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For example, if a user asks about finding the best travel rewards credit card, the chatbot can review recent purchases鈥攕uch as buying a plane ticket鈥攖hen give suggestions based on in-wallet cards. The virtual assistant can also flag when users run low on cash, then provide personalized financing recommendations.

The news: Google Wallet enhanced its travel features in an effort to improve its utility, per a press release. The company will soon let consumers save their US passports as a digital ID in their wallets. The feature is in beta testing and works at select TSA checkpoints for domestic flights. Google is also bringing its state-issued ID capabilities to Iowa, New Mexico, and Ohio.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what malls are doing well (and why), the reasons folks have been skipping the mall, and why IKEA and Walmart bought one each. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Analysts Emmy Liederman and Rachel Wolff.

Over 80% of ad spending in the US for technology and electronics (87.1%), retail (82.9%), and consumer packaged goods (80.2%) is directed toward digital media, according to 蘑菇AV鈥檚 August 2024 forecast.

Sensei raises $16 million in seed round: The retail tech provider has its sights set on bringing automated, contactless stores to Europe.

What鈥檚 new: Though Gen Zers in other studies have previously cited a lack of desire to accumulate debt to travel home for the holidays, this new study finds that just 37% of Gen Zers prioritize paying their debts off. Their debt may not have piled up enough yet for them to prioritize paying it down over other goals.

And the travel industry spends an enormous amount of advertising. This is our bailiwick talking about digital media and advertising, but it's not just that the travel industry itself is such a huge part and tourism is such a huge part of economies all over the world. But in the media and ad space, these are major... I mean automotive, imagine trying to ban ads for fossil fuel cars.

Airbnb hosts can now hire each other: The official network of seasoned co-hosts, alongside a spate of customer-facing app updates, could help Airbnb recover after its last-quarter earnings miss.

And it was invented to encourage people to travel more by car. Daniel Konstantinovic (02:00):. Interesting. Marcus Johnson (02:00):. And help them find places to eat along the way. Any guesses on which country or city, I have both here, has the most Michelin stars? Daniel Konstantinovic (02:09):. Ooh, maybe France. Marcus Johnson (02:12):. Bang. Yes.

Co-brands can be a valuable loyalty and revenue driver for merchants, and there鈥檚 plenty of room for them to grow