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The Iran war exposed cracks across global travel, from broken systems and AI customer service failures to mounting pressure at U.S. airports.
In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko break down the latest travel fallout and explain why Latin America may be the most important market to watch next.
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00:00 Shutdown Travel Fallout
00:49 Iran War Disruptions
03:06 AI Fails in Crisis
05:30 Chatbots vs Humans
08:23 Shutdown Hits TSA
11:26 Donations for Agents
14:22 Newark Airport Tangent
16:32 Latin America Resilience
19:33 New Traveler Survey
20:27 Top Destinations Quiz
20:59 Politics vs Travel Demand
22:16 Affordability Takes Over
23:05 Broadway Sticker Shock
24:42 How LatAm Plans Trips
27:17 AI Disrupts Search First
28:26 Buy Now Pay Later and FX
29:25 Crypto and Inflation Mindset
31:01 Government Shutdown Bet
33:11 Winners Losers and Wrap
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The Iran war exposed cracks across global travel, from broken systems and AI customer service failures to mounting pressure at U.S. airports.
In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko break down the latest travel fallout and explain why Latin America may be the most important market to watch next.
Presented by Viasat Ads. Click here to learn more!
00:00 Shutdown Travel Fallout
00:49 Iran War Disruptions
03:06 AI Fails in Crisis
05:30 Chatbots vs Humans
08:23 Shutdown Hits TSA
11:26 Donations for Agents
14:22 Newark Airport Tangent
16:32 Latin America Resilience
19:33 New Traveler Survey
20:27 Top Destinations Quiz
20:59 Politics vs Travel Demand
22:16 Affordability Takes Over
23:05 Broadway Sticker Shock
24:42 How LatAm Plans Trips
27:17 AI Disrupts Search First
28:26 Buy Now Pay Later and FX
29:25 Crypto and Inflation Mindset
31:01 Government Shutdown Bet
33:11 Winners Losers and Wrap
Connect with Skift
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/
WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social
X: https://twitter.com/skift
Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.

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