Even last year, I didn't consider artificial intelligence (AI) a threat to a travel journalist. Artificial intelligence applications seemed clumsy, and open-source language models primarily silly.
I have made an effort to research and follow the development. Although I see a lot of opportunities, I also see threats that the price of billable work will collapse either directly when artificial intelligence replaces a human as a writer or when artificial intelligence makes it possible for people who previously could not write publishable articles.
Have you noticed that the number of articles produced directly with artificial intelligence has increased? Or that there has been a significant decrease in writing fees?
An example of an artificial intelligence (AI) application that already creates publishable articles for some uses is, for instance, Surfer. What worries me the most is the pace of development. When the content it writes is already so good, how good will it be next year?
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I have created a Vacation Rental platform — www.beitibeitak.com — targeting the Middle East and North Africa. While our initial traction was very promising, the lack of fund and resources has affected our numbers and I am now in the process of looking for the right partnerships to take our startup to the next step.
Any thoughts or questions?
Hi Francois,
Thanks for sharing your travel startup here - it looks very well developed, bravo!
Here’s a few ideas for you:
1. Intelak Hub. They are a Dubai-based accelerator and incubator with a great team and alumni including many TM members. See
2. Microns.io is a marketplace for buying and selling startups. Perhaps you could meet some partners there.
3. Sigmund project is a place to find mentors and partners for early stage tourism ideas. See
4. Bond Connect is a new hospitality industry slack group, there may be some mentors or partners there. www.bond-connect.io
Hope that helps!
Also, this thread:
Hi Ian,
Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to share all the helpful information.
I will look into the recommendation and hopefully unlock the door to the next step in my journey with BeitiBeitak.
Cheers!