Blockchain Will Disrupt Expedia and Airbnb, TUI CEO Says

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Not getting how better middleware is going to eliminate middlemen. The reason middlemen are popular in travel isn't really technical.

I don't get a lot.

So today i own a 64 room hotel in Maine. Booking.com works great for me. Res are connected

Now a blockchain salesman visits and sells me a pitch to ditch booking.com

What will change. Tonight i have 5 rooms left. How will a customer find me?

That's what it looks like to me. Just new tech for middlemen. That's happened several times already and changed nothing...other than maybe higher margins for middlemen.

and perhaps better prices and service for customers.

Agreed it wont end middle people but What if the BlockChain middle person is faster cheaper and more secure.

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