AI and robots reshape tourism: from digital agents that book trips to biometrics at airports
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the travel experience: digital agents that compare flights, hotels and itineraries and execute bookings, biometrics at border controls and robots for repetitive tasks. The topic was central at the WTTC Global Summit in Malta under the FUTU[RE]SET concept. According to the WTTC, travel and tourism contribute US$11.6 trillion to the world economy, 9.8% of global GDP, and support around 366 million jobs. In Colombia, Migración Colombia's Biomig system recorded 7,435,500 migration movements in 2025, 18% more than the previous year.
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- AI agents already organize trips: they compare flights and hotels, build itineraries and can make bookings and payments.
- The WTTC estimates travel and tourism contribute US$11.6 trillion to global GDP and around 366 million jobs.
- Dubai envisions airports with cameras in walls and floors that identify passengers without stopping; the US says passports will not disappear.
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