Artificial intelligence is nowhere near the level of sentient robots or malicious intelligences in most Hollywood blockbusters but travel trend analysts consider them as pivotal for the industry -- specifically the possible obscurity of travel agents and other "middlemen." They are expected to be key disruptors in travel distribution worldwide. The portable computers in the form of smartphones make it easy for the processing power of "AI" travel applications such as GuestU and SnapTravel to perform their task of collecting immense amounts of personal data from their users. With your permission, they will collect and analyze your personal data to anticipate your needs while in vacation. According to According to MarketWatch, artificial intelligence in travel apps would substitute concierge services by anticipating all your possible needs while travelling.

Artificial intelligence (AI), which many experts predict will have an enormous impact on the travel industry, is becoming a reality not in the form of blockbuster apps but as a slow, steady trickle of apps, features and technological innovations. The pace of its progress was measured recently by a London School of Economics study, which identified AI and big data as "key disruptive factors shaping the travel distribution industry over the next decade." But the resulting report also noted that those factors have yet to spark major changes. More and more companies are developing and using AI technology today, and experts agree that a recognizable impact isn't too far off; it will begin trickling into agents' workflows over the next several months. "It's definitely not going to be like a flip switch -- one day there's no AI and the next day there's AI," said Paul English, co-founder of the travel agency Lola, where agents use AI to augment their workflows on a daily basis.