{"id":580,"date":"2024-01-06T01:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelai.com\/insights\/?p=580"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:22:37","slug":"travelai-everything-ai-in-travel-presents-christian-watts-from-magpie-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelai.com\/insights\/travelai-everything-ai-in-travel-presents-christian-watts-from-magpie-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"TravelAI + Everything AI in Travel Presents Christian Watts from Magpie.Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of our travel podcast, we are thrilled to host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christianwatts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Watts<\/a>, the Founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/about.magpie.travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magpie Travel<\/a>. 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