{"id":888,"date":"2024-05-29T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelai.com\/insights\/?p=888"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:52:07","slug":"interview-connor-wilson-pilot-travel-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelai.com\/insights\/interview-connor-wilson-pilot-travel-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything AI In Travel Chats With Connor Wilson From Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.travelai.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Connor-Wilson_Everything-Travel-in-AI.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/in\/tony-carne-b8851b6\">Tony Carne<\/a> interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/connorjwilson\/\">Connor Wilson<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilotplans.com\/\">Pilot<\/a>, a new social planning tool for travel. 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