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Don't leave money on the table by ignoring DEI, and remember sustainability saves you money – plus six other Aito conference takeaways

Operators
Dea Jusufi
2 December 2025

The rise of AI, the risks of an increasingly discount-led market and how to balance sustainability and cost were among the key talking points at this year's Aito conference. Dea Jusufi reports.

Susie de Carteret and Steve Endacott at 2025 Aito Overseas Conference
(Credit: Aito)

Aito panellists Susie de Carteret and Steve Endacott (Credit: Aito)

The team at Aito picked themselves a lofty and portentous theme for the association's annual conference in Spain's Asturias region at the weekend, where the focus fell on "The Algorithm versus the Human Side of Travel".

The use of AI in travel is perhaps the great debate of the moment, presenting both vast opportunities for progress and business efficiency while also coming as an existential threat to all the efforts being made to ensure travel remains the people-centric, service-focused industry consumers know and love.