On this episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, cohosts Diane Brady, executive editorial director, and Kristin Stoller, editorial director of Fortune Live Media, talk with Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin. The three discuss the biggest travel trends of the year—and the biggest disaster; how the company is using AI to make booking easier; and why she left Microsoft for the travel industry.

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Transcript:

Ariane Gorin: And so I went home one day and I thought, if I’m going to fail, I am going to fail being myself. Being authentically myself.

Diane Brady: Hello everybody, and welcome to Leadership Next. I’m Diane Brady.