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AI can try, but humans still have the edge when it comes to booking holidays
Canadian travel fixer Olivia Ferney serves ultra-high-net-worth clients spending $1M+ annually plus $100k subscription fees. As AI chatbots homogenize travel, rising demand for premium human concierge signals that luxury value resides in personalization, not automation.
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