The Kinaro AI Podcast
Conversations about the future of smart hospitality
Hosted by Ori Gat
In each episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of hospitality, tourism, and the guest experience — from boutique hotels to global chains.
Episodes
5 Questions Every Travel Brand Should Ask Before Choosing AI
Every week Ori talks to travel brands evaluating AI — OTAs, airlines, property managers, hospitality startups. They all ask the same questions. This episode breaks down the 5 critical questions every travel brand should ask before choosing an AI partner.
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Maya's First Day — Why Hospitality's Turnover Crisis Is Really a Knowledge-Access Problem
Leisure and hospitality turnover runs 70–80% a year — roughly double the US average. Everyone blames wages. Ori Gat argues the dominant cause of first-90-day churn is something else: new hires can't actually do the job because operational knowledge lives in five systems they don't have access to. In this episode we follow Maya, a front desk clerk on her first shift at the Marlow Hotel, and unpack what the day looks like with and without an execution layer sitting on top of the stack.
Listen NowAbout Kinaro AI
Kinaro AI is an AI-managed hospitality intelligence platform. We deploy purpose-built applications for hotels, airlines, and travel operators — concierge, front desk, operational intelligence — that continuously improve through the Kinaro engine, our proprietary AI development system.
Unlike traditional hospitality technology providers that deliver static software, Kinaro applications improve every day, speak over 30 languages, and deploy within 48 hours. Every property gets its own branded AI — not a generic chatbot.
Founded by Ori Gat and the Kinaro team, we're on a mission to give every hospitality business the AI capabilities of a global chain.