Friday, September 12, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – September 13, 2025

 



AI’s $3T gamble, cooling U.S. travel, Boeing’s redemption arc, OTA scale, and ICE on overdrive — plus a quirky airport cameo.

  1. What if the $3T AI boom goes wrong?

    The Economist asks the question everyone avoids: what happens if all that AI capital burns out instead of paying off? Big bets, big risks.

    (Economist)

  2. US Travel Outlook 2025+

    Oxford Economics warns the U.S. travel market is slowing down, with business travel still fragile and consumer spending tightening.

    (Oxford Economics)

  3. Boeing’s way back

    Leeham News explores Boeing’s long climb from its recent stumbles, with governance reforms and product bets being key to survival.

    (Leeham News)

  4. The size of the OTA market

    PhocusWire breaks down OTA marketing spend in Q2 2025. Spoiler: the budgets are massive and keep growing.

    (PhocusWire)

  5. ICE at industrial scale

    KillerCharts visualizes deportation data—showing just how massive and mechanized the system has become.

    (KillerCharts)

  6. Quirky: In Stockholm, Arlanda Airport recently hosted an art installation where baggage carousels displayed “lost dreams” instead of lost luggage. Travelers were both amused and unsettled.


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#Tags:

#Travel #Aviation #AI #Boeing #USTravel #OTA #ICE #Policy #AirportArt #Picasso


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Style Verification: Saturday → Neoclassical Picasso

Image: Neoclassical clarity — sculptural and calm, setting today’s economic and policy-heavy themes in clear relief.

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