Everything AI in Travel chats to John Taylor Garner from Odynn on their recent capital raise

They raised money in AI travel…which already makes Odynn one of the rare ones.
In this episode of the Everything AI in Travel Podcast, I sit down with John Taylor Garner, founder of Odynn, to unpack what they’re building at the intersection of travel, loyalty, fintech, and AI.
We get into:
Why John left a top trading desk at Merrill to start building in travel
What he learned from his first startup, Card Curator
Why dynamic loyalty pricing broke the old model
How Odynn powers travel portals, rewards, and loyalty infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and travel companies
Why the financialisation of travel is still one of the biggest opportunities in the sector
Where Hopper, Expedia, Booking, and the neobanks fit into the landscape
What Odynn is doing with its new raise, and where the company goes next
If you care about where loyalty, payments, AI, and travel distribution are headed, this is a great one.
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