
← Everything AI in Travel6 apr · 31 min
Everything AI in Travel chats to John Taylor Garner from Odynn on their recent capital raise
<p>They raised money in AI travel…which already makes Odynn one of the rare ones.<br>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.<br>We get into:<br>Why John left a top trading desk at Merrill to start building in travel<br>What he learned from his first startup, Card Curator<br>Why dynamic loyalty pricing broke the old model<br>How Odynn powers travel portals, rewards, and loyalty infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and travel companies<br>Why the financialisation of travel is still one of the biggest opportunities in the sector<br>Where Hopper, Expedia, Booking, and the neobanks fit into the landscape<br>What Odynn is doing with its new raise, and where the company goes next<br>If you care about where loyalty, payments, AI, and travel distribution are headed, this is a great one.<br>👇 Subscribe for more conversations with the builders shaping AI in travel</p>