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Touchless tech: How hotels are preparing for a post-COVID guest experience
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 28, 2020
Contactless technology solutions are now a top priority for hoteliers are around the world.
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How I Got Here, episode 33 - Caitlin Zaino von During of Porter & Sail
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July 16, 2020
The company launched in 2014 with a vision to provide hotels with a service that could act as a concierge for guests on their devices. But that had to change, she tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin...
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Butler Hospitality takes in $15M to expand "ghost kitchen" service
By Kevin May
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July 13, 2020
The "ghost kitchen" service, effectively taking over room service delivery for hotels, currently runs in New York City and plans to launch in Chicago, Miami and Washington D.C., by January 2021.
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Uber buys Postmates in $2.65B all-stock deal
By Jill Menze
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July 6, 2020
Postmates, a competitor of the Uber Eats platform, will continue to operate as its own app following the acquisition.
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Travelers lack confidence in public transit, flights returning to normal
By Jill Menze
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May 5, 2020
According to data from Qualtrics, U.S. consumers feel largely uncomfortable about returning to business as usual.
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This too shall pass - but travel will need to adjust
By Kaushal Gandhi - FABgetaways
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April 13, 2020
With all the uncertainty around, the industry braces itself for the only certain outlook: change. We are about to witness massive shifts in travel patterns and consumer behavior.
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Tourlane offsets carbon emissions for itself and travelers in 2020
By Linda Fox
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February 7, 2020
The Berlin-based company, which specializes in tailor-made trips, included estimated emissions from operations as well as those generated by customers from flights, accommodation, ground transport and...
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Tripadvisor begins brand transformation with new course for Viator, executive shakeup
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 23, 2020
Tripadvisor is embarking on a dramatic realignment aimed at helping the company preserve profitability and spur new growth as it deals with competition from Google and others and with evolving...
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Beachy raises $1M to fund new ancillary booking tools for hotels
By Steven Lerner
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December 16, 2019
Beachy has secured $1 million in debt financing, which will be invested into its new food and beverage product.
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Brand Business - Lindsay Nelson of TripAdvisor
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 20, 2019
Lindsay Nelson is TripAdvisor's president of core experience, overseeing brand, content development and revenue-generating products and features.
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The influencer marketing metrics travel brands are missing
By Rachel Jean-Firchau - Nativo
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October 4, 2019
Influencers aren’t publishers, they’re people. While they might have incredible reach, most are focused on awareness and storytelling, not on driving bookings or conversions.
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TravelBank creates "SuperItinerary" to capture bookings, spending and ancillaries in one place
By Mitra Sorrells
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September 26, 2019
TravelBank's new SuperItinerary tracks appointments and bookings, trip spending and ancillary offers in one app.
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Why loyalty programs are key to meeting business travelers' demands
By Phil Seward - Collinson
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August 23, 2019
With demand for business travel only continuing to increase, airlines, airports and hotels are turning towards their loyalty programs to address the needs of these frequent fliers.
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Booking Holdings integrates brands, develops payment capabilities in quest for “connected trip”
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 7, 2019
Booking Holdings reports positive financial results as it works toward what CEO Glenn Fogel called the "connected trip."
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TripAdvisor still inspires booking confidence, new study shows
By Jill Menze
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July 16, 2019
Despite cries of fake content infiltrating reviews sites, travelers are still turning to TripAdvisor ahead of booking trips, a new study shows.
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