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What's the point? Finding new opportunities to earn loyalty in travel
By Marisa Garcia
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January 13, 2025
A panel on loyalty in travel at The Phocuswright Conference featured executives from AirAsia Move, Capital One and Hilton who discussed what drives loyalty and the importance of understanding customer...
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Nuitée raises $48M to grow partnerships, products, team
By Morgan Hines
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December 18, 2024
The round was led by Accel. Nuitée has also partnered with industry heads including Robert J. Mylod Jr., chairman of Booking.com, Jeff Boyd, ex-CEO of Priceline and Sam Shank, founder of HotelTonight.
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Hilton partners with Be My Eyes to assist blind and low-vision guests
By Mileva Sapic
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October 15, 2024
The Be My Eyes app directly connects Hilton guests who are blind or have low vision with a team of trained agents who can view the guest's surrounding through the mobile device's camera.
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Flexible living drives hospitality and residential technology convergence
By Matthew Parsons
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October 8, 2024
The growing number of mixed-use properties creates gaps for a new breed of tech-enabled hospitality companies, in particular non-hotel brands, to enter new markets.
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STR industry is evolving but remains ripe for opportunity
By Morgan Hines
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July 1, 2024
Despite constraints, STR industry heads believe there are plenty of opportunities including professionalization, consulting and more in the rapidly evolving space.
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Digital tipping solution Grazzy adds IHG to portfolio of brand partners
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 5, 2024
Grazzy, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024, enables hotel guests to tip without cash and without requiring an app download or account setup.
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Hilton expands on-property messaging in response to traveler preferences
By Derek Catron
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January 30, 2024
By the end of 2024, guests across the Hilton portfolio of more than 7,000 properties worldwide will be able to text for on-property requests. Last year, 3,618 Hilton properties used the system.
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How travel and financial institutions are tapping into the experiences trend
By Linda Fox
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January 17, 2024
Senior executives from Capital One, Choice and Hilton share perspectives on providing consumers with the experiences they want and how technology is increasingly playing a role.
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IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham: How hotels prioritize mobile apps
By Morgan Hines
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November 7, 2023
Hotel brands are adding more features to their mobile apps and using them as key tools for loyalty as consumers continue to be glued to their phones.
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Hilton adds new digital solutions for business travel and events
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 16, 2023
Hilton said SMEs account for about 85% of its business transient guests, and these new products are part of its commitment to “digitally transform the business travel experience.”
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Study reveals low take-up of AI among European hotels
By Linda Fox
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July 5, 2023
The Booking.com-Statista European Accommodation Barometer reveals that 23% plan to use the tools in the next six months, but two-thirds have no plans to use AI in their businesses.
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How travel brands are finding a voice on TikTok
By Linda Fox
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June 28, 2023
TikTok's Hannah Bennett shares some of the current trends for travel on the platform as well as how brands including BA and Hilton are finding their voice.
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Journera debuts TripSignals platform to connect travel data
By Derek Catron
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April 14, 2023
Journera CEO Jeff Katz sees benefits for travelers as well as the airlines and hotels that want their business from journey’s start to finish.
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Hilton, Adobe challenge students to reimagine travel booking
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 29, 2022
The winning team examined how consumers are making decisions digitally across devices and recommended how to increase online bookings and customer loyalty.
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Hilton to design hospitality suites for Voyager’s Starlab space station
By Jill Menze
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September 20, 2022
Hilton will support the design and development of crew suites aboard Voyager Space’s Starlab, “helping to reimagine the human experience in space.”
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