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Activities operator Merlin deploys smart tech for guest experience
By Jaime Biesiada - Travel Weekly
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April 18, 2022
Merlin Entertainments, operator of Legoland theme parks, Sea Life aquariums and other attractions, earlier this month partnered with Oracle to deploy its point-of-sale and hospitality technology.
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Decentralization is not a dirty word in hospitality
By Vinod Kelwani - Technoheaven
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April 13, 2022
When you evaluate the basis for a decentralized hospitality market, as a travel agent or online travel agency, you’d be forgiven for telling most people to go and wash their mouth out.
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How a travel insurtech brand returned from an all-time low
By Jill Menze
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April 13, 2022
Squaremouth hit a low of 12 sales on April 12, 2020. Two years later, the insurtech company has bounced back thanks to a strong team and innovative technology.
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The difference between touchless and frictionless travel
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April 12, 2022
For the travel industry, SSI represents a dramatic shift in the way customer information is stored and used.
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Kurt Ekert on how Sabre will disrupt itself to win the market
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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April 12, 2022
The Sabre president explains how the GDS is undergoing its most dramatic digital transformation yet.
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Boeing looks to cloud to boost digital transformation
By Linda Fox
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April 8, 2022
The airline manufacturer is partnering with Google and Microsoft to leverage cloud technology.
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The solution to missed revenue opportunities in hospitality
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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April 8, 2022
Hotels should create an integrated revenue generation commercial team to optimize guest engagement and boost revenues and profitability.
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MyDigitalOffice adds business intelligence data with Focal Revenue acquisition
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 5, 2022
This is the second acquisition by MyDigitalOffice in less than a year.
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Everyone hates bots, but the travel industry needs them
By Dr. Eduardo Rocha - GlobalDots
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April 5, 2022
A security expert’s take on how travel and bots can peacefully coexist.
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Casai broadens tech offerings with Loopkey acquisition
By Jill Menze
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April 4, 2022
Loopkey is a smart-lock hardware and software company based in Brazil.
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Fareportal takes stake in search tech company Search Machines
By Jill Menze
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April 4, 2022
U.K.-based Search Machines helps large enterprises optimize and customize their search user acquisition.
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How airlines can improve the post-COVID payment experience
By Kristian Gjerding - CellPoint Digital
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April 1, 2022
Airline payment managers can avoid a repeat of the lockdown refund chaos and ensure customers enjoy a turbulence-free payments journey.
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Investors on rethinking hospitality and real estate and the rise of digital nomads
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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April 1, 2022
The total restructuring of accommodation real estate and the rise of digital nomads will be two of the biggest pandemic changes, say investors who spoke at The Bridge Series, organized by WiT and...
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Rental monitoring solution Minut raises $14M Series B
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 31, 2022
The Minut sensor monitors noise, occupancy, motion and temperature in vacation rental properties.
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The art of “flirting” and generating revenue for hotels
By Shawn Tarter & Steve Turk
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March 31, 2022
Investing in technology to entice travelers as they’re booking can help hoteliers drive incremental revenue and improve customer satisfaction.
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