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How digital health passes bring biometrics in aviation much closer
By Linda Fox
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April 7, 2021
Progress in facial recognition technology and reduced development costs are bringing seamless travel a step closer.
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Leisure travel to lead airline recovery, but demand can’t do it alone
By Aditi Mehta - PROS
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March 23, 2021
Appealing to travelers will be increasingly important and a digital strategy built around customers and where, how and when they want to engage, will be the key to successfully gaining the loyalty and...
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Optibus rings the bell on $107M transportation tech investment
By Kevin May
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March 18, 2021
The Series C round, courtesy of Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Partners, brings the total raised by the Israel-based company to $160 million.
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Airlines turn to traveler intent data to forecast demand
By Linda Fox
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March 15, 2021
As restrictions lift and travel recovers, historical booking data can no longer be relied on.
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TravelTech Show scheduled for September global marathon
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March 4, 2021
The organizers believe that by this time the industry will be well on the road to recovery and the community will be ready to come together to share ideas and explore new ways of working towards...
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Sitecore acquires travel personalization platform Boxever
By Kevin May
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March 3, 2021
Boxever was created in 2011 and built a digital optimization platform to use a brand's user data and combine it with artificial intelligence techniques to provide customer up-sell and cross-sell...
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How Big Data can drive hotel value and loyalty
By Laurent Idrac - Hapi
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March 1, 2021
Hotels may know about their guests pre‐stay and post‐stay, but they’re often missing out on the most important part of the journey: personalizing the experience while on property.
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Is hospitality ready to service the digitally savvy travel consumer?
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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February 16, 2021
There is a clear deficit of proper hospitality industry education in digital technology and the latest technology innovations, trends and best practices.
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Microsoft bets on autonomous vehicle tech with investment in GM's Cruise
By Jill Menze
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January 21, 2021
Microsoft is backing a $2 billion funding round for General Motors’ driverless car unit Cruise as part of a long-term strategic relationship.
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Fetch.ai launches AI travel agents to reduce hotel booking distribution cost
By Linda Fox
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January 15, 2021
Fetch.ai believes its AI agents can reduce distribution costs and protect hotels from security breaches.
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Sabre, HelloGbye partner to give TMCs AI automation services
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 22, 2020
The integration of HelloGbye’s AI technology will enable Sabre’s TMC clients to automate responses to inbound booking requests.
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Six tech trends paving the way for transformation in aviation
By David Lavorel - SITA
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December 16, 2020
Advances in technologies such as biometrics and blockchain are accelerating change in the aviation industry.
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How Amazon Web Services wants to aid travel brands in recovery
By Jill Menze
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December 16, 2020
Through its new Competency Partner program and work with organizations like Star Alliance, AWS is helping travel brands address new demands brought on by COVID-19.
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Opportunities and challenges for travel brands using AI
By Mitra Sorrells
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December 4, 2020
In an online event hosted by DataArt, panelists from Sabre, BD4Travel, IDeaS, Mobi Systems, Norwegian Cruise Line, AirHelp and more discussed the outlook for AI in travel.
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What is data science and what does it enable hoteliers to do?
By David Moneo - SHR
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November 30, 2020
Perhaps the most important piece to data science is that machines can find and ask questions of the data that you may not have even thought to ask.
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