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Why travel and experience providers need to take note of the Ticketmaster crisis
By Frank Belzer - Icon Park
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January 13, 2023
The age of paper tickets had its limitations, but in many ways, it was not much worse for the consumer. In the digital age, we hoped to eliminate waiting in long lines, price gouging and fraud, so why hasn’t more progress been made?...
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CES throws spotlight on tech to improve the traveler experience
By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly
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January 13, 2023
The recent Consumer Electronics Event attracted 114,000 attendees and included more of a focus on travel and travel technology than in previous years....
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Tracking the loyalty strategies of online travel giants
By Mario Gavira
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January 11, 2023
While Expedia, Booking.com and Hopper are betting on financial rewards to boost loyalty, Airbnb is focused on driving retention through love....
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Learnings from RateGain's acquisition of Adara
By Matt Zito - TSI
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January 9, 2023
The managing partner of TSI, a company that helps travel CEOs build sellable companies and achieve successful exits, explores what can be learned from the acquisition....
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Simplifying corporate rail travel is an environmental and business imperative
By Champa Magesh - Trainline Partner Solutions
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January 5, 2023
Championing the sustainable impact of rail travel is worth little if, as an industry, we are unable to convert demand into completed journeys....
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Travel fintech trends to watch in 2023
By David Doctor - Amadeus
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January 4, 2023
Travel companies are prioritizing investment in payments and fintech, recognizing that innovation in these areas can be an important differentiator for their brands....
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Boosting airline revenue through next-gen group booking tech
By Ananth Narasimhan - Infiniti Software Solutoins
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December 21, 2022
Most airlines are missing out on optimizing a revenue stream that has the potential to deliver up to a 28% increase to the bottom line — group bookings....
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Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
By Irra Ariella Khi - Zamna
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December 20, 2022
A new type of technology framework is needed for airlines that works regardless of a passenger’s age, mobile device, point of origin and destination and tech savviness....
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How hotels and DMOs can respond to shifting perceptions of sustainability
By Scott Falconer - Amadeus
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December 14, 2022
Hotels and destination management organizations need to keep up to date in areas such as sustainability when planning for the future and engage with changing consumer demand....
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Four ways virtual cards help drive travel's digital transformation
By David Wood - Conferma Pay
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December 1, 2022
Virtual cards are starting to be used in versatile new ways as the wider industry finds innovative solutions to improve the experience for the traveler on the ground....
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12 reasons travel should care about autonomous vehicles
By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura
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November 29, 2022
Autoura CEO Alex Bainbridge explains why the airline, hotel, experiences and travel retail sectors should care about autonomous vehicles...
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2023 trends in hospitality from a road warrior’s perspective
By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDeaS
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November 22, 2022
While the last few years have been difficult, the road ahead is littered with uncertainty....
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5 ways to recession-proof a short-term rental business
By Mark Simpson - Boostly
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November 21, 2022
While a recession doesn’t necessarily mean your business is doomed, it does pay to have a survival strategy in place....
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How experiences will drive trip planning in 3 charts
By Douglas Quinby - Arival
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November 15, 2022
The shift in demand toward experiences will reshape how and when consumers plan and purchase their travel....
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Are women in the workforce facing extinction?
By Traci Mercer - Sabre Corporation
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November 8, 2022
Women’s jobs were twice as vulnerable to being cut than men’s during the pandemic....
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