Opinion

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News / Online
Everyone hates bots, but the travel industry needs them
By Dr. Eduardo Rocha - GlobalDots | April 5, 2022
A security expert’s take on how travel and bots can peacefully coexist.  ... Read More
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Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Travel must learn from the messiness of humanity
By PhocusWire | April 1, 2022
Decision-making in online travel is often based only on what the platform can provide in terms of options, rather than how the user might feel at the time.... Read More
How airlines can improve the post-COVID payment experience
Opinion / Technology
How airlines can improve the post-COVID payment experience
By Kristian Gjerding - CellPoint Digital | April 1, 2022
Airline payment managers can avoid a repeat of the lockdown refund chaos and ensure customers enjoy a turbulence-free payments journey.... Read More
The art of “flirting” and generating revenue for hotels
Opinion / Technology
The art of “flirting” and generating revenue for hotels
By Shawn Tarter & Steve Turk | March 31, 2022
Investing in technology to entice travelers as they’re booking can help hoteliers drive incremental revenue and improve customer satisfaction.... Read More
Sounding Off: Metaverse requires a big change in perception to be accepted
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Metaverse requires a big change in perception to be accepted
By PhocusWire | March 25, 2022
The concept will need more than the promise of showcasing a destination or service for it to truly replace the physical enjoyments that travel can provide.... Read More
Another dimension to diversity in travel: technology
Opinion / Distribution
Another dimension to diversity in travel: technology
By Pedro Camara and Manuel Hilty | March 23, 2022
The travel industry thrives on a need to find flexible sourcing models and technology to help solve the many challenges of supply chains.... Read More
A call to airlines: start executing, stop innovating
Opinion / Technology
A call to airlines: start executing, stop innovating
By Irra Ariella Khi - Zamna | March 21, 2022
The technology required to support this for the industry already exists and is being deployed by leading airlines. It just isn’t being fully utilized - yet.... Read More
Sounding Off: Go modular, or go home, when it comes to tech interfaces
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Go modular, or go home, when it comes to tech interfaces
By PhocusWire | March 18, 2022
The industry can continue to at least hope that systems are built in a modular way that allow for easy integration when a software provider is unable to carry out every task that is required.... Read More
Rethinking traveler experience for the loyalty land grab
Opinion / Technology
Rethinking traveler experience for the loyalty land grab
By Tom Arundel - Quantum Metric | March 18, 2022
Optimizing the traveler experience isn’t just about getting travelers where they need to go but being empathetic to their unique situations and easing the stress and frustrations associated with travel.... Read More
What an ambitious travel startup learned during a global pandemic
Opinion / Startups
What an ambitious travel startup learned during a global pandemic
By Noam Toister - Bookaway Group | March 16, 2022
Acquiring multiple businesses as a startup has been quite a ride over the past nine months. Here are some of the learnings that Bookaway Group has taken from its experience.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How to solve the lodging industry’s tech skills gap
By Sebastien Leitner - Cloudbeds | March 14, 2022
The industry must streamline training, prioritize technology that is easy to use and educate the next generation of hospitality workers.... Read More
Sounding Off: Business travel needs a lot of stars to align right now
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Business travel needs a lot of stars to align right now
By PhocusWire | March 11, 2022
A swift resolution to the Ukraine crisis will be extremely welcome from a humanitarian perspective, most importantly, but a prolonged conflict will not be what a recovering industry - especially corporate travel - needs.... Read More
Four ways to help women win in STEM
Opinion / Technology
Four ways to help women win in STEM
By Sharon Doyle - Travelport | March 9, 2022
Despite the push for gender equality in STEM careers, women are still the minority in these fields. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but there are actions we can all take to balance the scales.... Read More
How women in tech can break through the leadership glass ceiling
Opinion / Online
How women in tech can break through the leadership glass ceiling
By Jane Sun - Trip.com Group | March 8, 2022
As a female business executive and a working mother, striving for gender equality and ensuring women are offered the same opportunities as their male counterparts is really important to me.... Read More
Sounding Off: Wartime decisions may linger long in the memory
Interview / Distribution
Sounding Off: Wartime decisions may linger long in the memory
By PhocusWire | March 4, 2022
Whatever the rationale behnd the decision, Sabre has made a calculated move that it will have to face head-on from the industry and its partners, or change in the coming days and weeks.... Read More