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Airports in 2020 and beyond - it's not just all about the airlines
By Benoit Verbaere - SITA
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December 24, 2019
Over the next decade, we will witness an exponentially accelerated pace of change as digital native passengers and airport staff embrace transformative technologies....
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Why 2020 will be the "Year of Airbnb"
By Guy Westlake
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December 17, 2019
With Airbnb’s announced IPO, 2020 is set to be a defining moment in the alternative accommodation industry’s lifecycle....
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Six ways travel marketing will advance in 2020
By Lauren DeMetro - Partnerize
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December 16, 2019
Travel brands will lead the way in marketing innovation in 2020, says Partnerize customer success director Lauren DeMetro....
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Millennials, attribute-based selling, "rogue" OTAs - what hospitality looks like in 2020
By Dave Collier - OTA Insight
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December 13, 2019
In travel and hospitality, it’s tough to single out the most significant forecasts for next year, but these developments will be ones to watch in 2020....
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How airline customer experience will take off with artificial intelligence
By Puneet Mehta - Netomi
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December 11, 2019
Netomi CEO Puneet Mehta says 2020 will be a pivotal year for use of artificial intelligence in the airline industry. ...
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An entrepreneur's vision on the turnaround needed at Expedia Group
By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura
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December 9, 2019
Expedia Group's strategy is unlikely to shift immediately, but it's not too late to apply a new position around acquisitions and put the business back on track at the top table....
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Lessons to reflect on after Expedia Group board presses the nuclear button
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel
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December 6, 2019
Clearly, Mark Okerstrom's "Everest" was deemed one mountain too high by the chairman of the board, Barry Diller - but the ex-CEO was trying his hardest....
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Better, faster, easier: How business travel will transform by 2025
By Danny Finkel - TripActions
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December 6, 2019
A combination of new technology and elevated standards will create the ultimate win-win-win, allowing suppliers, corporate travel managers and business travelers to work together towards unprecedented efficiencies and transparency....
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The big travel payment trends coming in 2020
By Jeremy Dyball - Amadeus
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December 3, 2019
Things are changing rapidly in the area of travel payments - an executive from Amadeus weighs in with four predictions for the coming year....
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Google's playbook to become a Super App in travel
By Mario Gavira
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December 2, 2019
Combine a global army of local experts with Google’s unlimited capacity to track movements of all its Maps users and you get the picture: a rapidly expanding database of the nearly entire human knowledge of any place on earth....
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Read between the lines of travel startup funding to prepare for the future
By Simon Ferguson - Travelport
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November 28, 2019
Travelport's Simon Ferguson says Phocuswright's startup funding report tells the story of the travel industry's future. ...
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Why voice is the travel marketers’s next destination
By Joel Davis - Mighty Social
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November 20, 2019
A new voice-enabled era for travel is coming, and now is the time for brands to take advantage of it....
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Why are tour operators neglecting machine learning?
By Nigel Beighton - chief information officer, Atcore
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November 13, 2019
Machine learning is underused in the travel industry, yet it could significantly improve efficiency....
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The three biggest tech-led trends for airlines right now
By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair
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November 12, 2019
Philippe Der Arslanian shares his take from IATA's recent Airline Industry Retailing Symposium in Bangkok....
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Sounding Off: Reality checks for brand loyalty
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November 8, 2019
Apple has got to be one of the best examples of the modern brand loyalty concept, but what came first: product or brand?...
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