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VIDEO: Trekksoft on Google and a shifting market in activities
By Kevin May
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March 20, 2019
Software vendors for tour and activity suppliers have a unique spot in the sector - an ability to gauge their customer requirements and understand what consumers want.
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VIDEO: Personalization and its impact on hotels - past, present and future
By Kevin May
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March 19, 2019
The road to personalization in travel has been a slow one, and now, it seems, with technology and 24/7 connections with guests, the opportunity is even greater.
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Marriott CEO: Source of attack still unknown, encryption and decentralization may be future solution
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 7, 2019
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee regarding the cyber attack on Starwood's guest reservation system.
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Booking.com pivots BookingSuite into a hotel tech app store
By Kevin May
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March 6, 2019
The BookingSuite App Store is a collection of currently 45 different services provided by software companies in the industry that cover a range of tools to help hoteliers with their day-to-day...
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BookingPal lands $12M round to boost vacation rental distribution platform
By Linda Fox
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March 4, 2019
Valor Capital Group with Altabix and a “new strategic investor” join Existing investors Amadeus Ventures, PAR Capital Management, Plug and Play Ventures and Thayer Ventures.
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Ground innovation, part 1: The investment path
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 4, 2019
In part one in our ground transportation theme series, we talk to investors about startups in the category.
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Sounding Off: Voice-enabled devices in travel need to be given time
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March 1, 2019
A touch of the "information superhighway - it'll never catch on"-type reactions to voice tech failures should be put to one side.
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Amadeus reports growth across distribution and IT solutions units in 2018
By Linda Fox
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February 28, 2019
Amadeus sees revenue growth across businesses in 2018, hitting almost €5 billion total for the full year in 2018.
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IHG pilots attribute pricing as next stage of reservation system kicks in
By Linda Fox
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February 27, 2019
IHG begins phase two of its Amadeus-built Guest Reservation System development, four years after the project first started.
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Accor goes down experiences route as it unveils All loyalty platform
By Linda Fox
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February 22, 2019
Accor has unveiled its new loyalty platform All combining its loyalty program and distribution.
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Egencia adds hotel chat, package booking features to business travel platform
By Jill Menze
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February 20, 2019
Egencia is rolling out platform updates to benefit both business travelers and travel managers.
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In The Big Chair - Kevin King of Shiji
By Mitra Sorrells
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February 7, 2019
Founded in 1998, Shiji Information Technology Company provides software solutions and services for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment industries, ranging from hotel management...
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Pegasus and Travel Tripper agree to merge in hotel tech wrap-up
By Kevin May
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February 6, 2019
Accel-KKR is putting a "substantial" investment into the merger - bringing together the 11-year-old Travel Tripper with one of the pioneers of the hotel CRS.
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TripActions introduces new flight shopping experience for business travelers
By Mitra Sorrells
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February 5, 2019
TripActions is rolling out a new interface to provide a better flight shopping experience for business travelers.
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What should the travel industry understand about China in the Year of the Pig?
By Kieron Branagan - OpenJaw Technologies
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February 5, 2019
Take a deeper look at what’s going on away from the geopolitical headlines, and marketers will understand how trends in China are going to eventually affect us all.
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