In our latest wrap-up of news in brief:
ARC partners with GetYourGuide... Verteil Technologies' direct connect India booking... Fujita Kanko's multilingual chatbot... Air Serbia's merchandising push...
ATTRACTIONS: With the closer of its ARC MarketPlace, Airlines Reporting Corporation recommends travel agencies use GetYourGuide to book tours and activities. Agencies referred by ARC will receive an incentive commission from GetYourGuide on bookings completed on the platform.
DISTRIBUTION: Verteil Technologies facilitated the first direct connect booking in India through IATA’s NDC standard. Using its Verteil Direct Connect platform, a British Airways ticket was issued on the Chennai, India-London route... More here.
TICKETING: Travel discovery and booking platform Musement has partnered with ticketing technology firm Ingresso to help travelers book activities. The integration will provide real-time access to attractions and venues on Museument... More here.
AI: Japanese hotelier Fujita Kanko is rolling out a multilingual chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to answer guest questions on properties’ websites. The chatbot will be available in Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese or Korean... More here.
MERCHANDISING: The next phase of growth for Air Serbia will focus on merchandising. Working with Amadeus, Air Serbia has enabled ancillary sales on its entire travel network and will continue to offer travelers tailor-made airline packages... More here.
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