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With COVID-19 significantly impacting travel trends and buyer
behaviors, relying on historical data is no longer enough to plan for
the future. Having access to forward-looking data has never been more
important for the hotel industry than it is today, as hoteliers need a
real-time, comprehensive view of market perfo… read more
The Additional Director General of the India Ministry of Tourism, Ms. Rupinder Brar, said that technology will be a game-changer for the travel start-up industry and government is ready to support new ideas and collaborate with start-ups.
Addressing a webinar on “Travel Start-up Accelerator Series – Towards A Self-Reliant … read more
During SAP Concur’s recent Travel Industry Summit, industry leaders discussed important changes coming to travel in light of COVID-19, including increased flexibility, enhanced end-to-end safety and security measures, and new mobile and touchless technologies. In fact, American Airlines just released an updated app th… read more
Facebook has just unveiled its latest bid for world domination: Libra, a cryptocurrency designed to function as private money anywhere on the planet. In preparing the venture, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been in negotiations with central banks, regulators, and 27 partner companies, each of which will contribute at least $10 mi… read more
Airbnb hosts are reporting a series of worrying privacy breaches happening within the app – allowing them to see the private inboxes of other users. This highly sensitive information included people’s addresses and the codes to their properties.
The issue appears to be occurring worldwide and poses a major secur… read more
This week’s webinar, 'Buyer Discussion: Virtual Payments for the Future of Travel,' featured executives from three different companies sharing their experience with integrating virtual payment systems at their companies: Ryan Pierce, a senior travel manager with Salesforce; Sally Ferrell, a senior manager of Meetings, Events and Global Tr… read more
White Sands Resort & Conference Centre, a 4-star luxury property in Tanzania, strongly recommends RateTiger for its highly effective online distribution and business performance management solutions. The property has been using RateTiger product suite, including RTConnect for channel management, Google Hotel Ads, metasea… read more
A Mauritius based company, inq., formerly known as Synergy Communications, has expanded its horizon into Nigeria by acquiring Vodacom business in the country and two other African nations.
The company in a media statement yesterday, mentioned Zambia and Cote D’Ivoire as the two other countries it had acquired Vodacom b… read more
Last Thursday, the new port terminal was finally opened in Tokyo. The opening was originally planned for the Olympic Games, but it was also postponed due to the corona pandemic. Now the terminal has been completed and would be ready for operation - but the cruise ships will be absent for the time being due to the current situation.… read more
Well, it’s a no-brainer that COVID-19 has impacted our lives in more ways than we could have ever imagined. From being social animals to being socially distanced, a lot has changed. Amidst all the lockdowns, shutdowns and chaos if there’s one industry that has taken the most hit, it has to be the travel industry.
Planes are grounded, and h… read more