Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Gordon Wilson will leave Travelport after taking the company private. The company has a travel technology veteran lined up to take the reins, and Travelport needs all the help it can get to compete against Sabre and Amadeus.
1 week ago
Dennis Schaal and Sean O'Neill, Skift
The travel industry is obsessed with Big Data and artificial intelligence. The genie is out of the bottle. But the best way to use it will trigger an intense debate and much soul-searching.
3 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Many hoteliers will be watching what Cendyn's new president, Tim Sullivan, does to grow his company's software suite, which offers tools for automated marketing, business intelligence, and group sales management. Can it fend off competitors?
4 weeks ago
Microsoft + Skift
Digitizing, streamlining, and simplifying how employees communicate and collaborate is essential to truly empowering firstline workers to deliver results. Providing them with the right tools is key.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
RateGain, a travel tech company backed by private equity, said it has begun a roll-up of hotel tech vendors. It joins a party led by Shiji, Amadeus, Accel-KKR-backed Travel Tripper, Sabre, and Jonas Software.
4 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Computer vision algorithms will have a huge impact on airline and airport operations, according to Marion Mesnage, who heads up the research and innovation team at Amadeus, the travel tech giant.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
By the end of this week, Travelport is expected to leave the public markets in a $4.4 billion leveraged buyout. After months of waiting, the company can finally move on to its next steps.
2 months ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
CEO Luis Cabrera has big plans to invest in digital opportunities, but right now the company is still in the experimental stage.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Case closed. But data breaches seem never-ending.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Sabre has sold operational tools to airlines for years, but the business unit became complacent. CEO Sean Menke has revved up the travel tech company's metabolism. But it will take at least a year for his turnaround to kickstart renewed revenue growth in this unit.
2 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
If — or when — a backlash comes, it would upend the business models of a wide swath of travel industry companies. It would also put many businesses specializing in surveillance of consumers at risk.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Russian regulators have put up obstacles to the long-discussed buyout of the travel technology giant Travelport. Odds are the deal will still be completed, though.
2 months ago