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Enterprise hotel and restaurant companies are facing many challenges right now due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But one upside is that it’s accelerating the usage of new technologies that make it easier to provide a more seamless consumer experience powered by data. Fortunately, these new tech tools are likely here to stay.

In this video conversation from Skift Global Forum, we hear from Josh Neckes, Co-Founder and President of Simon Data about the ways in which the company is delivering exceptional experiences.

In this video conversation from Skift Global Forum, we hear from Destination Canada Business Events about the crucial role that local experts will play in driving the future of business events and sustaining economic growth.

Travel demand continues to rebuild at a slow pace due to Covid-19 border restrictions and health and safety concerns. Travel brands can shore up confidence and build loyalty by engaging with customers in meaningful ways throughout the travel journey, which includes pre- and post-trip airport touchpoints.

As the travel industry looks toward recovery, understanding the attitudes and motivations of those who will be looking to travel again soon is critical to creating connections between advertisers and travelers as they dream, consider, and book their next trip.

Virtually all industries have seen a rise in contactless payments due to new health and safety measures around Covid-19. For travel suppliers, supporting personalized touch-free payment experiences has increasingly become a benchmark for success.

Atlanta’s BeltLine loop has already transformed the way meeting and event attendees can experience the city, and will continue to do so as the project continues to develop through 2030.

Tapping into local experts like Dr. Vikram Misra, a professor in microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan, is helping Destination Canada attract meetings, break down silos, and drive long-term economic growth.

Supported by a WTTC Safe Travel Stamp, Costa Rica’s borders have slowly re-opened to international tourism. We chat to hotel operators on the ground about the fresh protocols, and the path to recovery.

With people spending more time at home — perusing social media on their mobile devices while dreaming about their next trip — travel brands have an opportunity to get customers booking again by creating compelling discovery and trip-planning experiences.