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The pandemic has accelerated the evolution of contactless payments from being about cost savings to addressing the overall guest experience. Continuing down the path from contactless to contact-free is the best course of action for customer-focused enterprise hotel and restaurant companies.

Jean-Francois Lalonde, an associate professor at Université Laval in Québec City, studies computer vision and artificial intelligence. He’s also playing a leading role in attracting and hosting events within Canada’s technology sector.

Quick adaptation and innovation have been essential to Houston’s response to Covid-19, through new events, initiatives and technology. With Houston First Corporation on the comms, the problem of Covid-19 went from crippling to simply a new way of being.

Implementing strong health and safety measures, and then communicating them to customers in a clear and meaningful way that builds confidence and loyalty across every touchpoint, is essential for airlines as they navigate a way out of the Covid-19 crisis.

After implementing numerous health and safety protocols, Kansas City is ready to welcome meeting planners back to experience the city’s growing number of new and renovated hotels, which promise to connect business travelers with the city’s convention infrastructure and cultural offerings in exciting new ways.

Under the guidance of a new tourism minister, this Central American country proves that robust safety protocols and crystal-clear messaging are a winning formula when it comes to re-opening borders and empowering travelers in a post-pandemic world.

As the hospitality sector charts a path to recovery, every penny counts. When it comes to maximizing advertising spend, it helps to work with a channel that offers a wide choice of bidding models and the ability to maximize returns through granular operations management.

Regional innovators like Cathy Hogan, an expert within Canada’s natural resources and ocean technology sectors, are continuing to drive the future of meetings, tourism, and economic development within Canada.

Region by region, travel will reemerge in phases. Travel advertisers can reconnect with customers through targeted messaging that acknowledges health and safety concerns and empathizes with the pent-up desire to venture out from local to regional travel experiences.

In this video conversation from Skift Forum Asia, we hear from Gaurav Bhushan, CEO, Lifestyle of Accor and Mark Peters, Co-Founder and Director of Tribe Hotels on the rise of lifestyle hospitality in Asia.