Articles tagged “airline retail”

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Airlines

Skift Aviation Forum Video: Reimagining the Modern Retailing Experience

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2023, we hear from Kartik Yellepeddi, vice president of product and offer and order at FLYR, and Mike Melton, principal architect at Google Cloud, about the challenges, gaps, and opportunities in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) for the airline industry, including the need for data, technology integration, and talent.

FLYR + Skift | 5 months ago

Skift Aviation Forum Video: Reimagining the Modern Retailing Experience
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Airlines

How Airlines Can Transform Retail Experiences: New Transition Guide

The new “Airline Retailing Transition Guide” offers a flexible, phased approach to help airlines shift to a modern retailing experience. Using smarter, more efficient ways to organize and implement technology, airlines can transition smoothly and efficiently while maintaining business continuity.

Sabre + Skift | 6 months ago

How Airlines Can Transform Retail Experiences: New Transition Guide

Startups

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup
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Airlines

Skift Webinar: How AI Can Improve the Airline Customer Experience

In a recent webinar, FLYR Labs and Avianca joined Skift to discuss how airline business models are evolving to keep pace with traveler expectations. With pressure to adapt to today’s real-world challenges, AI is enabling a step change in airline commercial performance and customer experience.

FLYR + Skift | 12 months ago

Skift Webinar: How AI Can Improve the Airline Customer Experience

Startups

Fetcherr Raises $12.5 Million for Airline Pricing Tech

All the startups that raised money want to help their clients, whether they're airlines, hotels, or suppliers, do away with manual tasks and automate.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Fetcherr Raises $12.5 Million for Airline Pricing Tech
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Airlines

New Strategy Guide: Why the Future of Airline Retailing Is Open

Airlines of all sizes are looking for smarter and more efficient ways to sell more products and services. A new strategy guide by Sabre explores how moving toward an offer and order retailing model will help them achieve this goal while maximizing revenue, operating with more agility, and improving customer satisfaction.

Sabre + Skift | 1 year ago

New Strategy Guide: Why the Future of Airline Retailing Is Open
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Sabre’s Mike Reyes on Navigating the Future of Airline Retailing

Today’s airlines are challenged with maximizing revenue in the face of unpredictable booking patterns, widespread industry disruptions, and evolving traveler expectations. To stay competitive, they need to reconsider the travel retailing experience through the eyes of their customers and overcome limitations at key stages of the travel journey.

Sabre + Skift | 2 years ago

Sabre’s Mike Reyes on Navigating the Future of Airline Retailing

Travel Technology

Could Airlines Sell Travel Better by Offering Playlists of Recommendations?

The future of selling flights won't look exactly like this. But Ricardo Pilon's ideas are helpfully provocative and may help the industry innovate.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Could Airlines Sell Travel Better by Offering Playlists of Recommendations?

Travel Technology

Trip.com Bolsters Flight Search Engine to Boost European Bookings

Western companies such as Hopper and Amadeus are lining up to sell enterprise tech solutions to Trip.com Group. That's because the Chinese travel powerhouse is in a shopping mood. It sees back-end technology as critical for making further market share gains in Europe.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Trip.com Bolsters Flight Search Engine to Boost European Bookings

Airlines

EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights

Airlines need to work more closely with railway operators to fend off climate change activists. But they also need to test new technological ways of selling content from other suppliers. Let's think beyond joint ventures, codeshares, and interlining.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights