Articles tagged “booking technology”

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Travel Booking

New Insights: Understanding What Makes Today’s Traveler Click

A new report by Contentsquare presents important benchmark data and insights to help tourism and hospitality businesses create a digital experience that meets the wants and needs of today’s travelers.

Contentsquare + Skift | 6 months ago

New Insights: Understanding What Makes Today’s Traveler Click

Skift Meetings

Being Nimble is Key for Both Event Planners and Venues

In this episode of the Event Manager Podcast, we’re joined by Jeff Bzdawka, chief executive officer of Knowland, a hospitality data analytics and technology company.

7 months ago
Being Nimble is Key for Both Event Planners and Venues
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Travel Booking

Open Distribution: A New Hotel Booking Model for Hospitality’s Future

The hotel booking ecosystem is weighed down by siloed software systems, middlemen who take a piece of the RevPAR pie, and guests who don’t have as much control over their experiences as they should. The founder of Impala spoke to SkiftX about how to eliminate these issues with a new model: Open Distribution.

Impala + Skift | 9 months ago

Open Distribution: A New Hotel Booking Model for Hospitality’s Future
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Airlines

How Singapore Airlines Uses Tech to Transform Each Step of the Traveler Journey

Technology has proven to be a valuable friend to airlines in the Covid-19 era. As they reimagine every aspect of the travel experience to make trips as safe as possible for passengers and employees, digital solutions, for everything from booking to in-flight entertainment, have become vital.

Singapore Airlines + Skift | 2 years ago

How Singapore Airlines Uses Tech to Transform Each Step of the Traveler Journey

Business Travel

What’s It Like Recruiting in a Pandemic? These 3 Corp Travel Startups Can Tell You

You can glean a fair idea of where travel management is heading from these vacancies — and how the pandemic has changed the art of hiring.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 2 years ago

What’s It Like Recruiting in a Pandemic? These 3 Corp Travel Startups Can Tell You

Business Travel

Indonesia’s Traveloka Gears Up for Possible IPO With Renewed Focus on Local Offerings

Traveloka is strengthening its local offerings with a potential public listing in its future, either through a traditional IPO or a red hot SPAC. The approach may be paying off as the company works to bolster its operations for a post-pandemic world, but how much more localization can the app offer?

Reem Abdellatif, Skift | 2 years ago

Indonesia’s Traveloka Gears Up for Possible IPO With Renewed Focus on Local Offerings

Business Travel

Are Companies Ready to Travel When the World Switches Back On?

The situation is dire for many suppliers, but corporate travel managers could help hotels and airlines prepare for the rebound — if they act responsibly.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Are Companies Ready to Travel When the World Switches Back On?

Tourism

Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Low-Tech Achilles’ Heel of Tours and Attractions in Asia

For many players in Asia’s tours and activities space, dealing with mounting coronavirus cancellations is proving to be a pain point without the aid of robust technology systems in place. This crisis will be a sharp reminder that digitalization is the way to go.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Low-Tech Achilles’ Heel of Tours and Attractions in Asia

Airlines

Travel Megatrends 2019: Travel Upselling Gets Smarter Than Ever

Travel companies have long tried to woo their current customers into buying more, but their promotional tactics have tended to be generic and blunt. Not anymore. Brands are now adopting sophisticated technology to make their sales pitches relevant and effective.

Sean O’Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Megatrends 2019: Travel Upselling Gets Smarter Than Ever