Articles tagged “emerging technology”

Travel Technology

Sojern Expands into New Hotel Tech Via Acquisition. Here’s the Thinking.

Reliable, accessible guest data is like gold for hotels interested in the next generation of customer service. More deals that can capitalize on that are likely on the way.

Justin Dawes | 10 months ago

Sojern Expands into New Hotel Tech Via Acquisition. Here’s the Thinking.

Hotels

Why This New Luxury Hotel in Venice Is Hopping on the NFT Frenzy

Ca' di Dio is the first Venetian luxury hotel to offer a reservation via the trendy asset class NFT, or non-fungible token. Smart hotels everywhere are trying fresh ways to appeal to niche audiences, instead of just rely on Booking.com & company.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Why This New Luxury Hotel in Venice Is Hopping on the NFT Frenzy

Online Travel

Pandemic May Revive Fortunes of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Travel Content in a Few Niches

Virtual reality has been the next big thing for years, and it always will be. But despite skepticism, the technology shows a potential to help the travel sector in a few specific, high margin cases.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Pandemic May Revive Fortunes of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Travel Content in a Few Niches

Online Travel

Separating Hype From Emerging Tech’s Real Shortcomings Post-Crisis: New Skift Research

Not all tech is worth the hype. But then again, the current crisis will likely accelerate the adoption of some worthwhile emerging technologies. It’s important to know how this will impact the travel industry. We’ve set out the most important technologies to help you burst that hype bubble.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Separating Hype From Emerging Tech’s Real Shortcomings Post-Crisis: New Skift Research

Online Travel

The Impact of Emerging Tech in Travel Post-Coronavirus: New Skift Research

There are so many technologies that can and will impact the travel industry, but it's hard to poke through all the hype and see what will fundamentally change the future of travel. We investigate four technology buckets with the largest potential.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

The Impact of Emerging Tech in Travel Post-Coronavirus: New Skift Research

Hotels

Technologies Every Hotelier Needs to Understand: Latest From Skift Research

The hotel industry needs to catch up with the times when it comes to technology, and we're not just talking about cloud offerings and software-as-a-service technologies. The smart hotelier of today is investing in next generation tech capabilities such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, voice capabilities, virtual reality, robotics, and more, but all with the guest experience in mind.

Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 6 years ago

Technologies Every Hotelier Needs to Understand: Latest From Skift Research

Hotels

New Skift Research Report: Challenges for Hotels to Streamline Back-End Technologies

The hotel tech stack of today should focus entirely on the customer journey and be arranged so that it provides guests a seamless experience. A hotel tech stack that is not integrated on the back-end will feel fragmented on the front-end.

Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 6 years ago

New Skift Research Report: Challenges for Hotels to Streamline Back-End Technologies
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Airlines

Airlines Are Finally on the Cusp of Getting Personalized Retailing Right

Airlines and travel agencies are entering a new world of personalized retailing. While NDC will help push things forward, technology providers also need to think more broadly than the status quo and look ahead to the opportunities emerging technologies will present.

Sabre + Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines Are Finally on the Cusp of Getting Personalized Retailing Right