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Articles tagged “microsoft”

Business Travel

Convene Is Counting on Hybrid Meetings Sticking Around to Fuel Its Recovery

Convene CEO Ryan Simonetti thinks his new digital venture could morph into a $100 million-a-year business. His competitors may have something to say about that.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Convene Is Counting on Hybrid Meetings Sticking Around to Fuel Its Recovery

Coronavirus

Amadeus Teams With Microsoft: Take That Sabre and Google

Battling huge losses, and ongoing travel restrictions in Europe, Amadeus' decision to team up with the technology titan could pay off — but the race is on to deliver something tangible as rival Sabre gets to work with Google.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Amadeus Teams With Microsoft: Take That Sabre and Google

Business Travel

Will This Be the Year Corp Travel Agencies Finally Follow Customers Into Chat?

Messaging and collaboration tools help businesses run smoothly in these pandemic times, but not all travel agencies have their finger on the pulse.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Will This Be the Year Corp Travel Agencies Finally Follow Customers Into Chat?

Business Travel

How Virtual Platform Second Life Kept This Small Baltimore Museum Going

Plenty of takeaways for businesses from this ambitious project, including the risks when you embrace the digital lifestyle a little too much.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

How Virtual Platform Second Life Kept This Small Baltimore Museum Going

Business Travel

Do Bill Gates’ Business Travel Predictions Make Any Sense?

Will soundbites like "Zoom parties every day, every night" and other headline-grabbing quotes influence perceptions of the value of business travel, or do we take them with a pinch of salt?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Do Bill Gates’ Business Travel Predictions Make Any Sense?

Business Travel

Amazon Saved a $1 Billion So Far With Corporate Travel Shut Down

The travel industry is clearly being dealt a blow by company travel bans, but could anyone have pictured an amount on this scale?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Amazon Saved a $1 Billion So Far With Corporate Travel Shut Down

Business Travel

Corporate Travel Faces a Grand Experiment

Corporate travel is barreling down an uncertain road to a facelift that could strip it down to essential business by the time the travel sector gets to the other side of its coronavirus rebound.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Corporate Travel Faces a Grand Experiment

Business Travel

Tesla and Microsoft Are Looking For Corporate Travel Agencies to Adopt Customized Business Models

There's a lot of rhetoric about the need to find business models that work for everyone, as the viewpoints of Tesla and Microsoft demonstrate, but there has been little action so far.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Tesla and Microsoft Are Looking For Corporate Travel Agencies to Adopt Customized Business Models

Coronavirus

Empty Rooms Move Marriott and Other Chains Closer to Flexible Pricing for Corporate Guests

Travel buyers stand to gain from dynamic pricing, but this could just be a quick win if hoteliers take a longer term view of that pricing after a recovery.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Empty Rooms Move Marriott and Other Chains Closer to Flexible Pricing for Corporate Guests
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Online Travel

How Smart Buildings Can Help the Tourism Industry be More Responsible and Profitable

Travel brands should be more sustainable, responsible, and inclusive because it’s the right thing to do. But they can also improve the bottom line by taking concrete steps powered by smart building solutions that solve for all these challenges at once.

Microsoft + Skift | 4 years ago

How Smart Buildings Can Help the Tourism Industry be More Responsible and Profitable