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Articles tagged “stf2018”

Travel Technology

Video: Why Travelport Is Betting Big on Payments and Mobile Booking

Travelport has worked hard over the last few years to develop new airline merchandising and travel payments solutions on a global level. Next comes the challenge of driving wider adoption in the marketplace.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Why Travelport Is Betting Big on Payments and Mobile Booking

Airlines

Video: Why Southwest Airlines Needs a Super-Fast Website

Southwest Airlines wants to keep its passengers happy, booking quickly, and coming back. In this video, Chief Revenue Officer Andrew Watterson explains some of the ways the airline achieves that goal.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Why Southwest Airlines Needs a Super-Fast Website

Hotels

Video: Why AccorHotels Wants to Keep Collecting Brands

If you have a company you want to sell, get in touch with AccorHotels.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Why AccorHotels Wants to Keep Collecting Brands

Airlines

Video: Why Travelers Don’t Trust Airlines on Personalization

Some sophisticated travelers like it when airlines embrace sophisticated personalization strategies, particularly when it means an airline will make a reasonably priced offer for something the customer values, such as an upgrade or a change to an earlier flight. But more casual travelers might find it intrusive. Regardless, personalization likely is here to stay.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Why Travelers Don’t Trust Airlines on Personalization

Online Travel

Video: Expedia Faces Hiring Challenges as Its Tech Needs Shift

Calling all data scientists and engineers with experience at using machine learning. Expedia is hiring.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Expedia Faces Hiring Challenges as Its Tech Needs Shift

Hotels

Video: Hilton Pledges to Keep Innovating for the Next 100 Years

Hilton knows that while technology can be a great problem-solver, the company can't ever forget that it's rooted in the hospitality industry, where, oftentimes, service and true hospitality simply can't be automated.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Video: Hilton Pledges to Keep Innovating for the Next 100 Years

Online Travel

Skift Tech Forum 2018 On-Stage Videos Are Now Live

Hear from executives at Hilton, United, Kayak, and more in our videos from Skift Tech Forum.

Hannah Sampson , Skift | 6 years ago

Skift Tech Forum 2018 On-Stage Videos Are Now Live

Hotels

Video: How Bridgestreet is Reimagining Extended Stay for the Era of the Sharing Economy

Demand for extended stay and alternative accommodation options is on the rise in the business travel sector. But according to Bridgestreet CEO & President Sean Worker, not all extended stay inventory is created equal.

Skift | 6 years ago

Video: How Bridgestreet is Reimagining Extended Stay for the Era of the Sharing Economy

Online Travel

Skift Tech Forum Themes and 9 Other Digital Trends This Week

This week in digital news, travel brands across many sectors thought about the long game at Skift Tech Forum. How can companies balance personalization and privacy? What kind of threat do Google and Amazon present? And how big is the gap between the tech haves and have-nots?

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 6 years ago

Skift Tech Forum Themes and 9 Other Digital Trends This Week

Business Travel

How the Global Distribution Systems Are Fighting for Change

The global distribution systems are finally moving away from the antiquated legacy systems that frustrate travel providers. Will their new cloud-based systems usher in a new era for corporate travel, or help maintain the status quo?

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

How the Global Distribution Systems Are Fighting for Change