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Articles tagged “technology”

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

The tour operator sector feels like the hotel industry of yesteryear. With billions in market value hiding in plain sight, it seems primed to have its decade of intense innovation.

Tony Carne, Skift | 2 years ago

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

Short-Term Rentals

Behind Sonder’s Multi-Pronged Tech Approach to Sell More Rooms

The self-proclaimed next-generation hospitality company has a finely tuned strategy, but it may be a slow-burner as profits continue to be elusive.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Behind Sonder’s Multi-Pronged Tech Approach to Sell More Rooms

Hotels

Robots and Automation Move From Novelty to Necessity in Hotels

Given the constraints of today’s labor market — and the speed to onboard new hospitality talent — it’s time to push the envelope when it comes to artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 2 years ago

Robots and Automation Move From Novelty to Necessity in Hotels

Airlines

Investor 777 Buys AeroCRS to Build Tech Stack for Smaller Airlines

Investment firm 777 Partners hasn't only bought 68 Boeing 737 Max jets for its budget airlines. It has also been rolling up software vendors, competing with other airline tech providers.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Investor 777 Buys AeroCRS to Build Tech Stack for Smaller Airlines

Hotels

Kayak CEO on Gaining a Meta Advantage in Guest Experience

Perhaps the big hotel chains will learn that high tech doesn't have to mean a lack of hospitality and a guest experience devoid of personality.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Kayak CEO on Gaining a Meta Advantage in Guest Experience

Travel Technology

Mondee Reportedly Gets $20 Million From Travelport Owners to Support Going Public

Some recent efforts by businesses to go public via mergers with blank check companies have stalled or fizzled. But it's a vote of confidence in Mondee that Travelport's financial sponsors, Elliott Management and Siris Capital, are reportedly putting up money to support the travel tech company in going public.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Mondee Reportedly Gets $20 Million From Travelport Owners to Support Going Public

Hotels

Luxury Hotels Turn to Unlikely Tech to Fight Bedbugs

No one wants to pay ultra-luxe prices and be forced to think about bugs when they’re on vacation. That’s exactly why Valpas hopes it's created a better bug trap to allow guests to have a pest-free stay.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Luxury Hotels Turn to Unlikely Tech to Fight Bedbugs

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

Advertising Tech Firms Adjust Brand Strategies for Travel’s Labor Shortage

We take the pulse of the "adtech" sector, look exclusively at its newest player, and find out how hoteliers and other travel suppliers are approaching online advertising at a time of acute labor shortages and regulatory changes.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Advertising Tech Firms Adjust Brand Strategies for Travel’s Labor Shortage

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Target Families to Expand Reach of Luxury Cultural Travel

Although a growing number of families are eager to travel together, convincing them to shell out big money for seemingly dry experiences is a tall order. So tour operators need to create lively environments for children to make their trips more appealing for the lucrative market.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tour Operators Target Families to Expand Reach of Luxury Cultural Travel