Articles tagged “travel booking”

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Travel Agents Could Have a Say in New Rules For Air Travel Passenger

Travel agents could bring a real-world perspective to complex rules shaping the protection of air travel passengers, as part of a modernization proposal for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) watchdog for aviation consumer protection. The Modernization Act (H.R. 3780) would see the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) membership include a dedicated travel agency…

Selene Brophy | 1 day ago

Travel Agents

Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

Managing complexity and adding a human touch has always been the strength of travel agents. They'll need to embrace that as they face the latest travel tech disruptions.

Selene Brophy | 5 days ago

Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

Airlines

Ryanair Almost Sets a New Profit Record

Ryanair has inched closer to profit highs last seen by the company in 2018, with the Irish carrier carefully considering the impact of Boeing delivery delays and its ability to grow its passenger numbers in the year ahead.

Padraic Halpin, Reuters | 2 weeks ago

Ryanair Almost Sets a New Profit Record

Online Travel

The Fintech Platform That Promises Happy Campers

The rain insurance provider could discover plenty of partners on the other side of the Atlantic as more brands and consumers warm to clever insurance add-ons.

Matthew Parsons | 2 weeks ago

The Fintech Platform That Promises Happy Campers

Startups

Worldia Raises $27 Million for Travel Agency Booking Platform

Worldia wants to help travel agents book several parts of a trip through a single platform, and Travel.win is curating travel products that credit card companies can use for their loyalty programs.

Justin Dawes | 3 weeks ago

Worldia Raises $27 Million for Travel Agency Booking Platform
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Travel Booking

A New Era of Airline Retailing: Inside Sabre’s Busy NDC Launch Schedule

As travelers seek better shopping and booking experiences, travel companies must transform both the technology powering their retailing systems and the organizational culture behind them. Recent milestones within Sabre’s Beyond NDC program demonstrate how the company is advancing new retailing opportunities across the entire travel value chain.

Sabre + Skift | 3 weeks ago

A New Era of Airline Retailing: Inside Sabre’s Busy NDC Launch Schedule

Online Travel

Google’s New Generative AI Tools for the Travel Sector

Google may be behind OpenAi regarding generative AI, but it's getting closer to catching up. Interestingly, it used a few travel-relevant examples when demonstrating its latest batch of capabilities.

Justin Dawes | 3 weeks ago

Google’s New Generative AI Tools for the Travel Sector

Online Travel

Google Partners with eDreams Odigeo on Generative AI in Travel

We've heard from travel companies partnering with OpenAI to implement generative AI. Now here's one partnering with Google.

Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago

Google Partners with eDreams Odigeo on Generative AI in Travel

Business Travel

Navan Upgrades its AI Chatbot to Target Corporate Travel Cost-Saving

Conversational search is an exciting space in travel, even for the somewhat tedious side of travel and expenses management, which now sees the virtual assistant role extended into a data analyst. Navan is offering predictive travel budget solutions.

Selene Brophy | 4 weeks ago

Navan Upgrades its AI Chatbot to Target Corporate Travel Cost-Saving

Travel Technology

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships

Based on the company's claims, Journera's product could answer travel company prayers for better connectivity — but as with any startup, the trick is getting potential clients to agree.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships