Travel Technology
How Much Hotel Tech Investment Is Just Way Too Much
Some hoteliers risk being overly ambitious in their tech efforts coming out of the pandemic.
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Travel Technology
Nordic Choice Embraces Hotel Tech Reset
How Nordic Choice recently handled a ransomware attack, sold a hotel tech subsidiary, and kept employees engaged while opening 16 hotels makes it an interesting tech example for other hotels.
Startups
Where This Fidelity Venture Fund Is Placing Travel Tech Bets
Many people wonder why some travel startups attract venture funding while others don't. In this interview, Gaurav Tuli, a partner at Fidelity's F-Prime, clears up some of the mystery.
Airlines
2 Visions for Airline Distribution
Airline distribution's fate may lie somewhere between the skeptical view of Tom Klein, the former CEO of Sabre, and the optimistic view of Alice Ferrari, the CEO of Kyte.
Hotels
Why This Hybrid Hospitality Brand Ripped Out Its Tech Stack
Einstein said space-time is warped by matter and energy. The Student Hotel has a big idea, too. It thinks about what it sells in a matrix of space and time. Hoteliers: Study up.
Hotels
Shiji Aims to Fill an Overlooked Hole in Hotel Distribution
No one has cornered the market in enterprise software for hotels. This fractured sector creates opportunities for vendors. One notable pitch is Shiji's call for "total distribution."
Travel Technology
Decoding Yanolja Cloud and Its Hotel Software Strategy
Yanolja Cloud is the world's largest seller of hotel software whose strategy you don't understand. Here are a few "cheat codes," courtesy of the brand's chief strategy officer.
Travel Technology
Stayntouch CEO Aims to Defy the Odds in Hotel Tech Against Oracle Hospitality
It’s never been easier to start a travel tech business, but it’s also never been trickier to scale one. Former equity analyst Tom Underwood became the CEO of Stayntouch because he believes the startup can defy the odds.
Travel Technology
Inside Travelport's Tech Revamp
Travelport has been running a slick marketing campaign about its innovations that showcases dancers and snowboarders. But we wanted the nerdy details about what's technologically changing. So here's the first in-depth interview with the company's new tech chief.
Media and PR
Australia's Travlr to Bring Travel-as-a-Service to U.S. Media Brands
Media brands that publish travel content are seeking enhanced monetization of their work and audiences. The story of one vendor serving them helps to highlight the questions that brands such as BBC and MTV face more generally.