Articles tagged “travel technology”

Travel Booking

Amadeus Profit Takes Off in First Quarter as Air Travel Recovers

Amadeus, the world's biggest provider of travel booking and airline IT services, has closed its best post-pandemic quarter thanks to the revival of tourism. But its profit was still 73 percent below 2019 levels.

Inti Landauro, Reuters | 2 weeks ago
Amadeus Profit Takes Off in First Quarter as Air Travel Recovers

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 weeks ago
Investor 777 Buys AeroCRS to Build Tech Stack for Smaller Airlines

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 | 4 weeks ago
Mondee Reportedly Gets $20 Million From Travelport Owners to Support Going Public

Hotels

OTA Insight Buys Kriya as Hotel Owners Seek Data Analytics

This deal reflects a broader trend of hotel operators and owners seeking tools to analyze their data. The old way of using a mess of spreadsheets became unmanageable during the labor crunch.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago
OTA Insight Buys Kriya as Hotel Owners Seek Data Analytics

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 | 1 month 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 months ago
Advertising Tech Firms Adjust Brand Strategies for Travel’s Labor Shortage

Business Travel

Former Travelport Execs Launch Platform to Boost Struggling Agencies

ATPI's new TripStax travel tech platform has experienced Travelport alumni at the helm, but its all-in-one retailing philosophy might limit its appeal.

Matthew Parsons | 2 months ago
Former Travelport Execs Launch Platform to Boost Struggling Agencies

Travel Technology

Travel’s Pandemic Digital Push Was Just the Start

The digital ease of booking travel is growing post-pandemic and it's only the beginning.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 months ago
Travel’s Pandemic Digital Push Was Just the Start

Travel Technology

These Startups Want to Digitize the World’s Intercity Buses

Intercity bus travel isn't glamorous. But at least one company will drag this sector online and make piles of money along the way.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago
These Startups Want to Digitize the World’s Intercity Buses

Tourism

Travel’s New Constant Volatility Requires Smarter Embrace of Data

The pandemic may be fading in many markets, but the Ukraine crisis is a reminder that volatility in travel demand is here to stay. Airlines, hotels, and cruise lines need to draw faster insights from their data to thrive.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago
Travel’s New Constant Volatility Requires Smarter Embrace of Data