Articles tagged “travel technology”

Travel technology company Travelport revealed on Friday it had received a $200 million investment from its owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management. Based in Langley, UK, the privately held…

The startups this week cover a wide range of industries: rideshare, hospitality buying, audio entertainment, hotel restaurant reservations, business travel planning, and travel insurtech.

As the demand for travel keeps growing, consumers expect more from loyalty programs. To help providers increase cardholders’ engagement, iSeatz has released the new “State of Loyalty: 2023 Credit Card Rewards Report,” uncovering point-redemption strategies, trends, and gaps in the North American travel loyalty space.

The online travel agency will embrace “adaptive content” in what could be a significant evolution in the way people look for hotels. But any changes will be dictated by its customers, rather than hype.

Despite the volatility of the past few years, China is on track to become the world’s largest tourism market by 2032. As domestic travel returns, Accor is gaining market share by accelerating growth and tailoring solutions for the Chinese market.

By offering travel insurance as a way to provide end-to-end customer care to their guests, hotels can improve the traveler experience while winning repeat business, growing loyalty, and building customer lifetime value.

Google released Bard this week but has yet to integrate generative AI into its search engine as Microsoft has done with Bing and ChatGPT. But the workings of Bing’s travel itinerary suggestions are less than ideal, so Google has time to catch up.

Bach is curating trips for bachelorette parties, while seven Airbnb veterans decided to start Landfolk and do their own thing in Denmark.

Via, a pioneer in transit technology, announced Thursday that it has acquired Citymapper, a UK-based premier journey planning app and transit technology company. Terms of the transactions are not disclosed.

Digital transformation requires more than investment in new tools and technologies. By keeping the human dimension of hospitality front and center, hotels can maintain flexibility and better address the unforeseen disruptions that are now commonplace.