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Corporate Traveller launches free SME toolkit
According to Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller, SMEs are leading the business travel sector’s recovery around the globe – and for good reason.
"Business travel is about solidifying relationships, getting things done and growing one’s business. SMEs are travelling because they can’t af… read more
Sabre brings together travel participants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, hosted a series of technology sessions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week. The events offered a unique view into the industry’s recovery and rising trends and expectations, celebrated resilience and growth and marked the openi… read more
Africa’s Travel Indaba to showcase continent’s diverse tourism offerings
With the return of tourism activities in Africa having seen a leap in the first quarter of the year, the continent’s tourism sector is bracing itself to once again conduct business at the upcoming Africa’s Travel Indaba.
The successful hosting of the 16th Meetings Africa event by South Africa has sent a strong signal to the world about the… read more
WeTravel unites with Tourism Cares on Meaningful Travel Map
WeTravel - the world’s vertical SaaS for the multi-day travel industry, used by more than 3,000 group and multi-day travel businesses to provide their end-to-end booking experience in one platform - announces its sponsorship of Tourism Cares’ newly created Meaningful Travel Map of North America, connecting travel businesses with bookable, … read more
Four tips to grow your Instagram travel blog
Travel blogs are essential for destinations because of the content bloggers produce. As users come across these pages, they watch and read about these experiences. As a result, these posts boost their motivation to consider traveling to the location.
If you’re a business owner of a travel company, your main responsibility is to drive the a… read more
Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection
The Equiano cable, the first of its kind to reach Africa, has wound its way from Portugal and will double internet speed for Togo's 8-million residents, Google said in a statement.
That may be a taste of things to come for other countries set to benefit in a region where internet use is rising fast but where networks are often crippling… read more
CRS + PMS = Success!
Everyone who has been working in hotel technology knows that one of the biggest hurdles for hotels in adopting operational technology is the difficulties in fully integrating all their systems. We’ve all heard “we integrate to that” (eye roll).
Integration between systems can be time-consuming and costly. Even once the initial integration … read more
AfricaTech Awards to spotlight the next generation of African innovators
AfricaTech Awards opens call for applications to recognize cutting-edge solutions in the climate tech, health tech, and fintech sectors
PARIS, France, 08th March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) today announced a call for applications for the first editio… read more
Sabre closes sale of its AirCentre airline operations portfolio
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced the successful closing of the previously-announced agreement to sell its AirCentre airline operations portfolio to CAE, a technology leader in digital flight and crew operations.
The transaction, valued at $392.5 million, … read more
Hotelbeds expands partnership with RateTiger as the company launches new pricing model
Hotelbeds has just unveiled a new occupancy-based pricing model (OBP), giving hoteliers the power to maximise the exposure of their rooms by displaying different occupancy options – another great tool in their armoury as people start to get moving again.
The new strategy, in collaboration with one of our key connectivity partners - … read more
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