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A flawed update by CrowdStrike on Friday caused a global IT outage,
severely impacting the travel industry by grounding airports, canceling
flights, and causing significant delays for travelers. The financial
repercussions and damage to customer trust are profound, underscoring
the inevitable nature of technological failures. While some … read more
What are the main factors determining hotel website conversion rates?
These factors fall into the business, revenue management, marketing and
technology categories:
Business Factors: Who “owns”
the property website? Who is held accountable for the results and
production of the property website: bookings, … read more
Visiting your hotel’s website has become an almost mandatory part of a traveler’s booking process. It can be the deciding factor.
Taking care of your website is crucial because it’s the first interaction between you and your potential customer. Of course, it’s important to have a fast, efficient, and intuitive website. But it’s just as imp… read more
Travelport, a leading technology company that facilitates travel bookings for numerous travel suppliers globally, and Emirates, one of the premier international airlines, have announced the integration of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Emirates into the Travelport+ platform. This integration also includes enhanced N… read more
For today’s busy hoteliers, having fast and easy access to business
intelligence insights to support confident, data-driven decisions is
critical.
In response to this, Amadeus has unveiled plans to
incorporate Gen AI into an innovative new chatbot for its business
intelligence suite, debuting with … read more
Sabre Hospitality, a division of Sabre Corporation
(NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers
the global travel industry, today announced the launch of SynXis
Concierge.AI, an innovative solution harnessing the power of Generative
AI to tran… read more
The travel industry, worth an estimated $9.5 trillion
in 2023, has long been a prime target for tech giants like Google and
Meta. With AI, they aim to capture a larger share of the lucrative
trav… read more
At Routes Americas 2024 in Bogota, representatives from
Texas-based software and technology company Sabre spoke to Routes about
how changes in route development have led to the need for more robust
data sources.
Sabre is the largest global distribution systems
(GDS) provider for air bookings, as well as offering a broad rang… read more
Amadeus and Accor expand their strategic partnership, with Accor implementing Amadeus’ Central Reservation System (ACRS) for its extensive portfolio of properties globally. Amadeus’ cloud-based technology will help Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, in boosting revenues, maximizing distribution strategies, and building deeper and m… read more
To help increase the reach and reliability of digital connectivity for Africa, Google has announced Umoja, the first ever fiber optic route to directly connect Africa with Australia.
Anchored in Kenya, the Umoja cable route will pass through Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Sou… read more
Global IT outage underlines Travel industry’s need for resilience
Travelport has introduced New Distribution Capability (NDC)
Amadeus introduces AI-powered technology to modernize hotel business intelligence
What’s on the horizon for: Sabre
Google expands connectivity In Africa with Umoja
