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Articles tagged “travel technology”

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Airlines

Q&A: Accelerating Digital Transformation to Optimize Airline Revenue

The opportunity for airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) to capitalize on air travel demand has never been greater — but in an age of increasing uncertainty, creating a business strategy centered around technical agility is key.

Hitit + Skift | 3 months ago

Q&A: Accelerating Digital Transformation to Optimize Airline Revenue
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Tourism

How Customer Data Helps Travel Companies Make Smarter Business Decisions

New insights from Visa demonstrate the value of maintaining access to relevant customer data. Understanding the latest trends in consumer spending and payments can give travel companies a leg up on the competition.

Visa + Skift | 3 months ago

How Customer Data Helps Travel Companies Make Smarter Business Decisions

Startups

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

Archer Aviation expects its flying taxis to be in the air in 2025, and Atmosfy wants to change the way people leave dining reviews.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

News Blog

IDEAS: SWISS Adds Free Wi-Fi Chat on Long-Haul Flights

SWISS has announced the introduction of free Wi-Fi enabled internet for chat services on all long-haul flights, beginning in August 2023. The new facility, which will be available across all travel classes, will allow passengers to utilize chat services on smartphones, laptops and tablets for the duration of their flight and will have no upper…

Adam Stacey | 4 months ago

Airlines

Why United Airlines Is Leading Investments in Renewable Fuel Startups

Industry investment is an early step toward massive funding needed to develop sustainable aviation fuel — and funding is just one piece of the complicated puzzle that is adoption of that product. There’s a long way to go.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Why United Airlines Is Leading Investments in Renewable Fuel Startups

News Blog

IDEAS: Omio Launches ChatGPT Plugin, Allowing Search and Comparison of Global Travel Options

Travel booking app Omio has announced the launch of its plugin for ChatGPT, which has been designed to enable users to discover the best way to travel in real-time, using data from Omio’s inventory of bookable tickets and the power of OpenAI’s technology. According to a release from the platform, this is the first plugin of…

Adam Stacey | 4 months ago
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Luxury

Paving the Path to Regenerative Luxury Travel

Travel's focus on sustainability is giving way to the more impactful concept of regeneration. Luxury travel, too, is stepping up, looking beyond minimizing harm to actively restoring and improving ecosystems. The challenge lies in execution, where real-world impact will define success.

Red Sea Global + Skift | 4 months ago

Paving the Path to Regenerative Luxury Travel
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Travel Technology

Skift Webinar: How Will Technology Shape the Next 5 Years of Travel and Hospitality?

In a recent webinar, Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined Skift to explore how cloud technology can unlock foundational innovation for travel and hospitality companies across their organizations.

AWS for Travel and Hospitality + Skift | 4 months ago

Skift Webinar: How Will Technology Shape the Next 5 Years of Travel and Hospitality?

Online Travel

Trip.com Releases Upgraded Trip Planning AI Chatbot

Trip.com beat its biggest competitors in the West with the release of a generative AI chatbot early this year, and the company beat them again with its first major chatbot upgrade.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Trip.com Releases Upgraded Trip Planning AI Chatbot

Tour Operators

Regiondo May Be for Sale After Rezdy-Checkfront Merger

There are an estimated 200 reservation technology providers available in the tours and activities sector. Whether consolidation amongst key platforms will bring meaningful benefits for tour operators remains to be seen.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago

Regiondo May Be for Sale After Rezdy-Checkfront Merger