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EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT
Good news for tour operators and booking platforms: dealing with different currencies and cross-border payments has now become much easier thanks to digitalisation.
HOW CAN COMPANIES TARGET CUSTOMERS BETTER WITH THEIR ADVERTISING?
How can a company find out more about its customer groups and reach travellers online, what expectations do these groups have – and how can a company target customers better with its advertising? Answering these questions on Wednesday in a keynote speech opening the Marketing and Distribution track at the ITB Berlin Convention, Michael Trauttmansdorff, director of Product Management, Travel Ads at Google, offered some valuable insights.
Amadeus partners with Microsoft to explore the future of travel
Amadeus and Microsoft have joined forces to co-author a new report exploring how new technologies will make the experience of travel better.
JetBlue signs with Chooose to drive sustainable aviation
JetBlue has announced a partnership with climate tech company Chooose as part of its ongoing focus on sustainability and advancing the use of sustainable aviation fuel.
Royal Jordanian Airlines expands technology agreement with Sabre
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider powering the global travel industry, and Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Jordan, announced the renewal and expansion of a long-term distribution and technology agreement to continue to distribute the carrier's content through Sabre's global distribution system (GDS) and to utilize Sabre's leading technology to achieve its strategic goals.
SITA Supports Smooth Travel at Global Sporting Events
For more than 35 years, SITA has been working alongside host countries and cities to help smooth the path for those involved in global sporting and religious events.
Hamad International Airport receives Airport Carbon Accreditation renewal for emissions reductions
As part of the global airport industry response to the challenge of climate change, MATAR, the Qatar Company for Airport Operation and Management, successfully renewed its ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation Level-3 “Optimisation” for one more year.
ANA and Joby to showcase air taxi services at 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan
ANA HOLDINGS, INC. and Joby Aviation have been selected by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition to operate demonstration flights during the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
Marriott partners with IWF to fight online child exploitation
Marriott International has announced it has joined forces with UK-based nonprofit Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to combat online child exploitation by using technology solutions to restrict guest network access to websites with child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in its hotels.
ABU DHABI ANNOUNCES ¥1 BILLION YEN SPONSORSHIP OF TEAMLAB PHENOMENA ABU DHABI
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX), through its subsidiary Japan Oil Development, Co., Ltd. (JODCO), for ¥1 billion Japanese yen (US$ 7.646 million) sponsorship of the upcoming teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi.
Heathrow’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Scheme Triples Use in 2023
Greener, cleaner jet fuel has become a hot commodity at Heathrow as the airport embarks on the second year of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive scheme.
BCD Travel expands Amadeus partnership
BCD Travel has expanded its agreement with Amadeus as the forward-looking travel management company refines its global technology approach to best capitalise on opportunities in the new era of business travel.