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Mirai exceeds 5.8 million room nights and $1B TTV in 2023 and targets 20% growth in 2024

Mirai exceeds 5.8 million room nights and $1B TTV in 2023 and targets 20% growth in 2024

Mirai, whose technology solutions enable hotels to maximise direct sales opportunities and minimise distribution costs, proudly announces the closure of 2023 with an impressive milestone of 5.8 million room nights and $1 billion in Total Transaction Value (TTV). Building on this success, Mirai sets ambitious goals to achieve a 20% increase in room nights by the end of 2024, reaching 7+ million.

BEONx secures NextGenerationEU funding for Digital Transformation

BEONx secures NextGenerationEU funding for Digital Transformation

BEONx, a leading travel technology company committed to revolutionising revenue management strategies and achieving profitability for hotels, announces it has secured NextGenerationEU funding via a grant from SEGITTUR, a body under the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism responsible for driving innovation in the Spanish tourism sector, to drive digitalization in the sector.

Digital payments top investment agenda for corporate travel managers

Digital payments top investment agenda for corporate travel managers

A new study from Amadeus – Travel Technology Investment Trends 2024 – finds paying for expenses with personal money and reclaiming from the company is a top concern for travel managers, alongside the cost of auditing expenses, productivity lost by manual expenses claims and inability to identify fraud.

Amadeus signs landmark China Eastern Airlines deal

Amadeus signs landmark China Eastern Airlines deal

China Eastern Airlines has signed a milestone agreement with Amadeus for international NDC distribution. The deal sees the carrier become the first in the Mainland of China to sign for NDC distribution worldwide with Amadeus.

Leading technology and travel brands come together to address sustainable tourism

Leading technology and travel brands come together to address sustainable tourism

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, addressed the Travalyst coalition at its annual convening and urged the industry to put sustainability at the heart of tourism bookings. Travalyst’s founder talked to some of the people and places impacted by travel and tourism; from organisations that train people affected by homelessness to become walking tour guides, to a group that has electrified over 200 Himalayan villages. Travalyst expands its Independent Advisory Group which is made up of world-leading sustainability experts and academics

Amadeus extends Alternative Airlines partnership

Amadeus extends Alternative Airlines partnership

The UK-based online travel agency currently deploys a range of flight search and shopping technology including Amadeus’ new solution to source additional low-cost carrier content called Amadeus Air Extension.