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Accor partners with Microsoft for new business offering
This new concept will enable guests around the world to adapt to the new ways of working that are expected to be an enduring legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pacific Asia Travel Association signs Microsoft collaboration
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has announced a collaboration with Microsoft that is designed to improve tourism data collection and develop advanced analytics that help travel industry operators better serve their customers.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group ops for Microsoft technologies
Microsoft Corp. has announced it will collaborate with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to provide Windows 8.1 as a platform for delivering a premium digital experience to the luxury hotel group’s guests.

Microsoft achieves 53% adoption rate increase thanks to Amadeus
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, partnered with Microsoft for the first major implementation of its online booking tool in Russia. Amadeus e-Travel Management is a comprehensive travel management solution which serves corporations´ travel needs through a single entry point.

Microsoft and World Tourism Organization to drive innovation in the tourism sector
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Microsoft signed today an agreement aimed at bringing the benefits of the most advanced technologies to the tourism sector and driving the industry’s evolution towards the computing paradigm of the future.

Microsoft becomes a strategic partner of UNWTO
The World Tourism Organization and Microsoft have signed an agreement aimed at bringing the benefits of the most advanced technologies to the tourism sector and driving the industry’s evolution towards the computing paradigm of the future.

Microsoft chooses Toronto for 2012 Worldwide Partner Conference
One of the world’s most prestigious and advanced conferences will come to Toronto next July as Microsoft Corporation announced today that its Worldwide Partner Conference will meet in Toronto in 2012. To find out all the latest news and information whilst in Toronto, City.Mobi has launched its new guide to the city.

BA opens window on new Microsoft app
British Airways has partnered with Microsoft to be the first UK airline to offer Mobile Boarding to Windows Phone 7 users. Designed around the customer’s needs, the new app provides instant access to tailored information about their next British Airways flight direct from the app’s dynamic home screen, providing real-time updates throughout their journey.
Microsoft appointed RWC 2011 official sponsor
Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced the appointment of Microsoft New Zealand as an Official Sponsor of Rugby World Cup 2011.

World’s first full service travel app launches as a Windows Phone 7 Showcase App
Tripmate247™, the world’s first mobile app allowing users to book all their travel needs direct from their phone, has gone live today exclusively on Windows® Phone 7 as one of the global showcase apps on the new OS.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Standardizes Architecture on Microsoft Platform
Mandarin Oriental embraces Microsoft’s approach to cloud computing and the “connected traveler.”

Microsoft and Expedia.co.uk launch first dedicated browser for travel enthusiasts
65 per cent of holiday hungry Brits agree that the best deals are found online