travel
Mobile marketing stats every hotelier should know
Remember the days back when mobile phones were nothing more than keypads for calling? These days, even the most basic mobile devices come with WiFi, and 44% of Facebook’s most […]
How is technology changing the travel industry workforce
The hospitality industry is bound by face-to-face conversations that are designed to build healthy relationships between provider and patron. NB: This is an article from SiteMinder Some of the most […]
Why less choice is the new value for travellers
Giving travellers more choice is often touted as the way to personalisation, customer loyalty and more sales. If only it were so simple. Choice is the buzzword in travel merchandising. […]
Key to targeting “second wallet” – ascertain the style of travel
Travellers, just like consumers in any e-commerce category, have distinct ways of shopping. So come to think of it – can two families travelling to a same destination end up […]
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Travel Industry
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks are words that are often seen in today’s business technology headlines. Are robots taking over the world? Or are they just here to […]
How incentives can turn business travellers into bleisure guests
The term ‘bleisure’ may be relatively new but what it defines has been prominent for quite some time. NB: This is an article from SiteMinder Business travellers who add a […]
Blockchain blockbuster: is the travel industry’s invisible battle over?
Back in 2015, when Lufthansa decided to introduce a surcharge on all reservations coming through the global distribution systems (GDSs), Max Izmaylov had just started to think about Winding Tree. […]
GDS: The forgotten leisure channel?
Consternation over the relationship between online travel agencies and hotels has garnered a lot of ink in industry articles over the past several years—that’s understandable. However, one very viable […]
Eight Travel Predictions for 2018, according to Booking.com
From new technology frontiers to walking your way to wellness and big bucket list expeditions, here are the biggest travel trends for 2018 #1: New Tech Frontiers Immersive experiences will […]
Google’s Heckmann on how machine learning will translate to better travel
Ahead of his speaking at WIT, Oliver Heckmann, Vice President, Engineering for Travel and Shopping, Google, shares what’s top of his mind on how new technology such machine learning/AI and […]
