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Travel Technology

Travel Technology

IHG Hotels Partners with Google to Build AI Trip Planner

IHG Hotels & Resorts sees a future in helping travelers plan their entire trip, not just where to stay.

Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago

IHG Hotels Partners with Google to Build AI Trip Planner

Skift Originals

Marriott Bonvoy’s New AI Search Tool: 4 Tests Show How It Works — and Doesn’t

Marriott Bonvoy's new AI tool probably isn’t sharp enough yet to be reliable. But as one of the first tools like it by a major hotel brand, it offers an early glimpse at how lodging search could look in the future.

Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago

Marriott Bonvoy’s New AI Search Tool: 4 Tests Show How It Works — and Doesn’t

Skift Research

Tying the Knot Abroad: Market Sizing Indian Wedding Tourism

The Indian outbound travel boom is accompanied by a growing international Indian wedding market, offering lucrative opportunities across the tourism ecosystem.

4 weeks ago
Tying the Knot Abroad: Market Sizing Indian Wedding Tourism

Skift Research

The Opportunity for Long Haul Low-Cost Airlines

Despite the setbacks faced by many low-cost carriers (LCCs) around the world in their long-haul operations, LCCs in the United States and Asia have been steadily increasing their capacity on long-haul routes. So far, the results have been positive. With the availability of better aircrafts, a growing middle class and the evolving travel preferences of young travellers, there could be a billion-dollar opportunity waiting for LCCs.

1 month ago
The Opportunity for Long Haul Low-Cost Airlines

Hotels

DOJ and FTC Weigh in on Hotel Price Collusion Case

Two U.S. federal agencies warned hotel companies that using the same pricing software as rivals use may risk violating antitrust law in highly concentrated markets.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

DOJ and FTC Weigh in on Hotel Price Collusion Case

Airlines

Ryanair Is Crushing It On Social Media: CEO Michael O’Leary Shares the Secret

In a sitdown interview with Skift, Michael O'Leary reveals some of the secrets to Ryanair's viral success, and tells us the two subjects that are absolutely off-limits.

Gordon Smith | 1 month ago

Ryanair Is Crushing It On Social Media: CEO Michael O’Leary Shares the Secret

Travel Technology

Accor Tech Subsidiary D-Edge Acquires LoungeUp to Enhance Guest Contact

This is the latest move in a trend by hotel tech companies to create more comprehensive platforms, meant to help clients fulfill more of their needs in fewer places.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Accor Tech Subsidiary D-Edge Acquires LoungeUp to Enhance Guest Contact

Skift Research

India’s Travel Booking Landscape

India’s travel booking landscape is rapidly shifting online, driven by the younger demographic, rising smartphone penetration, and improving internet connectivity across the country. Currently diverse and fragmented, the online travel landscape, is poised for dynamic growth as local players strive to maintain their dominance and Western OTAs take steps to tap into the emerging opportunity.

2 months ago
India’s Travel Booking Landscape

Travel Technology

Inside Amadeus’ Vision for Biometrics at Airports

With nearly all airlines saying they want to implement biometrics at their airport service centers, there's money in helping them make that happen.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Inside Amadeus’ Vision for Biometrics at Airports

Travel Technology

Amadeus Acquires Voxel for $123 Million to Expand Payments Business

Amadeus acquired another company earlier this year to expand its biometrics business. Now it's taken the same strategy to expand its payments business.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Amadeus Acquires Voxel for $123 Million to Expand Payments Business