Sponsored by EyeForTravel A day in the life of somebody dealing with hotel distribution involves fighting lot of fires. “I think distribution teams are becoming more like guardians for rate and inventory parity as we look at what is happening across channels overall,” says Inderpreet Banga, senior director, e-distribution…

easyJet has selected the advanced network simulation solution Amadeus SkySYM by Optym to optimize flight schedules and improve its on-time performance. SkySYM is one of the five solutions offered as part of the Amadeus SKY Suite by Optym, created through the partnership between Amadeus and Optym formed in 2016…

A new IATA Aviation Human Resources Report published this week reveals that customer service jobs in aviation will be in high demand over the coming years but that airlines are finding it hard to attract the right sort of candidate. The report is based on a study conducted by…

Homelike, an online marketplace for long-term business apartment rentals across Europe, has raised $14 million and brought a new investor – Spark Capital – on board. Existing Homelike investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and coparion also contributed to the $14 million round. The German business was set up in 2015  –…

Sponsored by Global Aviation Festival What are the top 10 buzzwords in aviation and travel in 2018? We’ve already identified the top five – digital, experience, loyalty, ancillary and AI/artificial intelligence  – which you can see in the corresponding article here. At the Global Aviation Festival in London we…

tnooz is proud to have been selected by the Global Aviation Festival to be their exclusive live streaming partner for their world class conference and expo beginning September 6, 2018. Presented by JetBlue Technology Ventures, and sponsored by Travelaer, tnooz will be bring you hours of fascinating discussions, interviews…

This is a viewpoint by Ted Sullivan, vice president of resort and destination analytics for Adara. Destination marketers (DMOs) are able to craft a compelling campaign and distribute said campaign on the appropriate channels. But most need help with the third and arguably most important step – measuring the…

Fetch.AI, the smart ledger firm whose founders include scientists and investors from DeepMind, has linked up with hospitality m-commerce specialist wi-Q Technologies to offer AI-powered predictions and personalized offers. Deep Mind, an artificial intelligence research company, was acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported $600 million. Meanwhile, wi-Q recently…

Emerging technologies including blockchain, virtual reality and bots can help corporate travel buyers to improve their sourcing from suppliers, according to a new guide from travel management company BCD Travel. BCD is producing a series of short papers to illustrate to travel buyers how they could soon use new…

In a contract worth $9.3 million, US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected SAP Concur to develop a business travel system prototype that would replace its current Defense Travel System. In the announcement the DoD describes its current system as “aging and inefficient” and says it expects that the…