This is a viewpoint from Adam Blackford-Mills, head of digital at MRS Digital. In order to stay competitive in an Airbnb world, hotels need to be making the most of every revenue stream. Pay-per-click is just one of many parts of a hotel’s digital marketing strategy, but it is…

Legacy agreements signed with the global distributions systems (GDSs) are giving business airline bmi a headache. Antony Price, director marketing & customer, bmi, says it is currently stuck in some difficult negotiations to amend “ridiculously long” contracts that were signed five years ago. Price did not say which of the…

Hotel operations system Alice is integrating voice requests made by guests through Amazon Echo devices located in their rooms. Alice is working with Volara, which specialises in voice-based engagement software for the hospitality industry, to allow requests made through Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant to be synced into Alice’s task…

This is a viewpoint from Maureen O’Hanlon, partner at Prism Partnership. Loyalty programs are still all the rage for the major global hotel chains and online travel agencies. While the consumer side of the programs are clear – one must earn points on paid stays to burn points on…

Dutch carrier KLM has created a new AI-based range of tools to help improve the operational efficiency of airlines. KLM has launched a partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to offer a set of AI-enabled solutions and tools that have been developed over the past 18 months. These tools…

Business travellers think their trips could be improved by Artificial Intelligence-based technology but are reluctant about sharing some types of personal data. A survey by expense and travel management firm SAP Concur found 52% of UK business travellers thought AI would make business trips safer through services such as…

Business travel app Roadmap has secured €4 million in funding to further develop its platform and boost sales. The Netherlands-based company offers a white-label mobile travel platform for “large enterprises” which integrates corporate travel suppliers into a single app. Newion Investments, a specialist in funding B2B enterprise software companies,…

This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in June 2018.   Wednesday 6 June 2018 Amadeus appoints retail lead The company has announced that Leon Herce will lead the retail segment of its Travel Channels segment, taking over from Joost Schuring….

Hotel tech specialist Mews has raised €6 million in funding to continue its “aggressive” expansion plans. London-based Mews offers cloud-based property management software to hotels and other accommodation providers designed to automate back office functions. The new round of investment is being led by technology-focused UK venture capital firm…

This is an article from TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. China theme park operator OCT Group is to invest $312 million in Tongcheng Tourism (LY.com) as part of  a strategic cooperation deal between the two. OCT Group becomes a strategic shareholder of Tongcheng Tourism…