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Habitas | June 10, 2022

Habitas adds to its extensive accolades by being announced the winner of the prestigious Hospitality Design Awards 2022. Habitas is a sustainable, experience-led hospitality brand with properties on three continents. Habitas AlUla, the brand's most recent endeavor, won the Lifestyle Hotel category of the Awards and was commended for its beautiful, eco-friendly design in the middle of AlUla's desert valley. This honor adds to Habitas' current success, which most recentl...

Travel Technology, Hospitality Trends

Spirit Airlines | July 14, 2022

Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) has completed yet another groundbreaking investment in the Guest experience. Guests can now binge their favorite shows via Spirit Wi-Fi on flights operated by its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The major milestone marks the first time a U.S.-based ultra-low fare airline has offered high-speed Wi-Fi. Spirit partnered with Thales to install the high-speed connectivity solution FlytLIVE to cover Spirit's network across the U.S., Latin America and the ...

Travel Technology

Agilysys | September 19, 2022

The global gaming industry saw record revenue in 2021 and is expected to do so again in 2022, with industry analysts revising expected revenues upward to $876 billion from a previous estimate of $747.9 billion according to the Global Gaming Industry study posted by ReportLinker in July. However, as patrons return in record numbers, owners, operators and management teams are struggling to staff enough positions to serve them.About 6.2 million U.S. hospitality workers lost their jobs in 2020 due t...

Holidu | September 25, 2020

Holidu, a travel tech startup, raised more than $4.6 million (€4 million) from former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen out of his personal fund as part of a $5.8 million (€5 million) extension to its Series C round. Holidu’s signature business is a price-comparison search tool for vacation homes. The Munich-based company has raised more than $55 million to date, according to Crunchbase....