Hospitality Trends

Next-gen hotel guests have checked in The changing guest experience

May 16, 2022

Next-gen hotel guests have
When we imagine the golden era of hospitality, visions of turn-of-thetwentieth-century grandeur and elaborate hotels with live-in general managers (GMs) come to mind. We think of these GMs briskly moving throughout the property, personally knowing each guest and taking care of their every need.

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Musafir.com

Musafir.com is a premium-experience travel website. We offer flights to over 3,000 destinations, hotel stays in over 85,000 properties around the world, holiday experiences and much more. The word musafir (pronounced moo-saa-fir) means “traveler” and we at musafir.com live by three promises to all our travelers in everything we do – great choice, no-nonsense convenience and a premium experience Musafir.com was founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Sachin Gadoya and Albert Dias in August 2007.

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NATURE POSITIVE TRAVEL & TOURISM

whitePaper | September 22, 2022

Travel & Tourism are intrinsically linked to biodiversity and nature. Over half of Travel & Tourism demand is driven by the desire to explore nature, whether it is an international safari of a lifetime or a day trip exploring the countryside. Furthermore, Travel & Tourism is one of six economic sectors with over 80% of its goods and services highly dependent on nature. Similarly, conservation efforts, protected areas and local economies are fuelled by Travel & Tourism revenue and the presence of visitors. In literary terms, nature and biodiversity are the book and the Travel & Tourism sector is the publisher. This interdependence places our sector in a unique position to protect our planet’s natural wonders.

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Oracle Hospitality HotelCloud Services

whitePaper | July 14, 2022

10,000 Transactions is defined as ten thousand unique transactions processed through the Oracle Cloud Service. Transactions may describe various transaction types, including but not limited to sales, returns, exchanges, loyalty transactions, deal transactions, gift card transactions, inventory transactions, petty cash transactions, and/or administrative transactions. For the purposes of Oracle Hospitality Integration Cloud Service, a transaction is defined as a paired message unit consisting of a single request and a corresponding response, which can be initiated from either Oracle or the connected external system. 10,000 transactions are measured on a monthly basis and may describe various transaction types, including but not limited to reservation, rate, availability, profile, membership, configuration, and/or administrative data.

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HARMONISING AIR TRAVEL

whitePaper | May 4, 2022

As we begin to imagine a post-COVID reality, the imperative is to attract once again the millions of people now discouraged from booking flights as a result of confusion over travel requirements, and also to ensure as an industry we are prepared for future health crise The Harmonising Air Travel White Paper is ambitious and far sighted, and was created in consultation with a broad range of aviation stakeholders.

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The force of change in the travel experience

whitePaper | March 10, 2022

The pandemic forced travelers—en masse—to shift their expectations completely and more rapidly than we’ve seen at any other time in history. It changed the playing field around travelers´ behaviors and habits, and caused them to rethink their personal purpose and reevaluate what’s important for them in their life. When it comes to travel, people care less about the way things were, and more about what they want from travel experiences now and into the future

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COVID-19 AND THE FUTURE OF TOURISM IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

whitePaper | March 19, 2022

Tourism in the region has been rapidly transforming for decades. Rising regional incomes and shifting consumer consciousness have shaped the growth of intraregional travel and customer preferences. Global megatrends such as digitalization and globalization have also influenced the sector. Yet even among these major changes, the COVID- 19 pandemic stands as a milestone in tourism’s development in our region. Existing trends, such as digitalization, have been accelerated, and industry faces new demands in areas such as health and safety protocols. Many tourism businesses across the region are thus reimagining the future of tourism and their place in it.

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The Future of Travel Mobility

whitePaper | October 1, 2022

As international travel recovers from the impact of a global pandemic, there are significant new opportunities ahead for the travel mobility market. Beyond expanding roaming services, 5G networks and eSIMs are just some of the solutions shaping the future of travel mobility

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Spotlight

Musafir.com

Musafir.com is a premium-experience travel website. We offer flights to over 3,000 destinations, hotel stays in over 85,000 properties around the world, holiday experiences and much more. The word musafir (pronounced moo-saa-fir) means “traveler” and we at musafir.com live by three promises to all our travelers in everything we do – great choice, no-nonsense convenience and a premium experience Musafir.com was founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Sachin Gadoya and Albert Dias in August 2007.

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