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Alipay+ | October 11, 2022

Ant Group announced that Alipay+ has expanded its enablement of seamless travel experiences to Japan, where over 1 million local merchants are now connected to global cross-border digital payments and marketing capabilities to better serve consumers across the world.Universal Studios Japan is the latest partner with Alipay+. Under a joint agreement, the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka will introduce Alipay+’s QR code cross-border digital payments solution, which accepts s...

G Adventures | June 10, 2020

As the tourism industry looks to the future of travel following the COVID-19 pandemic, G Adventures has unveiled a new ‘Travel with Confidence’ policy, which introduces new safety procedures across all future G Adventures trips. Designed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both travellers and employees, while continuing to deliver the adventure of a lifetime, the policy includes new social distancing and hygiene measures, which will be in place from the moment travellers join a tri...

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Chartwell Hospitality | October 28, 2022

Chartwell Hospitality announced it has purchased land in Brentwood and Lebanon, Tenn., to bring new hotels to these suburbs of Nashville. Chartwell Hospitality will transform the land in Brentwood into a TownePlace Suites by Marriott and will build a Home2 Suites by Hilton in Lebanon. Chartwell Hospitality has partnered with Rockbridge on both hotel projects. Chartwell Hospitality will develop and manage both properties.TownePlace Suites by Marriott offers guestrooms with full kitchens, outdoor ...

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Reltio | September 01, 2022

Radisson Hotel Group has selected Reltio’s cloud-native, software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to unlock the power of the Group’s enterprise data, accelerate its business transformation, and enhance its customers’ experiences. In the hospitality business, driving the best-possible outcome for customers is essential to ensure repeat business, and having the right data plays a vital role in assuring those outcomes.Radisson Hotel Group will implement Reltio’s secure, cloud-n...