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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Alipay+ | September 27, 2022

Leading mobile payment providers across Asia announced today an integration of Alipay+ cross-border digital payment solutions in South Korea in an effort to jointly promote cashless travel in the country.Users of e-wallets including AlipayHK, GCash (the Philippines), Touch ‘n Go eWallet (Malaysia), and TrueMoney (Thailand) are able to pay at over 120,000 merchants using their local mobile payment apps when traveling in South Korea. The collaboration marks the first time for ...

HOSPITALITY TRENDS

Bodhi | July 21, 2022

Software Development LLC has announced three new configurations for the Bodhi intelligent building management platform: a Smart, Premium, and Luxury Hotel Room. “Bodhi is all about the guest experience, Guests can use their phones to unlock the room door, turn on the lights, control the TV and request linens or their car, all of which they love, because it saves them time and headaches,” -Greg Michelier, partn...

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

The World Travel & Tourism Council | April 23, 2022

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched a major new report at its Global Summit in Manila today, to help the sector's stakeholders understand how cyber resilience is shaping the Travel & Tourism sector and plan for a safer and more robust future. The report, 'Codes to resilience,' in joint efforts with Microsoft, draws on comprehensive research and in-depth interviews with cyber security experts in leading Travel & Tourism organizations such as M...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

businesswire | March 23, 2023

Sonder Holdings Inc. a leading next-generation hospitality company that is redefining the guest experience through technology and design, has expanded its business travel segment to include group bookings. Sonder also announced a new partnership with HelmsBriscoe, the global leader in meetings procurement and site selection. Having formally launched its business travel segment in 2021, Sonder continued to expand this area in 2022, including strengthening its position on GDS plat...