BIKEFRIENDLY

Buying Business Travel | February 03, 2020

Amadeus has completed the acquisition of Sky Suite, the airline network planning software business of Optym, following a three-year partnership. The travel technology firm said it will further integrate Sky Suite into its Airline Platform, including software for network optimisation and simulation, frequency and capacity planning, network planning and forecasting, and a flight scheduling development solution. The two companies have jointly delivered solutions to Southwest Airlines, Easyjet and L...

HOSPITALITY TRENDS

select registry | March 03, 2022

For 50 years, Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America's network of distinguished, independent properties has offered outstanding accommodations and one-of-a-kind experiences to travelers. Select Registry was established in 1972 by travel writer Norman T. Simpson. He was the recognized authority on country inns of his time and traveled the roads and wrote of the unique inns he visited. He identified places that offered what he referred to as, "good honest lodgi...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Fraugster | August 02, 2022

Fraugster, an AI payment intelligence company, together with Worldline, a global leader in secure payments and trusted transactions, has confidently enabled travel merchants to weather the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic with its Chargeback Protection Solution. The solution eliminates chargeback losses for merchants by taking full liability for fraudulent transactions. At the same time, advanced AI trained on global payment data makes more accurate decisions to boost approval rates. Innovations i...

UNWTO | June 23, 2020

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is once again calling on governments across the globe to restart tourism in a responsible way as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a loss of about $195 billion in international tourism receipts over the first four months of 2020. Fortunately, the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that the industry is beginning to come back in some places, including destinations in the Northern Hemisphere....