Expedia Group

TravelDailyNews International | November 28, 2019

Operto Guest Technologies is announcing an industry-leading integration and partnership that brings together Operto's Smart Stay property automation solution with Expedia Group Multifamily Solutions. Operto - from the Italian word aperto; meaning to open - enables property managers and hosts to enhance their operations, making them more efficient and providing an elevated guest experience through a curated range of smart home technology. Operto's purpose-built software makes this technol...

PR Newswire | November 13, 2019

Technology can improve travel experiences by reducing pain points and stressors along the journey. Today, Expedia Group and business strategy Firm Magid released the Online Travel Friction Index1, finding travelers want suppliers to offer a seamless travel experience, and to quickly and effectively handle any challenge during their travels. The research is aligned with Expedia Group's priority focus to unleash the power of its platform to build out traveler and partner solutions that can hel...

Travel Trends Today | January 16, 2020

EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, announced a strategic travel technology partnership with Amadeus to grow its footprint across the Asia Pacific region and UAE and become a one-stop shop for travel. The partnership will provide EbixCash’s online websites, travel agents and corporations in Asia Pacific and UAE with greater access to the unrivalled breadth of content offered by the Amadeus Travel Platform, enabling EbixCash to better serve its customers. Built on fully open systems...

Travel Weekly | January 14, 2020

Direct Travel , a roll-up of travel management companies based in the Denver area, has acquired Professional Travel of Cleveland (No. 31 on the Power List). Terms of the acquisition, Direct Travel’s largest in the U.S. to date, were not disclosed. According to Direct Travel, Professional Travel has more than 175 employees with sales of $448 million. Professional Travel’s leadership team will remain in place following the acquisition. “We’re enthusiastic to begin this new ...