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Hospitality Trends

Certares | October 26, 2021

Certares Management LLC a leading investment specialist dedicated to the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors (together with its affiliates, "Certares"), in partnership with Highlands Investments LLC ("Highlands") and Monomoy Property Ventures LLC ("MPV"), today announced the acquisition of the 181 key, new-build Embassy Suites Atlanta Midtown located at 290 17th Street NW in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. The deal also included the acquisition of an adjacent land par...

Travel Technology

Serpro, IDEMIA | March 18, 2021

To exploit the new service, passengers will initially have to stop for a photograph when they check-in at the air terminal. That photograph will at that point be contrasted with a picture in a government database, permitting the air terminal to interface the individual's face to their Brazilian CPF number and their travel documents. From that point forward, they will at this point don't have to introduce those documents (either their identification or their boarding pass) as they travel ...

Travel Technology, Industry Outlook, Hospitality Trends

Paysafe | October 21, 2022

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, announced a new integrated payments partnership with HotelKey, a cloud-based software solution provider for the hospitality industry. Paysafe will seamlessly integrate with HotelKey’s software solutions to streamline payments for U.S. hotels across their front-desk, hospitality, retail, food and beverage, and other back-of-house operationsHotelKey’s software solutions are currently deployed across thousands of hotels in t...

PhocusWire | February 12, 2020

Google Maps has unleashed a raft of new features as it marks its 15th birthday. The service, which Google claims has a billion users, now presents users on its Android and iOS app with five tabs: Commute, Contribute, Explore, Saved and Updates. The Explore tab helps users find nearby restaurants, attractions and landmarks by providing them with information, ratings and reviews. The Contribute tab enables users to help others by sharing local knowledge about roads and addresses around them as wel...