Queensland Tourism Industry Council

Destination and Tourism, Commercial Travel

KAYAK | January 27, 2023

KAYAK, the leading search engine for travel, recently announced that it has partnered with Affirm, a payment network, to make its payment operations flexible and to empower its travelers in the United States. According to KAYAK search data, flight prices are rising by about 40% per year. Despite increased flight prices, travelers are still searching for flight bookings in 2023. With Affirm, KAYAK is making it easier for travelers to plan and pay for their trips this year. Now, a...

Industry Outlook,Hospitality Trends

Quorum Hotels & Resorts | December 02, 2022

Quorum Hotels & Resorts, a California and Texas-based hotel management company, announced the latest additions to its growing hotel management portfolio with two coastal California properties – Inn at the Pier Pismo Beach, and Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara, Tapestry Collection by Hilton.A 2022 addition to the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, the historic Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara completed a full property renovation and rebrand in August 2022, honoring its Spanish Colonial roots ...

Travel Technology

Incode Technologies Inc | November 10, 2022

Incode Technologies Inc., the next-generation identity verification and authentication platform for global enterprises, announced a strategic partnership with Hoteza, the smart hotel communication systems provider. Through this partnership, guests can now start their check-in journey before arriving at their hotel destination through Incode's biometric verification process. Guests experience a seamless Self-Check-In process on the Hoteza Guest Journey Platform, Hoteza's cloud-based...

Travel Technology

TixCarte | February 12, 2021

In numerous regards the effect of Covid-19 to the tourism industry is apparent and without a doubt changing. With travel limitations basically everywhere on the world and the majority of the tourism attractions being closed down, COVID-19 has managed a staggering hit to the business. Notwithstanding, rotating or adjusting to endure is one exertion to remain in business and will include the utilization of technology which could carry a positive lift to new companies occupied with travel tech as a...