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HOSPITALITY TRENDS

Grand Hyatt Kuwait | September 17, 2022

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the opening of Grand Hyatt Kuwait – the first Grand Hyatt hotel in the country. The 302-room luxury hotel is situated at 360 Mall – one of the nation’s most immersive luxury, leisure and lifestyle complexes. Grand Hyatt Kuwait is the second Hyatt branded hotel in Kuwait, the sixth hotel under the Grand Hyatt brand in the Middle East, and the twenty-ninth Hyatt branded hotel in the region, all of which participate in the World o...

Buying Business Travel | February 14, 2020

Travel and Transport has revealed a new brand identity to unite its businesses under a global entity with a new logo. Following a third-party brand study including surveys and interviews with customers, travellers, partners and employee-owners, the TMC has taken the decision to retire the Ultramar, Statesman and France variations of the brand. Chairman and CEO Kevin O’Malley commented: “We discovered that embracing our foundation of being authentic, consultative, caring and empowered...

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Tripism, BCD Travel | May 26, 2021

Tripism, a leading business travel planning platform provider, today announced a collaboration with BCD Travel, one of the world's top corporate travel management companies. Tripism will use BCD Travel's Travel Data API to integrate joint client booking data back into its platform as part of this partnership. Tripism can identify when a traveler is returning from a trip using this trip data from BCD Travel, triggering a communication at the ideal moment to request feedback...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Sabre Corporation | October 22, 2020

Sabre Corporation the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, today announced that Sabre and Google are developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven technology platform that is an industry first in travel. The technology, known as Sabre Travel AI™, is infused with Google's state-of-the-art AI technology and advanced machine-learning capabilities that will help customers to deliver highly relevant and personalized content more quickly, delive...