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Travelpulse | May 03, 2018

Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, has singlehandedly increased visitation to this country by millions, which has led to billions in spending. A new return on investment (ROI) study conducted by Oxford Economics, which was presented to the Brand USA board of directors this week, showed that since the fiscal year 2013 Brand USA’s efforts are directly responsible for increasing international visitation by an incremental 5.4 million travellers. What's...

Travel And Tour World | June 27, 2019

The Australian Capital Territory recorded its highest ever growth in both visitors staying overnight and the money they spent, as per Tourism Research Australia International Visitor Survey data for the year ending March 2019.The data shows the arrival of 259,408 international visitors, a 4.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year and ahead of the national average growth of 2.7 per cent. These international visitors spent over $600 million for the year ending March 2019.In a qua...

Airlines and Airports

Star Alliance, SITA, NEC Corporation of America | June 17, 2021

The Star Alliance has signed an agreement to extend airport biometric processing technologies with airline IT supplier SITA and NEC Corp. Members of any Star Alliance airline's frequent-flyer program will ultimately be able to access biometric touchpoints at participating airports under the terms of the agreement. SITA's Smart Path technology is already accessible at over 460 airports worldwide, and the addition of NEC to the alliance means they will be able to collaborate...

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...