Travel at 60

Travel Advisor | June 12, 2020

Ralph Iantosca, owner of Iantosca Travel in Irving, Texas, has been a successful high-end travel advisor for many years, with a portfolio of loyal affluent customers. But the pandemic threw his business into disarray with his having to repay commissions while some suppliers did not offer refunds to clients. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” said Iantosca, “but after I got sick and tired of being sick and tired, I decided it was time to redo the way I do busine...

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prnewswire | April 18, 2023

Wind Creek Hospitality announced today a partnership with Fabio Viviani Hospitality, LLC to operate the food and beverage outlets at Wind Creek Chicago Southland, located in the Villages of East Hazel Crest and Homewood. Viviani, who has participated in multiple seasons of Bravo's Top Chef and also has his own cooking show, Fabio's Kitchen, has over 50 locations of various offerings in his portfolio, many of which are in the Chicago area. "Bringing in a...

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RetailMeNot | February 27, 2023

Trip.com, an international travel services provider, has recently launched its solution TripGen, offering live travel assistance with chatbot-designed AI technology. The solution provides customized options for travel routes, travel booking recommendations and itineraries in real-time on the Trip.com platform. It offers all the solutions needed for safe travel in one application, making it more accessible and customer friendly. Trip.com is committed to giving personalized all-in...

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Huawei | August 26, 2021

As part of its move away from hardware, Huawei is scaling up its cloud services and startup support in Asia Pacific and, while travel and hospitality is not top of mind yet, its move into this vertical seems inevitable with the expansion of its headquarters in Singapore and a recent first move in the Middle East. Huawei, facing pressure in Western markets and a slowdown in consumer business amid U.S. sanctions, has been steadily moving its focus away from manufacturing to become a...