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Apple Leisure Group | May 22, 2020

Apple Leisure Group Vacations (ALGV) announced today that it’s coming together with other hospitality operators to participate in a new ‘Buy One, Give One’ program, which serves the dual purpose of generating immediate revenue for hotels suffering from the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and providing a “thank you” gesture to the dedicated healthcare professionals who’ve worked tirelessly on the front lines of the pandemic. As such, ALGV becomes ...

Buying Business Travel | February 03, 2020

Traveleads has become a member of business consortium Focus Travel Partnership. Its membership of Focus comes after the company joined Advantage Business Travel, part of Advantage Travel Partnership, last month. With more than 100 staff based at offices in Leeds, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton, Traveleads was established nearly 50 years ago and organises travel for clients across the corporate, sports, media and production, offshore and marine, and education sectors....

Buying Business Travel | January 13, 2020

Capita Travel and Events said its clients and their travellers are benefitting from easy bookings, enhanced wellbeing and cost savings as a result of 93 pieces of new technology released in 2019. According to the TMC, the technology was built by an in-house team and comprises 251 new product features and five new products. One new solution is the iris suite, which features communications to influence booking behaviours; the iris:go mobile app providing travellers access to their accommodation, a...

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Vonage | March 02, 2022

Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced that VoicePing has chosen the Vonage Video API to power innovative virtual reality (VR) travel experiences via its Dokodemo (Anywhere) Door Trip service. The service uses 360° photography and video, as well as VR goggles and a computer, to enable users to enjoy virtual travel as if they were there in real life. VoicePing is a Japan-based start-up c...