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INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Novacap, Plusgrade | September 18, 2021

Gaining a foothold into the highly lucrative ancillary revenue market, leading Canadian private equity firm Novacap, announced today that it acquired a substantial equity interest in Montreal-based Plusgrade, the global market leader in upgrade technology and a key ancillary revenue partner for their more than 70 partners in air, cruise, and rail. Founded in 2009, Plusgrade helps airlines, cruise lines and rail operators manage and optimize revenue generated from seat upgrad...

HOSPITALITY TRENDS

View, Inc. | April 11, 2022

View, Inc. announced a partnership with InnSpire to offer an integrated and seamless guest experience at the newly opened Versante Hotel in Richmond, British Columbia. View, Inc. is the leader in smart building technologies. InnSpire is the leading provider of a comprehensive hospitality technology suite. The 14-story, five-star boutique hotel, owned by its parent company Sunwins Enterprise Ltd., features floor-to-ceiling View Smart Windows. By eliminating the need for blinds, Vie...

FEATURES AND ADVICE

RateGain Technologies | September 01, 2021

RateGain Technologies announced at the 2021 International Car Rental Show the launch of revAI, the first end-to-end AI-powered demand forecasting and price optimization platform for car rentals to make every forecast profitable. The summer of 2021 witnessed a surge in car rental demand, with most travelers experiencing supply shortages, highlighting the problematic process of forecasting demand accurately and managing fleets more precisely. This supply-demand gap limits revenue ma...

Cardlytics | July 06, 2020

Travel has been devastated by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but new data shows signs of recovery in most sectors of the industry. According to analytics platform Cardlytics, consumers have been spending more in recent weeks as states reopen, with travel agencies jumping from a 93-percent decline year-over-year in April to just a 68-percent drop in early June....