World Inside Out

PhocusWire | February 13, 2020

Business travel management company CWT has launched a messaging service within its myCWT platform. The technology enables travelers to contact a counselor at any time of the day via desktop, mobile or a third party messaging app approved by their employer. Travelers can make bookings, amend or cancel existing trips and retrieve itineraries via the messaging service, which also enables counselors to see the history of a traveler’s interactions. The technology can also be integrated with exi...

Buying Business Travel | January 13, 2020

Traveleads has joined Advantage Business Travel, bringing the consortia’s 2019 total for new members to 15. Listed on the 2019 BBT Leading 50 TMCs, Traveleads was established in 1971 and has service centres manned by travel consultants in Leeds, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton. It currently employs 100 people and has plans to further develop its brand, team, service offering and systems in 2020. Group head of marketing Hayley Collingswood (pictured) commented: “We’re incred...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

RateGain | November 12, 2021

RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, a provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, announced the launch of Content.AI, a self-serve SaaS solution powered by AI to help hotels manage, optimize, enhance as well as distribute content across demand partners to solve for higher conversions. Since the beginning of 2021, RateGain has been launching AI-powered solutions focused on helping hotels get more control on guest acquisition and help them drive recovery. While the firs...

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Globus family of brands | May 19, 2021

More than 60% of American travelers are vaccinated, and 70% of globetrotters are in a "travel state-of-mind" as a result of technological advances. Americans are trying to rekindle their desire to travel with increasing enthusiasm. The award-winning Globus, Cosmos, Avalon Waterways, and Monograms brands have taken notice, inspiring travelers to schedule an exciting comeback to the world they've been missing and rekindle their passion with travel. "Pe...