Does Virtual Reality Have a Place in Travel?

whitePaper | December 16, 2019

The holiday season is quickly approaching, it’s essential that your destination or your hotel have the right Digital Marketing strategy guidelines laid out to boost engagement, visits and direct bookings.

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Despite significant advances throughout travel and tourism, many aspects of international travel remain encumbered by manual processes that are susceptible to fraud. For many years, aspiring voices from government and industry have advocated a vision of better travel experiences. A vision where outdated paper-based processes are replaced by modern digital processes that include strong identity assurance; and where passengers can travel from anywhere to anywhere using just their Digital Identity1 But as both the travel and tourism sectors – and the technology that underpins them – have been transformed, it is important for governments to begin developing their own strategies to deliver safe, secure and seamless travel for all international travelers, regardless of their mode of transport.

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Carbon reduction is often the primary focus for business travel sustainability initiatives, as confirmed by research among travel managers and procurement officers commissioned for this report. While decarbonization is a critical imperative for the industry, reducing carbon is just one opportunity for improving overall sustainability across travel and meetings, particularly when it comes to the hotel stay. Here, being “green” is complex and encompasses waste management, energy and water conservation, and responsible sourcing – as well as wider sustainability goals such as social impact on employees and host communities.

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

Travel retail is a complex channel which includes airport retail (duty free & food services), cruise & ferry, border stores and other smaller channels. Airport retail is the biggest channel with a focus on international travellers. Retail is operated through a concession model which is costly for retailers which in turn must focus on high value and profit categories & products.

whitePaper | July 8, 2022

after two long and challenging years, business travel is poised to return to its pre-pandemic highs ahead of schedule. At UATP, we’ve always been bullish on the rebound of the business travel. We have never believed that our industry could be replaced with Zoom meetings or Teams calls. Business is best conducted face-to-face – that’s just the best way to do it

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

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