An Option For Your Managed Travel Program?

May 12, 2017

A year after the concept is known as “Open Booking” was first introduced, the travel industry continues to debate the advantages, obstacles, and costs of a new style of travel management. About one-third of 139, travel buyers/managers surveyed in February-March by The BTN Group and Travel and Transport said they had considered the pros and cons of open booking while another 29 percent said they expected to do so in the next six months.

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VisitOSLO is a limited company with shareholders from the city's travel trade and commerce. Our shareholders and partners are local, regional and national companies operating within travel, tourism and transportation.

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Decarbonizing Aviation

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

This paper provides data and context on the challenges, evaluates some of the proposed innovations and suggests ways to overcome potential blockers. In the introduction, we explain why the challenge of decarbonizing aviation is important and unsolved, what makes a good technology and then highlight 65 companies leading the charge in these areas.

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Maximizing revenue across the traveler’s journey

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

The travel technology world is thriving, with a considerable amount of innovation occurring in Ireland. To highlight this, Enterprise Ireland, the trade and development agency of the Irish government, commissioned Atmosphere Research Group, an independent and objective travel industry market research firm, to prepare this Thought Leadership Paper. Atmosphere Research interviewed 10 of Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio companies, forming our own opinions about each firm. The report also includes data from Atmosphere’s proprietary studies of travelers in five countries that Enterprise Ireland selected:

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Guide to Digital Marketing for Tours, Activities, & Attractions

whitePaper | April 6, 2022

Attractions, tours, and activities marketers face unique challenges within the travel space. As a travel vertical that often deals with last-minute bookers and walk-ups, and still invests heavily in out-of-home advertising solutions, online marketing can seem daunting, time-consuming, or unnecessary. However, there is a massive opportunity to capture online bookings: operators sold $44 billion worth of experiences through their own websites and online travel agencies (OTAs) in 20191 indicating that there are more dollars for the taking, and more ways to engage with your potential visitors

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Maximize the Guest Experience with Digital Signage for Hotels and Resorts

whitePaper | September 18, 2022

There’s no doubt about it – hospitality is big business. The travel and tourism sector in the US alone generated over one and a half trillion dollars in 2015, employing more than seven and a half million people – roughly one out of every 18 Americans works, either directly or indirectly, in an industry that is related to travel or tourism. This seems to be increasing each year with business travel and related events, like conventions, being where the most growth will come from. That means a lot of people from all walks of life will be coming through your doors, all of them needing different things at different times.

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The State of Hospitality Distribution: Direct Bookings

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

Commissions, rising acquisition costs, price undercutting – it’s hard to be a modern hotelier and it means that the channels they directly control are more vital than ever before. In the right hands, direct channels and strong funnels to them give hoteliers critical breathing room in the cut-throat world of online accommodation. They can generate big savings for a brand, allow ownership of customer data and potentially help to generate long-term loyalty.

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Holiday digital marketing For the travel and tourism industry

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.

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