Destination and Tourism

Better travel & tourism,better world

November 2, 2022

Better travel & tourism,
Travel & Tourism (T&T) has enjoyed immense success over the past seventy years. By driving economic growth, shaping communities and connecting people worldwide, the sector has unlocked countless social benefits.Having grown rapidly since the 1950s, T&T took off in the 2000s withii the advent of affordable international travel. Today, it accounts for around 10% of global GDP and up to 70% of GDP in some countries (see Figure 2).Not surprisingly, T&T is now considered strategically important, both nationally and internationally.

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Blue Ribbon Cruise & Travel, Inc.

Because you expect and deserve the best, let us show you why Linda and Per Nilsen lead the travel industry as destination specialists. Our years of experience from working onboard the #1 Luxury Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises, enable us to provide some of the most personalized services in the luxury cruise market.

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Oracle Hospitality HotelCloud Services

whitePaper | July 14, 2022

10,000 Transactions is defined as ten thousand unique transactions processed through the Oracle Cloud Service. Transactions may describe various transaction types, including but not limited to sales, returns, exchanges, loyalty transactions, deal transactions, gift card transactions, inventory transactions, petty cash transactions, and/or administrative transactions. For the purposes of Oracle Hospitality Integration Cloud Service, a transaction is defined as a paired message unit consisting of a single request and a corresponding response, which can be initiated from either Oracle or the connected external system. 10,000 transactions are measured on a monthly basis and may describe various transaction types, including but not limited to reservation, rate, availability, profile, membership, configuration, and/or administrative data.

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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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Enabling Safe, Secure and Seamless Travel to Accelerate Border Controls

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.

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NATURE POSITIVE TRAVEL & TOURISM

whitePaper | September 22, 2022

Travel & Tourism are intrinsically linked to biodiversity and nature. Over half of Travel & Tourism demand is driven by the desire to explore nature, whether it is an international safari of a lifetime or a day trip exploring the countryside. Furthermore, Travel & Tourism is one of six economic sectors with over 80% of its goods and services highly dependent on nature. Similarly, conservation efforts, protected areas and local economies are fuelled by Travel & Tourism revenue and the presence of visitors. In literary terms, nature and biodiversity are the book and the Travel & Tourism sector is the publisher. This interdependence places our sector in a unique position to protect our planet’s natural wonders.

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Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Your Way to Digital Personalization.

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

As a marketer, if you are strategizing ways to both differentiate yourself from the competition while also forging better, stronger bonds with your existing customers, personalization should be on your radar. In many ways, digital personalization represents the ultimate experience goal for most organizations — allowing them to fully customize an individual's experience rather than trying to fit all potential customers into a "one size fits all" box that doesn't really exist anymore.

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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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Spotlight

Blue Ribbon Cruise & Travel, Inc.

Because you expect and deserve the best, let us show you why Linda and Per Nilsen lead the travel industry as destination specialists. Our years of experience from working onboard the #1 Luxury Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises, enable us to provide some of the most personalized services in the luxury cruise market.

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