BUSINESS TRAVEL IS BOOMING

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic not only dramatically limited travel but also caused permanent shifts in traveler behavior, forever changing “business as usual” for airlines. No touchpoints with travelers have changed more profoundly than loyalty programs. In 2020, airline industry revenues totaled $328 billion, about 40% of revenue from the previous year, McKinsey reports. Benefits designed for frequent flyers continue to lose their efficacy as uncertainty around the return of business travel remains.

whitePaper | November 21, 2022

The foundations of good design are form and function, and this is true in the hospitality industry as well. Above all, it is critical that the interior design of hospitality spaces creates an inviting atmosphere for guests while ensuring safety and security, a smooth flow and an engaging spatial experience. A hospitality space's foundational backdrop is made up of its flooring and walls. When choosing flooring and cladding materials, a range of considerations come into play: performance, safety, maintenance costs, and more. For hightraffic areas, they must be durable and functional, while delivering premium, on-trend aesthetics. The selection of materials that add value and improve both comfort and visual appeal is essential to the establishment's success.

whitePaper | August 5, 2022

Oracle Hospitality Professional Foundation Cloud Service is the basis of Oracle Hospitality Application Suite enabled in a multi-tenant environment. Users are authorized to access all modules and features of the Oracle Cloud Service.

whitePaper | March 9, 2022

As network connectivity plays an increasingly important role in an intelligent converged infrastructure, hospitality owners and brands are challenged to find ways to leverage technology in order to improve their guest experience. Historically, most hotel networks weren’t designed from the ground up. Instead, they slowly evolved to support a hodgepodge of existing technologies such as DSL (digital subscriber line), DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), and G.hn (data transmission over telephone wiring, coaxial cables, power lines). While these technologies were adequate at the time and maximized the life-span of the current cabling infrastructure, guests continue to demand more from their hospitality network. Today, guests expect a modern hospitality network to offer power, wired and wireless connectivity, and an increasing number of new technologies such as internet of things (IoT) as part of their guest experience.

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.

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

The European travel space is a lucrative business for sites offering accommodations, flights and vacation packages. People in Europe have an average per capita purchasing power of close to €15K and tend to travel more than any other region in the world. But as this report will show, traffic and user acquisition statistics for top travel sites tend to differ when looked at in terms of country, device, category or sector.