Industry Outlook

Conscious Comeback: Influencing a Sustainable and Regenerative Future for the Travel & Tourism Industry

July 20, 2021

Conscious Comeback Influencing
The travel industry is at an inflection point as it recovers
from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The confluence of a shift in consumer mindset, recognition of travel
and tourism as an economic driver, and more robust acknowledgment on Wall Street of compatibility between
profit and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
standards, creates the optimal time to focus on a more
sustainable future.

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Club Travel Corporate

Club Travel Corporate is a corporate travel management brand established in response to the very specific needs of corporate travel as identified over two decades of experience in the South African travel industry.

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BIG DATA FOR BETTER TOURISM POLICY,MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY FROM COVID-19

whitePaper | December 22, 2021

Tourism suffered the greatest crisis on record in 2020. International arrivals plunged by 73% as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted nearly all governments around the world to introduce a range of measures to restrict travel, including border closures to tourists.

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21st Century Forecasting for the Travel & Hospitality Industry

whitePaper | May 20, 2021

Forecasting is a decision-making tool that helps businesses cope with the impact of the future’s uncertainty by examining historical data and trends. Businesses across every industry need to forecast components of their operations, and that is particularly important, and challenging, in times of uncertainty. Actionable forecasts in the Travel and Hospitality industry bring particular value: how many guests will arrive and when, how to staff accordingly, adjusting inventory positions, modelling the impact of promotions/events on business performance, optimising pricing/revenue management, and projecting revenue/cash flow. Forecast too high and the business will be inefficient with resources: likely buying too much product, facing potential spoilage or waste, while also missing opportunities to invest capital elsewhere.

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Co-Op Marketing for Destinations: The Path Forward for Covid-19 Recovery

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Covid-19 is creating a make or break moment for destination marketing. With the vital flow of tourism traffic either interrupted or slowed by the pandemic, many destinations find themselves cut off from a critical source of funding used to drive future promotion and help local communities recover. Even worse, this situation has disrupted the historic symbiotic relationship between destination organizations and local tourism businesses like hotels, tour operators, restaurants, and attractions forcing them to make tough decisions about how to stay visible to travelers during this difficult moment

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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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Opening the door to a world of opportunities 5G in travel

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

5G allows IoT devices to communicate and share data faster than ever. 5G boosts cellular bandwidth, making it easier to network large numbers of IoT devices together. 5G offers ultra-low latency that reduces data processing and internet response times.

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An Uncertain Future: COVID-19's Global Impact on the Travel Industry

whitePaper | April 14, 2021

The insights in this whitepaper are based on SimilarWeb data. To gain an exhaustive and unified view of the travel industry, we analyzed internet traffic and user acquisition strategies for the top travel (OTA, flights, and accommodation) sites in the United States and select countries worldwide. The data includes traffic from desktop and mobile web, and provides year-over-year and month-over-month comparisons.

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Spotlight

Club Travel Corporate

Club Travel Corporate is a corporate travel management brand established in response to the very specific needs of corporate travel as identified over two decades of experience in the South African travel industry.

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