How Travel and Hospitality Companies are Transforming their Customer Experience in the Age of Kayak, Airbnb and Uber

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.

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.

whitePaper | February 10, 2020

In recent years, there have been remarkable breakthroughs in technology which have led to exciting advancements in the way travel and leisure operators conduct business and attract new consumers. It’s been a period of discovery, with operators finding that the strategies that worked in the past, don’t work now. As the recent fate of Thomas Cook shows, there has been casualties as a result. Technology developments are showing no sign of slowing down, as innovation races to keep up with consumer’s expectations. While some brands have already adopted experience apps and slick social media campaigns, others are still in the discovery stage; soaking in insight while incrementally applying updates to their business model. The more businesses lag behind, the more their counterparts will thrive, and that’s a dangerous position to be in. Generation Z, the first digitally native generation, is quickly moving into the prime purchasing position.

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

whitePaper | September 27, 2022

The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Sustainable Tourism has developed the following principles to guide businesses, governments, destinations, travellers and resident communities to better design and manage tourism destinations and practices for many years to come. Over the past 50 years, international arrivals have grown from 200 million to close to 1.6 billion. This tremendous growth in international connectivity and travel has had countless economic and societal benefits worldwide, not least the contribution of 10% of global GDP in recent years and as the generator of 1 in every 10 jobs

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.