Travel Technology, Commercial Travel

Scaling NDC for the digital travel players

July 22, 2022

Scaling NDC for the
IATA is also aware of the “scalability challenges in the leisure market”. Many of our Airlines, Online Travel Agencies, MetaSearch Engines and other Leisure Travel partners have called on Amadeus to find solutions to this. Others have devised their own, and we are seeing some very innovative workarounds in the market.

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Experience the natural beauty of Minnesota lakes country with Thumper Pond Resort, a 250-acre resort situated near Otter Tail Lake. Unwind with a round of golf, or drop the kids off at the waterpark and relax with a good book. No matter what your reason for visiting, Thumper Pond creates a memorable Minnesota travel experience for guests of all ages.

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The Evolving Digital State of the North American Travel Industry

whitePaper | January 5, 2020

The US travel space is rapidly changing. Driving this disruption are three major trends that go hand-in-hand: personalization, early stage consumer acquisitions, and mobile. Personalization is the biggest trend in travel. As of 2017, 57% of US travelers felt that brands should tailor their information based on the personal preferences or past behaviors of consumers. Google and other industry tech giants, like Facebook and Amazon, have been leading this charge through earlier, customized consumer acquisitions. The use of mobile has been paramount in the personalization of travel sales. Mobile also serves as a key platform in early customized consumer acquisitions, experiencing a 50% uptick in travel-related questions stemming from smartphones.

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MR Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Points

whitePaper | July 7, 2022

The Meraki cloud-managed architecture allows users to seamlessly manage campuswide Wi-Fi deployments and distributed multi-site networks with zero-touch access point provisioning, network-wide visibility and control, self-learning RF optimization, seamless firmware updates, and more.

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WHERE TO STAY WHEN TRAVELLING FOR WORK

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

Flight Centre Business Travel is part of the Flight Centre Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel companies. This means we have global negotiation strength larger than many other travel management companies (TMCs). With this negotiation strength, we can access special corporate rates at a vast range of hotel options in all corners of the globe. And the longstanding relationships we’ve built with airlines and hotels means we have the ability to include extras in our rates, such as free wi-fi and free breakfast. These add-ons enhance business travel experience, improving comfort and increasing productivity while travelling for work, as well as passing savings to your company. This is all part of our global smartSTAY corporate benefits programme, and is offered as standard to all Flight Centre Business Travel customers

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Four key levers for large-scale digital transformation success

whitePaper | August 18, 2022

A practical guide for airline modernization based on massive deployments of mission-critical technology and transformation programs in air cargo, airline operations and crew management, loyalty, and passenger services

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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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BOOKING BUSINESS TRAVEL FOR BEGINNERS

whitePaper | November 8, 2019

When it comes to booking business travel, whether you’re responsible for the travel arrangements of a small company with frequent, high-spending travellers, or a business owner who struggles to manage their own bookings, this guide will simplify everyday corporate travel processes. Flight Centre Business Travel has a team of over 170 Travel Experts that book business travel every day. There isn’t anything they don’t know about arranging corporate travel, which is why they’re our ‘experts’. And as Experts, they have some invaluable advice for others that are booking travel for business.

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Spotlight

Thumper Pond

Experience the natural beauty of Minnesota lakes country with Thumper Pond Resort, a 250-acre resort situated near Otter Tail Lake. Unwind with a round of golf, or drop the kids off at the waterpark and relax with a good book. No matter what your reason for visiting, Thumper Pond creates a memorable Minnesota travel experience for guests of all ages.

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