THE TRAVEL MARKETER’S GUIDE TO THE U.S. DIGITAL TRAVEL LANDSCAPE

December 21, 2017

As online travel in the U.S. enters its third decade, the distinction between online and offline travel is blurring. Speak to any travel marketer today and they will almost certainly agree: there is no more “online” vs. “offline” travel marketing. There is only travel marketing. The overwhelming majority of travelers – well over nine in 10 – engage with digital in some form when planning, booking or experiencing a trip.

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The future of hotel late-night check-ins

whitePaper | August 15, 2022

NFTs and Web3 can completely transform businesses and their ability to grow faster and more strategically. From completely new governance structures, which today are mainly found in the form of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), to the tokenization of digital assets with NFTs, completely new strategic opportunities arise for companies.

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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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Virtual collaboration: Enhancing your travel program

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

Integrating virtual collaboration in your managed travel program can make you much more important to your business. It extends your reach to include a strategic responsibility for virtual collaboration, which no one else has picked up in most companies. It also presents a new savings opportunity. This white paper offers a starting point to embark on the total collaboration journey.

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The vendors’ view on the transition to a world of Offers and Orders

whitePaper | October 13, 2022

Based on present trends, we believe it will be possible for some airlines and their partners to see a world of 100% Offers and Orders by 2030. This means that full capabilities, based on global open standards and a modular architecture, need to be ready and available for any airline that wishes to embark on this journey. In partnership with key industry players, IATA has published a vision of a world with 100% Offers and Orders. The New Distribution Capability (NDC) has been a catalyst in this journey to airline retailing. However, many implementations sell rely on legacy artefacts such as filed fares, booking classes, PNRs and E-Tickets/EMDs. Vendors are developing retailing plaƞorms in this context, however, so far, none of them propose a completely legacy-free environment with Offers and Orders only.

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How Supports Airbnb Sustainable Travel In Europe

whitePaper | October 31, 2022

This report shows how updates introduced by Airbnb are diverting bookings away from Europe's busiest tourist hotspots towards lesser visited areas and extending the dispersal of tourism that started with the pandemic.

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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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