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Airlines
The new partnership between Emirates and the NBA will see the league rename its in-season tournament to the “Emirates NBA Cup.”
Meghna Maharishi | 2 months ago
News Blog
Tripadvisor co-founder Steve Kaufer, who stepped down as CEO last year after 22 years at the helm, has just unveiled his next big venture. Kaufer announced on Thursday that he's launching Give Freely, a startup that aims to attract more funding for charities. Give Freely, a web browser extension that consumers can add to their…
Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago
Ground Transport
Hilton's experiment with the ride-sharing service finally offers a bit more than just reminding you to hail an Uber from the Hilton HHonors mobile app.
Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago
Hotels
Robots in hotels aren't a new phenomenon, but this is the first one to be powered by IBM's Watson.
Partnerships
There's a shift in the way smart hotels are marketing themselves. Big budget ads and single-track campaigns are being put on the back burner as marketers move towards personalization, continious conversations, and guest-centricity.
Revinate | 9 years ago
In order to stay competitive, hotels need to shift away from marketing that only highlights themselves and focus on strategies that put guests first.
“It’s not uncommon for reservations to be received from a channel and then sit with a hotel for days without ever being captured into its PMS or CRS ... the inaccurate data means those hoteliers never truly know their correct, real-time supply, making it impossible to make good and informed business decisions.”
SiteMinder | 10 years ago
Guests have grown to expect more personalized and custom-tailored experiences. In order to keep up, hotels are facing a need to utilize technology that lets them efficiently segment customers and provide better guest experiences.
Revinate | 10 years ago
Online Travel
The cloud has fundamentally democratized best-of-breed technology. A small, independent hotel today can be using the same technology as the largest chains in the world, and have an equal opportunity to manage the increasing complexities of online distribution and direct bookings.
Some business travelers just want to have a little fun. After all, the stuffy conference room isn’t for everyone. After a long day of meetings, shouldn’t the last thing on the agenda be poolside drinks on a rooftop?
Gansevoort Park | 10 years ago
