Amazon’s Alexa voice service checks into hotels
Amazon has launched Alexa for Hospitality, a programme designed to bring its voice assistant into hotels, enabling guests to order room service, request housekeeping...
SiteMinder partners with HotelSwaps for hotels to trade unsold inventory
Hotel booking software provider SiteMinder has launched a partnership with HotelSwaps, the world’s first hotel room exchange programme for independently-owned and operated boutique and...
Ascott partners with Tujia for new brand
Unit at Tujia Somerset West Coast Haikou
THE Ascott has unveiled the Tujia Somerset brand of serviced residences, the result of a joint venture with Tujia.com,...
Sabre launches new dynamic pricing solutions for airlines
Sabre Corporation has launched two next-generation pricing solutions said to uncover new revenue opportunities by enabling airlines to address changing market conditions in real...
Melbourne Airport steps up tech transformation with SITA
Melbourne Airport has extended its contract with technology partner SITA for flexible and passenger-friendly technology.
The technology is part of the airport’s multi-billion dollar pipeline...
Singapore travellers can now add vaccine certificates to Google Pay app
Travellers in Singapore can now store and access their HealthCerts securely and conveniently in their Google Pay app, the first digital payments platform that...
Amadeus trials new bot on Line for Thai travel agents
Amadeus is piloting an AI-powered bot that connects travel agents to users of popular chat app, Line.
Developed in partnership with India-based GoHero.ai, the bot –...
Online marketplace for MATTA members goes live
Screenshot of matta.travel
THE Malaysia Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) is urging its members to sell their packages on matta.travel, the association’s newly-launched B2C...
Amadeus, Troovo unite to automate B2B travel payments
Amadeus has integrated Troovo’s advanced Robotic Process Automation (RPA) engine into its B2B Wallet, allowing its travel agent users to benefit from faster automated...
Travelport+ updates with new tools
Travelport has brought enhanced, modern retailing tools onto its Travelport+ platform to make it easier for agents to deliver better service to their travellers.
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