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Booking Holdings Sees 7% Growth in Room Nights Booked Amid Tech Upgrades
Booking Holdings Sees 7% Growth in Room Nights Booked Amid Tech Upgrades
August 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Online travel company Booking Holdings is seeing positive outcomes from its latest tech-driven initiatives, according to its second-quarter earnings report. Booking Holdings Thursday (Aug. 1) reported...

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Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
July 31, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Airbnb is reportedly planning luxury offerings like personal chefs to entice travelers away from hotels. The company wants to move beyond accommodations and experiences to “services...

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Wyndham Hotels Touts AI Initiatives Amid Record Room Growth
Wyndham Hotels Touts AI Initiatives Amid Record Room Growth
July 25, 2024  |  Earnings

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is investing in artificial intelligence (AI) amid record growth in its room pipeline. The hotel and resort chain released earnings Wednesday...

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Lighthouse Debuts AI-Powered Solution for Independent Hoteliers
Lighthouse Debuts AI-Powered Solution for Independent Hoteliers
July 18, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Hospitality/travel industry commercial platform Lighthouse has debuted an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution. Channel Manager, announced Thursday (July 18), is designed to erase what the company...

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Elavon Introduces Embedded Payments Solution for Hotels, Hospitality-Related Businesses
Elavon Introduces Embedded Payments Solution for Hotels, Hospitality-Related Businesses
June 25, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Elavon has launched a new application programming interface (API) that helps hotels and other hospitality-related businesses manage digital and in-person payments. With the new Elavon Cloud...

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Sabre Expands Offer and Fulfillment Options to Hotels
Sabre Expands Offer and Fulfillment Options to Hotels
June 24, 2024  |  Retail

Sabre Hospitality’s retailing solution now allows hoteliers to sell experiences, services and goods without a room reservation. The addition of standalone offers to the SynXis...

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European Retailers Say Google Search Changes Favor Online Aggregators
European Retailers Say Google Search Changes Favor Online Aggregators
May 24, 2024  |  Google

The European Union (EU) is currently facing concerns from lobbying groups representing airlines, hotels and retailers regarding Google’s proposed search changes. These groups are urging EU tech regulators...

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CTS Systems Adds Corcentric’s Managed AR to Travel Booking Platform
CTS Systems Adds Corcentric’s Managed AR to Travel Booking Platform
May 08, 2024  |  Accounts Receivable

CTS Systems has integrated Corcentric’s Managed Accounts Receivable (AR) services into its travel booking platform.  With this integration, the CTS Systems platform will offer corporate travel agents and...

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Wyndham Expects Consumer Confidence to Fuel Summer Travel
Wyndham Expects Consumer Confidence to Fuel Summer Travel
April 25, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is developing a record-high number of rooms amid its anticipation of a healthy summer season. The hotel chain released earnings Thursday...

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