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PKFARE unveils partnership with HyperGuest…

📡 PKFARE, a global travel product aggregator, partnered with HyperGuest to improve operational efficiency and expand its hotel offerings. Through this alliance, PKFARE gains access to over 38,000 hotels, enhancing client choices and pricing. In 2024, the company increased its direct-contract hotel portfolio by 350% and saw a 450% rise in GMV in Southeast Asian markets like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. HyperGuest provides advanced technology for seamless rate retrieval and booking transparency.
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Speakspots utilises AI to help travel…

📍 Speakspots.com launched Smart Budgets, an AI-powered travel planning feature that provides real-time personalized spending recommendations for travelers. The AI agent can assess if a traveler's budget is realistic by analyzing current flight data, hotel, and activity options. It suggests dates with the best value for flights and accommodations and offers free tour alternatives. The platform integrates data from Skyscanner, Booking.com, Viator, GetYourGuide, and Civitatis, enabling travelers to optimize their budgets and preferences. CEO Andres Martinez-Artal emphasizes the aim to reduce choice overwhelm by tailoring options to individual needs.
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De Historiske selects Mews and Atomize as…

🏨 De Historiske, a Norwegian hospitality group with 71 hotels, 25 restaurants, and 2 ships, selects Mews as preferred PMS and will use Atomize for revenue management. Mews' cloud platform automates manual processes and aids in digital transformation. Nils Henrik Geitle, CEO of De Historiske, emphasizes technology's role in market competitiveness. Mews CEO Matt Welle expresses excitement about empowering hoteliers to deliver unique experiences.
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Amadeus ushers in Carol Borg as new CFO

📅 Carol Borg appointed as new CFO of Amadeus, effective May 5. Previously group CFO at QinetiQ Group PLC and Lightsource bp Renewal Energy in the UK. Borg has 30 years of experience in finance roles across energy, renewables, and defense sectors, bringing extensive international experience to her new role in Madrid. She will report to Amadeus president and CEO, Luis Maroto, and join the Executive Committee.
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Sabre appoints Trish O’Leary as Sales &…

📌 Sabre, a global GDS and travel technology specialist, has appointed Trish O'Leary as the sales and account manager for Ireland. O'Leary, with over 20 years of experience, previously worked at VMware Carbon Black for nearly four years and has a background in sales, account management, and business development within the travel and technology sectors. Her role will address content fragmentation challenges in travel distribution by supporting Irish travel agencies with Sabre Travel Marketplace, which offers efficient access to multi-source content, including NDC, low-cost carriers, lodging, and ground transport. Sabre aims to improve agency efficiency and adaptability to evolving travel distribution strategies.
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Guest Post: How new tech can avoid blind…

🗺 The sustainability impact of in-destination experiences is difficult to measure due to sector fragmentation and unstandardized services. Digitalization and AI tools promise to improve measurement of environmental, social, and economic impacts of tourism. Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) are identified as the leaders for setting industry standards due to their influence over local impacts and ability to drive change. Tourism income often doesn't stay in the destination, with a UN study indicating up to 95% of revenue can leave the area. DMO-led tech initiatives could disperse tourists more evenly, promote ethical vendors, and require an e-commerce approach to local experience offerings.
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RMS appoints new CEO to drive innovation

📢 RMS appointed Adam Seskis as CEO to spearhead global growth and innovation. Seskis brings over 25 years of experience in SaaS, software, and technology from companies like Epiq and Wolters Kluwer. Under his leadership, RMS aims to accelerate expansion, enhance products, and improve customer experiences, leveraging 40 years of guest data for customer insights. Founder Peter Buttigieg expresses confidence in Seskis' ability to scale the company and continue leading in hospitality technology.
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Net Affinity partners with PXP for…

🏨 Net Affinity, a hotel tech provider founded in Dublin in 2000, serves over 400 UK and Ireland hotels. Partnering with PXP, they aim to simplify hoteliers' reservations and payments, enhancing guest experiences and securing transactions. PXP processes over €30bn yearly and offers advanced fraud detection to reduce chargebacks. Net Affinity's William Cotter and PXP's Christopher Gilderson highlight the partnership's focus on streamlining payment management and fraud prevention for hotels. Future plans include new payment features and improved fraud detection for the hospitality sector.
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TUI commits to ethical AI more following…

🧮 TUI Musement research, conducted in June 2024 by Appinio with 1,200 adults in Germany, Spain, and the UK, found that only 22% of UK participants can easily distinguish AI-generated images, compared to 9% in Germany and Spain. Gen Z and Millennials (17%) claim to distinguish better than Gen X (11%) and Baby Boomers (6%), yet all groups struggled. 88% prefer a mix of professional and user-generated content for trust and purchasing influence, and TUI manages over 35 million images with AI, avoiding AI-generated destination images to maintain authenticity. CEO Peter Ulwahn emphasizes balancing innovation with transparency in AI deployment.
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