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📱 Nevaya, a guest experience SaaS platform, and Leonardo Hotels UK launched built-in Google Cast in the hotel's properties, enhancing guest TV viewing experience. Nevaya, a pioneer in UK and Europe, was first to go live with Google Cast and receive Google certification. The technology is embedded in LG smart hotel TVs and supports both Android and iOS devices. Leonardo Hotels has over 50,000 rooms in 21 countries, with the initial rollout targeting their Master Collections brand.

🏖️ Luxury Escapes launched Agent Hub, a booking portal for UK travel agents, following its Australian debut in March 2024. The platform provides exclusive travel deals, hotel products, customised tours, and cruises, with a focus on small group itineraries starting at just two people. Over 2,000 agents showed interest, aligning with Luxury Escapes' vision to innovate the travel industry. Agents earn commissions on deals and tours, enhancing the travel booking experience for millions of Brits. Access Agent Hub at https://leagenthub.com/gb.

📍 Luxury travel in 2025 has shifted towards longer, 18-night stays with a focus on immersive, single-destination experiences. High-end brands like LVMH, Intrepid Travel, Outbound Hotels, Viceroy, and Six Senses are adapting with offerings such as luxury train journeys and local cultural activities. Revenue management and CRM technologies are essential for personalized, profitable luxury travel services, enabling dynamic pricing and tailored itineraries with seamless customer interactions.

🚢 Odysseus, a cruise booking engine specialist, integrates live booking for Atlas Ocean Voyages, offering travel advisors yacht-style itineraries. CEOs Monish Luthra (Odysseus) and James Rodriguez (Atlas) highlight the partnership's benefits for providing adventure-filled travel options and empowering advisors with effective booking tools. The integration reflects a commitment to exceptional client experiences.

📌 Travel Ledger, an automated accounts receivable and payable platform for travel, integrates with Revolut, Europe's rapidly expanding bank. The partnership allows travel businesses to manage B2B payments through Travel Ledger using Revolut Business accounts. This streamlines business banking activities like payment collection, merchant services, foreign exchange, and supplier settlements. The API integration is particularly advantageous for SMEs, supporting Travel Ledger's aim to be a key component in the travel industry's business banking ecosystem. CEO Roberto Da Re highlights the move's alignment with SMEs' financial consolidation needs.