Travel Weekly Group Ltd - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 40

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Guest Post: Five trends shaping the future…

🛫 Travel disruptions, from the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage to the January 2025 UK storms, highlight the need for robust ground transport strategies. In the UK, 46% of travelers are less likely to fly after disruptions, and 49% lacked alternative transport. Operators are adopting tech-driven, flexible solutions, integrating real-time data, and focusing on inclusivity to maintain reliability and passenger trust. Demand-led models, smart scaling, and tech-enhancements are reshaping the travel sector's resilience.

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IRIS partners with Travel Curious for…

📱 Mobile ordering platform IRIS partners with Travel Curious to enhance guest experiences by integrating curated local tours into the IRIS Digital Guest Directory. Available now for Marriott hotels, other properties are expected to follow soon. Guests can book tours online via pre-arrival communications or QR codes. This collaboration aims to boost hotel revenues while enriching guest experiences through local tours and additional services like early check-ins and spa treatments.

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oneworld Alliance renews Sabre’s PRISM…

✈️ Sabre renews its long-term partnership with oneworld, a leading global airline alliance, using PRISM, a cloud-based corporate travel data platform. Over 30 airlines and alliances utilize this solution to manage corporate sales. Sabre emphasizes PRISM's role in advancing personalized, data-driven airline retailing. Darren Rickey highlights PRISM's unique capability in leveraging real-time intelligence and predictive analytics. This renewal reinforces Sabre’s influence in global travel markets.

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Travelgenix welcomes Lifts To as premium…

🛫 Travelgenix has partnered with Lifts To as a premium supplier for airport transfers, providing clients access to real-time inventory from brands like Ski-Lifts and Golf-Drives. Andy Speight, CEO of Travelgenix, emphasized the partnership's potential to enhance services and unlock new revenue. Gemma Evans of Lifts To highlighted the integration's role in offering seamless, real-time access to their transfer network, enhancing service and business growth opportunities for travel businesses.

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Big Interview: IHG Hotels and Resorts’ UK&I…

📈 UK&I's hotel industry shows robust growth. H1 2025 reports a 5.1% RevPAR increase for EMEAA, with global business travel up 2% and leisure travel up 1%. IHG operates 371 UK&I hotels, with 30 in development, including InterContinental Manchester. The first Garner Hotel opened in 2025. Sustainability drives consumer choices, with voco Zeal Exeter Science Park as a net-zero carbon hotel. By December 2025, IHG aims to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles across Europe.

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Attraction World Group goes live with…

✈️ Attraction World Group (AWG) and Southwest Airlines have launched a strategic partnership, effective today, expanding Southwest's Getaways by Southwest packages to over 30 destinations. The collaboration includes premium airport transfers and plans to expand through 2025-2026. Accessible via AWG's Experience Connector platform, the initiative aims to enhance holiday planning for North American customers. Through API integration, Southwest customers will have access to flexible, bundled travel packages including air, hotel, and transportation options.

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Hospitable reveals STR hosts turn to AI for…

🤖 In the first half of 2025, Hospitable's AI-Suggested Replies feature usage surged by 45%, with nearly 60% of AI-generated messages sent without edits, up from 49%. Knowledge Hub imports grew by 58%, enhancing personalized responses. AI-assisted reviews reached about 880,000 drafts. CEO Pierre-Camille Hamana highlights AI's role in optimizing host operations, enabling hosts to focus on guest relationships and property improvements, thus integrating AI as a trusted partner in short-term rental businesses.

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Juspay partners with Outpayce from Amadeus…

💰 Outpayce from Amadeus partners with Juspay to enhance travel payments. Integrated into Outpayce Xchange Payment Platform (XPP), Juspay's technology will streamline payment processes for travel businesses globally. The collaboration allows activation of local payment methods, improving customer experience with advanced tokenization in India and diverse Alternate Payment Methods (APMs). It reduces time-to-market for businesses and enhances checkout experiences, enabling seamless, reliable payments worldwide.

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GSTC collaborates with Content With Purpose…

🌎 The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) launched its digital series, "Travel Redefined: Tourism for People and Planet," in August 2025. In Q1 2025, international tourist arrivals grew by 5% compared to 2024, signaling recovery. This initiative highlights sustainable tourism to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and overtourism. It features GSTC Members' stories and promotes best practices in biodiversity conservation, carbon reductions, and equitable economic development, with films available online.

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Oman Air and Turkish Airlines expand travel…

✈️ Oman Air partners with Turkish Airlines for loyalty points exchange, enhancing Sindbad members’ benefits on trips to Türkiye, Europe, and more. Following Oman Air’s oneworld alliance entry, members gain rewards across 900 destinations. Despite halving losses to $187 million in 2024, Oman Air plans new routes. In 2025, UK routes add four weekly flights, aiming for double-daily by summer 2026. Point-to-point passengers increased from 75,000 to 200,000 (2024-2025). Oman hotels’ revenues rose 17.3% in early 2025.

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