Travel Weekly Group Ltd - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 78

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Cloudbeds launches integrated payments in…

🏡 Cloudbeds has expanded its integrated payments solution, CB Pay, into Thailand, becoming one of the few hospitality platforms offering end-to-end payment options for hoteliers in the country. The platform enables hoteliers to automate onboarding, manage ledgers, settle payments in local currency, and securely process both local and international credit cards. In partnership with dLocal, Cloudbeds facilitates fast settlements in Thai Baht, optimizing cash flow and financial management for Thai hotels. CEO Adam Harris highlights the solution's ability to handle collection to reconciliation on a centralized platform, aiming for global deployment.

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Expedia launches travel agent affiliate…

📆 Expedia Group launched its Travel Agent Affiliate Programme (TAAP) in the UAE, targeting partners and travel agents across the Middle East. TAAP offers commissions on total booking value, user-friendly tools, and marketing materials. Expedia, with platforms like Rezlive, Halalbooking, and Blackrock Technologies, aims to promote Middle Eastern destinations through partnerships with Experience Abu Dhabi, Visit Oman, Jordan Tourism, Emirates, and Adeera. An Arabic-language site is upcoming. Robin Lawther, VP of Expedia TAAP, will speak at ATM on April 30 about ethical AI and maintaining a human touch.

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KAYAK debuts AI platform to pilot AI-first…

💻 KAYAK, a travel metasearch engine, launched KAYAK.ai, an AI platform, using OpenAI's technology combined with their own data. KAYAK.ai features over 400 providers' pricing, aiming to transfer successful features to KAYAK.com. CEO Steve Hafner announced the new platform and the appointment of Yaron Zeidman as CTO, a former Agoda veteran with 29 years of experience, to lead KAYAK's 400+ product and engineering teams in AI advancement.

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Clermont Hotel Group now IDeaS RMS customer

📈 Clermont Hotel Group partners with IDeaS for revenue management and operational efficiency. This includes implementing IDeaS' RMS G3 package and Optix tool across Clermont's UK portfolio, aiming to enhance revenue strategy, boost efficiency, and drive growth. Optix enables real-time reporting, actionable insights, and strategic decision-making for properties like The Tower Hotel, The Cumberland, and the Royal Horseguards Hotel. The partnership emphasizes accurate pricing, time and cost savings, and after-sales support, transforming revenue trend analysis and reporting.

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RateHawk teases huge success with 2024…

🏢 RateHawk celebrated nine years with a net booking value increase of 1.8 times and a 67% growth in bookings compared to 2023. Emerging Travel Group, its UAE-based parent company, reported a $3.7 billion gross transaction value in 2024, with RateHawk as a key contributor. Last year, RateHawk expanded its inventory to include over 120,000 directly contracted properties and over 2.6 million accommodation options. Transportation bookings doubled in 2024, and within three months of launching railway ticket services in Europe, over 25% of hotel booking travel professionals also used this service. The company doubled its API integration contracts in 2024, partnering with over 500 new entities, including Ctrip. RateHawk now supports 32 languages, opened a new Singapore headquarters, and saw a 50% increase in partners, reaching over 93,000 travel professionals. In the UK and Ireland, there was an 80% growth in net booking value year-over-year.

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Technoheaven debuts predicting pricing…

🏨 Indian travel solutions firm Technoheaven launched the Smart Markup module at the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai. Utilizing AI, it analyzes over 50 million daily searches, booking history, search behavior, nationality trends, and seasonal dynamics for predictive pricing, enabling travel businesses to set dynamic margins for maximum profitability. Vinod Kelwani, CEO of Technoheaven, emphasizes control and adaptability in pricing with their new inventory system that also helps businesses become a Bedbank.

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American Express Global Business Travel and…

✈ Finnair partners with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) to offer new digital content and NDC-enabled offers to corporate customers. Amex GBT, with over 20 key airline partners, has processed one million NDC tickets since January 2024 across 16 countries. Finnair’s fares are now available to Amex GBT customers without surcharges, enhancing value and maintaining managed travel program integrity. Executives John Bukowski and Jenni Suomela emphasize innovation and customer experience through personalized, efficient travel solutions.

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American Express Global Business Travel and…

✈ American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) partnered with Finnair to offer NDC-enabled deals to corporate clients, with no surcharges on Finnair’s best available fares. Amex GBT’s NDC program has over 20 airline partners and has processed one million NDC tickets since January 2024 across 16 countries. The partnership aims to provide value and maintain travel program integrity through NDC technology.

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Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist…

📈 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, set from 28 April to 1 May, expects 55,000 attendees and features over 2,800 exhibitors from 161 global destinations. Visitor registrations soared by 104% from the previous year. Cassie Kozyrkov, ex-Google AI expert, and John Duffield, futurist, will speak on AI's impact on travel. A 30 April panel will address AI ethics with Robin Lawther of Expedia. Travel tech exhibitors increased by 25%, indicating a $10.7 billion industry opportunity.

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Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist…

🚀 The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, taking place from 28 April to 1 May, will focus on AI in travel, with a 104% rise in visitor registrations. Cassie Kozyrkov, ex-Google AI leader, and futurist John Duffield will speak on AI's impact and future. AI-related sessions include ethical considerations, aviation, and business travel. Travel tech exhibitors increased by 25%, signaling a $10.7 billion industry opportunity. ATM 2025 expects 55,000 attendees and 2,800 exhibitors from 161 destinations.

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