Innovation

📅 Expian developed a web-based ticketing solution for large-scale operators, enabling platform creation in months instead of years. Traditional rollouts took years; Expian implemented a booking platform for P&O Ferries in six months, setting an industry record. The platform included upgrades, food, transfers, cabins, and pet options. Chief Executive Yiannis Maglaras highlighted that delays in digital transformation cost operators financially and operationally. Kenneth Rasmussen praised the alignment with P&O's business needs.

🗺️ Travel agencies using Vibe can now book and manage NDC offers through Sabre's extended partnership. Sabre provides access to 38 NDC airlines, two million accommodation options, and fares from 150 low-cost carriers. Vibe will also adopt Sabre's MultiTicket solution, which identifies the lowest fares by combining two one-way flights. This collaboration streamlines travel booking processes, saving agencies time and costs while offering tailored, cost-effective itineraries.

🏨 Cloudbeds launches its Preferred Partner Program to enhance value for hoteliers. This initiative highlights partners such as Amadeus, Flexipass, FLYR, IDeaS, Lightspeed, Mirai, Operto, Revinate, Siteminder, and Toast. Evaluated through a data-driven model focusing on customer adoption, integration quality, and support, the program aims to simplify tech decisions for hoteliers by promoting reliable solutions that drive growth and efficiency.

Miami, FL, and San Francisco, CA, November 10 2025 — Boom, the world’s first AI-powered property management system (AiPMS), has today announced a new integration with Beyond, a leading revenue management solution built…

Author: Samuel Johnson, Director of Operations & Customer Success @LodgIQ Why the next frontier for hotel profitability lies beyond rooms and rates. The Shift No Hotel Can Ignore Have you…