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Sabre acquires UK digital payments platform
The US travel technology company bought Conferma Pay for an undisclosed sum



OTA boss opens first high street shop
Epping Travel & Cruises was first identified by managing director Ian Gilder before the pandemic



Guest Post: How to make your website perform so you reduce holidaymakers’ cart abandonment
As statistics suggest holiday bookings are set to reach pre-pandemic levels this summer, James Tyler, head of technology at next-generation website monitoring company RapidSpike , uncovers what more t...



Travel Counsellors partners with BR-DGE for 'seamless booking experience'
Range of payment providers and methods 'to free up' agents to focus on sales



Amadeus research finds ‘extraordinary’ demand for instalment options
International travel remains a ‘high priority’ for consumers, says travel tech firm



Former Kayak marketing boss appointed as easyJet chief customer and marketing officer
Robert Birge joins the carrier from online fashion firm ASOS



Guest Post: Why it’s time for travel marketers to start questioning their assumptions
Claire Burgess, director of delivery at digital marketing agency Incubeta , offers tips on how travel brands can optimise their reach and delivery



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Guest Post: Innovation in financial services can benefit airline margins and customer experience
Eamonn O’Shea, chief executive of Continuum, says the technology is available so t ravellers do not have to worry about foreign exchange rates when booking airline tickets



TravelUp and Wendy Wu Tours form strategic partnership to share content
OTA will gain access to all of the tour operator's products



CAA must make firms remind clients about RCN deadline, says On the Beach boss
Regulator has revealed that unspent Atol RCNs are worth more than £54 million



Hotelbeds pushes sustainable travel agenda in updated ESG strategy
Bedbank said it wants to focus on issues which are 'becoming increasingly important to the travellers of today'



Ace Rooms revamps app to make it more agent-friendly
Agents and operators can now manage bookings from their phone or tablet



Uma Therman fronts All Nippon Airways' first carbon neutral promotional campaign
Remote digital production firm Travllr and creative agency Kemosabe claim they used 88.5% less carbon than on standard projects, saving 111.66 tonnes of CO2 emissions



Travel subscriptions start-up Ultimate Travel Club on the double as holiday prices rise
OTA says it is seeing growing demand for its £99 annual membership and claims to have saved subscribers £1.6 million to date



Cyprus Airways to offer tours and activities booking with TripAdmit white label
European flag carrier becomes latest airline to sign up to the distribution platform's partnership programme



Trade body Clia updates its trade website to keep up with demand from agents
Raft of new features on cruising.org include brand profiles, blogs, and latest news



Qatar launches new online agent training hoping to capitalise on the World Cup
The Specialist Programme replaces Tawash offering modules in 11 languages



Company Profile: Arvoia anticipates scaling up with its genuine AI platform for hotels
Lee Hayhurst spoke to founder and chief executive Mike Webster about the 'exciting and scary' potential of true Artificial Intelligence, the story of how and why a rvoia was founded, and the importanc...



Cendyn names new head of India as hospitality tech firm continues to grow in APAC
Subhobroto Biswas previously founded ROYB, a start-up for corporate online reputation, and held strategic leadership roles for Open Solutions, Fiserv, and ADP



New All Nippon brand Air Japan signs deal to use Sabre's Radixx airline tech suite
The medium-haul international brand says the solutions will help to position it somewhere between being a full service and lowcost airline



Swiss authorities probe lastminute.com over possible abuse of COVID state aid
Five current and former executives were detailed for up to seven weeks as investigations continue



Guest Post: The three metrics travel agents should monitor to ensure a high performing website
James Tyler, head of technology at next-generation website monitoring company RapidSpike , explores some of the measurements that the travel industry should never forget if they want to improve the cu...



Guest Post: How deep learning will help travel brands find their audiences online
Łukasz Włodarczyk, vice president of programmatic ecosystem growth and innovation at RTB House , explains why travel is well-placed to take advantage of contextual advertising in a post-cookie world



Guest Post: Unbundling is key as hotels face up to the demands of experiential travel
Christman Korah, associate vice president of hospitality at IBS Software, says by improving guest experiences the sector will increase revenues



On The Beach boss brands airlines' treatment of customers a 'disgrace'
Simon Cooper demands regulators step up to police the sector saying some airlines have a 'crazy amount of power' and industry reform is critical



Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to step aside and focus on new projects
Head of the firm's future orientated product development team Samara says his head is 'bursting with more ideas to bring to the world'



Koderly offers in-house software test management platform Qucate to clients
Manchester-based travel tech firm said it will provide a holistic view of the testing process, to help users identify trends and visibility of metrics



Kiwi.com supports campaign to entice more visitors to Milan and Lombardy from north America
The OTA is working with airports and tourist authorities on the three-month 'Land in Beauty' campaign



CWT hails NDC pilot as 'leap forward' in widening adoption of the new data standard
The travel management platform will start booking and servicing NDC fares from Singapore Airlines and Air France-KLM on Amadeus next month



Amadeus supports SME digitisation and sustainability efforts with second Travel4Impact initiative
The European GDS and travel technology giant is working with Spanish IE University to offer UK companies mentoring and networking opportunities



Admiral agrees first embedded insurance partnership with inspiration app LuckyTrip
Relevant policies will be offered as users of the app look for a holiday that suits their budget



Luggage shipping specialist Sherpr opens up to B2B sales and distribution
Firm says service could of a ‘lucrative ancillary’ for agents and operators to add to packages



Bookaway makes LATAM acquisition and launches transport management system for APAC
Specialist ground transportation technology firm bolsters its global footprint by swooping for Sisorg and piloting seatOS in the Philippines and Thailand


