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Focusing on sustainability, Hilton Hotels announced its commitment to cut its environmental footprint in half and double its social impact investment by 2030.
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Companies that can deliver a personalized experience, from search to booking to check-out, are the leaders of the lodging industry.
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Hyatt Hotels has announced Hyatt Leverage, a global business travel programme that offers special rates to qualifying SMEs at participating properties worldwide.
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Your favorite seafood restaurant could be responsible for the destruction of our oceans and marine life. Dine at one of 90 restaurants under Relais & Châteaux’s umbrella on World Oceans Day on 8 June and taste exquisite, guilt-free seafood dishes while learning more how to save our oceans.
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Hotels with benefits: How Traveliko will “fix the industry”
Singapore-based online travel portal, Traveliko, has ambitions of ‘fixing the industry’ with the announcement of a zero-commission policy to support hotels and reconnect them with guests.
Kilauea eruption – Hawaii governor assures “travel is safe to the Hawaiian Islands”
Hawaii Governor David Ige reassured travellers that it is safe to visit Hawaii saying that that the Kilauea volcano is being closely monitored.
Azamara Club Cruises unveils 2020 itineraries
Azamara Club Cruises reveals the 2020 itineraries that will take guests to new destinations in South Africa, French Polynesia, and Hawaii.
There are not enough women in travel tech and what can we do about it?
Hundred years after women gained the right of suffrage, there is still a lot of work needed to be done to achieve gender balance in all aspects of society like the travel tech sector.
TPConnects: Empowering travel agencies on a global scale
Through the Digital Empowerment Initiative, OTAs across the globe can now benefit from their own website, mobile applications, corporate booking tool and B2B platform.
Fogel’s future: Booking means travel
Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel has a brand new vision – for the company to be synonymous with “travel” as it aims to widen its reach and strengthen its brand.
Photo of the Week
ITB China opens
ITB China runs from 16 – 18 May at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Centre; here’s a shot from the pre-conference opening event. The TD team will be around so let us know if you are too: @travldailymedia
Interviews
The rebirth of the timeshare – for the cryptocurrency generation: we talk to…
Darvin Kurniawan, the Indonesian co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based start-up Crowdvilla, entered the alternative…
Appointments
Wendy White to “accelerate the path” for next generation of women…
Egencia has announced the appointment of Wendy White as its vice president of marketing and member of the Egencia Global…
Tech
The Savoy, the first luxury hotel to accept Alipay payments in the UK
In an attempt to lure more Chinese clientele visiting the UK, The Savoy is the first luxury hotel in London to accept…