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Four travel trends this summer as recovery is underway
Summer is finally here! With restrictions being lifted and flights are restarting as a growing army of holidaymakers are digging out their flip flops and sunhats for their next journey.
93% of Indian travellers ready to adopt ‘digital health passports’ to restart travel
As governments and the travel industry explore the benefits of digital health passports, the message from Indian travellers is clear: digital health passports can be a vital tool in opening up travel once again
Why International Women’s Day is particularly important this year
If there’s one upside to experiencing a major challenge or transformative event, it’s that these moments can highlight issues that were sitting on the backburner and provide an opportunity to rethink the status quo. With the entire world ground to a halt by COVID-19, the gender dynamics at home and at work have been thrown in the spotlight.
What are the best travel technologies to help boost travel confidence and spur recovery?
Amadeus reveals traveller’s top concerns and what types of technology would help build traveller confidence.
Rethink Travel – Reskilling the travel agency workforce
In a travel era defined by rapid change and ongoing disruption, travel agencies will need to ensure their workforce has the right skills and technology to compete and deliver better traveller journeys. AI and automation will see the role of the travel agent become more dynamic.
Agents of change: How can APAC’s travel industry come together to solve the contactless conundrum?
The technology already exists to render most parts of the travel experience contactless – from voice-activated screens, biometric scanners and automated gates at airports, to robot check-in and room service in hotels, and use of wearables by tour operators.
Last-minute bookings keep afloat India’s travel market
New flight booking data released by Amadeus has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on flight booking lead times in India since March 2020
5 steps to a frictionless future for Asia’s travel industry
‘Contactless’ has quickly become a by-word for safety in today’s new era of social distancing. The effects have already been felt in the world’s financial services and retail industries, where consumer preference for cashless payments has skyrocketed since the pandemic took hold. Frictionless...
Tech giant goes the way of the sun
Amadeus has announced a new agreement with Sunway Hotels & Resorts, to deliver a comprehensive technology solution enabling them to streamline reservations and loyalty programs across Sunway’s 11 independent properties in Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
4 reasons ‘flexibility’ is critical for APAC airline recovery
From tsunamis to ash clouds, travel has seen its share of setbacks over the past few years. COVID-19 is an altogether challenge. APAC airline recovery...
Korean Air prioritises digitalisation with new partnership
As airlines prepare to take off in a post-pandemic world, carriers need to figure out how to rebuild in a rapidly evolving global environment where historical data no longer applies. As the travel ecosystem charts a new chapter, airlines have begun to prioritise digitalisation, sustainability, customer well-being, and innovation as pillars towards a recovery.
How travel agents can balance flexibility and profitability throughout recovery
As countries like Vietnam and Thailand ease travel restrictions and look to lead the regional tourism revival in South East Asia, travel agents face...
Travel Agent Alert: 4 reasons TAs are key to rebuilding the industry
The road to recovery for the travel industry is through rebuilding travellers’ confidence and understanding their needs, but success can only be achieved by taking up a hybrid approach of- understanding how people can augment technology, and how technology can enhance what people do.
Travel-19 to answer tourists pandemic travel questions
Amadeus has announced the launch of a new online bot, Travel-19, to address the most frequent COVID-19 related travel questions
Amadeus woos ‘Generation Clean’ with new eBooks
Amadeus has launched a brand new series of eBooks, in partnership with global hospitality organizations, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
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