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Banyan Tree Samui now offers guests their own smartphone
Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa beachfront resort on one of Thailand’s most compelling island destinations, is now offering its guests a Portier smartphone along with the room keys at check in. An initiative that got underway on December 16, the mobile phone allows the guests to make free and unrestricted international telephone calls and surf 4G Internet. It also offers its guests the access to a host of resort features including restaurant menus, daily activities, and tips for sightseeing around the island of Koh Samui
Young travel tech rock star seeks to connect traveller and hotelier needs
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Filipino startup bares tech updates, celebrates gains
Tripkada, the Philippine curated trip-joining start-up platform, launched its joiner app for iOS, gave stakeholder updates and revealed its expansion plans.
Keeping revenue and guest satisfaction handy
Handy has made it possible for hotel operators to engage with guests through all stages of the travel journey, even as they step out of the actual hotel.
Pocket translator to open opportunities for Chinese travel
Travellers from mainland China took more than 62 million outbound trips in the first half of 2017 with an increase in
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