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Smart Moves in San Diego, New York and More

Smart Meetings

She possesses fine-tuned expertise in strategic event planning, experiential marketing, brand activation and working with the media, lifestyle and entertainment sectors. Throughout her career, she has worked at various properties in Koloa and Honolulu and served as director of sales & marketing at Hyatt Centric Waikiki.

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

In 2016, the McLaughlin-Sherouse List was published, which ranked all industries in the US according to RegData’s Industry Regulation Index showing the most regulated ones. This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others.

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Airline Ticket Fraud and How Big Companies Avoid It

AltexSoft Travel

With travel agents playing smaller and smaller roles in bookings, airlines are becoming an easy target for fraudsters. Just a few years ago, in June 2016, the European branch of Interpol cracked down on more than 140 criminals in a 48-hour sting operation. These efforts are paying off. But everything has a price. POS Machines.

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MICE and Corporate buyers flock to ITB Asia 2017

Travel Daily Media

Already, ITB Asia 2017 is expected to top the success of ITB Asia 2016. Ahead of the milestone event, the exhibition space at ITB Asia 2017 had completely sold out in August after it garnered the highest number of exhibitor bookings, attributed to a tremendous surge in booth bookings from the global market.

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Why “success is never final” at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park

Travel Daily Media

Now, in his capacity as GM of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park we discuss MICE , guest markets and the future of the hotel. Having opened in late 2016 as Bangkok’s biggest hotel, how happy are you with the feedback from guests and industry partners? What are your largest guest source markets, geographically? .

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BLTM garners strong support from the industry

Travel Daily Media

Held at the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon from 24-25 October, BLTM will feature sellers from global business, MICE and luxury travel suppliers, who will interact with hundreds of qualified hosted buyers from all over India, in addition to thousands of buyers from Delhi NCR, which is arguably the biggest source market in India for these segments.

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How Hospitality Brands are Using Chatbots

AltexSoft Travel

In April of 2016, social media giant, Facebook launched a chatbot service that acts like a virtual assistant allowing businesses to provide automated customer service, deliver content, and come up with an interactive experience to their customers. These chatbots simulate a more human-like experience of talking to a travel agent.