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Self-Service Technologies in Travel: End-to-End Solutions for Independent Travelers

AltexSoft Travel

Self-service technology has been sporadically implemented at different stages of travel experience, and different locations as well. There are capsule hotels in Japan that are almost entirely staff-free and automated passport control has been implemented in selected airports in Europe and Asia. Special needs travelers.

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How content accuracy and consistency impacts revenue: A Q&A with Fred Bean

Leonardo

We partnered with HotelPORT to change how the hospitality industry solves those content management and distribution challenges. We’re working together to provide the hospitality industry with the best suite of content management, distribution, and verification tools. For that initial client, we started with a truly manual process.

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Hotel Online Payments: How and Why to Transform Your Payment Process

AltexSoft Travel

But if you work in the hospitality business, you must have noticed that the way people book and pay for hotels has changed, especially since the start of the pandemic. Currently, there are four main areas where hotels experience shortcomings with their payment technology. Hospitality traditionally introduces a lot of friction.

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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Short for Semi-Automated Business Research Environment, Sabre was developed back in the 1960s by IBM to help American Airlines handle growing volumes of passengers. Sabre and other GDSs act not only as wholesalers of travel services. They also provide a wide range of technologies to streamline business operations. Flight search.

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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. How can businesses gain a competitive edge in the hospitality industry using chatbots?

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

AltexSoft Travel

In 2019, the travel and hospitality industry accounted for a whopping 10.3 Besides, due to the specific nature of the industry with high-value one-off payments, a big number of businesses across the world, and rapid customer consumption of services, the travel and hospitality sector is a huge target for fraud.

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ITE HCMC surpasses record with 350 exhibitors & 30,000 expected visitors for its 15th year

Travel Daily Media

The Tourism Start-Up Pavilion is especially relevant today as both travellers and tourism operators alike rely even more on technology and the Internet to plan their trips and conduct their daily business operations. Interested buyers and visitors can also attend a forum on start-up tourism on 4 September at the Rex Hotel Saigon.

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