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Hyatt introduces room keys in Apple Wallet

By Donna M. Airoldi - BTN | December 10, 2021

The technology allows Hyatt loyalty members to unlock guest rooms by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch. Read More

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VIDEO: ATPCO's Alex Zoghlin on travel retailing and a life in digital

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2021

Zoghlin joined us in the PhocusWire Studio to discuss the latest developments in the progress toward a retail-based future for airline distribution and reflect on some of those other jobs in the last... Read More

News / Online

Marriott outspends hotel rivals on social media ads

By Kevin May | November 26, 2021

Analysis of activity by five major hotel chains indicated Marriott's strategy to target social media users on sites such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn. Read More

News / Online

Hyatt acquires Apple Leisure Group for $2.7B

By Kevin May | August 16, 2021

Included in the deal are all of ALG's subsidiaries, including the Trisept Solutions travel technology wing that provides tools for leisure travel operators. Read More

News / Online

How travel app usage paints another picture of travel's fate in 2020

By Linda Fox | January 28, 2021

Travel apps went quiet as the pandemic hit but there were some notable exceptions such as Airbnb and Vrbo. Read More

Opinion / Online

Does your hotel need a commercial strategist?

By Sharad Kapur | August 20, 2020

Here's why hotels should consider a "commercial strategist" role as the lead-in position for all commercial operations. Read More

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Travelport, BCD, Hyatt test blockchain for hotel commission settlement

By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2019

Travelport, in partnership with BCD Travel and Hyatt, is developing a blockchain system for hotel commission settlement. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The true cost of not protecting customer data in travel

By Peter Matthews - Nucleus | July 30, 2019

If data breaches can happen to some of the biggest players in the business, whose cyber security budgets dwarf most businesses, how exposed are smaller groups and individual hotels? Read More

News / Distribution

Home-sharing is ready to write its second chapter

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | February 18, 2019

Startups are mounting fresh challenges to both traditional hotels, whose forays into the home-rental space have met with mixed results, and to a maturing Airbnb, which is showing signs of evolving its... Read More

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Zingle charts deeper push into hospitality with $11M capital raise

By Mitra Sorrells | February 1, 2019

B2C messaging platform Zingle has landed $11 million in new funding to support its growth in hospitality. Read More

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Shifts in European vacation rental as HomeToGo acquires Casamundo and Wimdu closes

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2018

Vacation rental metasearch specialist Hometogo buys Casamundo, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Read More

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Vacasa buys Oasis Collections to build international momentum

By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2018

Tech-enabled vacation rentals platform Vacasa has bought Oasis Collections for an undisclosed sum, gaining access to new international markets and bringing its total inventory to some 10,600 propertie Read More

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Distribution mishmash: how the beast of rate parity is evolving

By Sponsored Content | August 28, 2018

Sponsored by EyeForTravel A day in the life of somebody dealing with hotel distribution involves fighting lot of fires. “I think distribution teams are becoming more like guardians for rate an Read More

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Hyatt on Ctrip, outbound tourism and more China travel trends

By PhocusWire | June 4, 2018

The latest in our regular roundup of China travel trends brings news from Hyatt, highlights from ITB China and an update on the latest outbound tourism trends. ITB China highlights The ITB China Read More