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New York City – 26 February 2018 – The Priceline Group announced that it is changing its name to Booking Holdings Inc., effective today. Booking Holdings stock will begin trading under the new ticker symbol NASDAQ: BKNG on February 27, 2018. 1 Glenn Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of Booking Holdings, said, “Over
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Hamburg, Germany – 19 February 2018 – The signs are pointing to growth: In Germany, a new tourism record was once again set last year with 357.7 million overnight stays; for the eighth time in a row. The hospitality industry is flourishing – sales growth +0.9% – and creating more and more
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Hong Kong – 30 January 2018 – The possibilities are overwhelming: Blockchain must not be misunderstood as a mere synonym for cryptographic currencies. The application possibilities for forgery-proof IT processes, including in recruiting, are a fundamental innovation. The world’s leading career network Hospitality Leaders (1) is now relying on a
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Las Vegas – 9 January 2018 – Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas are using technology to enhance the guest experience with Ivy, a 24-hour virtual concierge service. With additional rollouts to Caesars Palace and The LINQ Hotel & Casino over the summer, Ivy is now live in more than 6,
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Hong Kong – 03 January 2018 – Everybody talks about it, only a few hoteliers act: Digitisation of the hotel industry is the number one strategic task in hotel management. Do the DigiCheck: 1 By Smartphone: Is your hotel bookable on your own webpage by mobile phone? If so: * User Experience: Menu
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Frankfurt/Main, Germany – 14 December 2017 – It actually works: Just hold on to selected photos for a few seconds with your gaze and put together an individual travel recommendation, which can, of course, be booked immediately. German travel booking site ebookers.de now launched #SinnesReisen (1), an innovative tool in
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Amsterdam, Netherlands – 12 December 2017 – Booking.com announced the expansion of the pilot version of its new service and support chatbot, the Booking Assistant, now widely available to English-language bookings worldwide. As the latest evolution of Booking.com’s messaging platform, the Booking Assistant merges proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology
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Hong Kong – 12 December 2017 – Southeast Asia’s internet economy, spanning online travel to ride-hailing, will reach US$50 billion this year, putting it on a solid trajectory to grow fourfold by 2025, according to a joint research report by Google and Temasek Holdings. As more consumers buy airline
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Hamburg, Germany – 8 December 2017 – Digitisation looks like a dumb jungle: hardly trodden trails and always new hinges… Four theses on basic changes from the catering and hotel business: thesis 1 Everything which isn’t observable in resorts and restaurants will soon be digitized and automatic! What might have an
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McLean, Virginia – 7 December 2017 – Hilton unveiled Connected Room, a first-of-its-kind, high-tech guest room that enables guests to personalize and control every aspect of their stay from one central point – their mobile device. Currently in beta testing, Connected Room is live in one hotel, will deploy
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Antwerp, Belgium – 4 December 2017 – Crowne Plaza Antwerp has started using a new M&E intelligence tool. This enables the commercial teams to visualize key revenue performance information. As a result, both strategical and day-to-day decision making can be done in an efficient and professional way, optimizing
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Singapore – 30 November 2017 – Hotel Jen marked a new milestone as the first international hotel brand to use autonomous Relay robots in Asia. Teams at Hotel Jen Orchardgateway and Tanglin Singapore welcome colleagues, Jeno and Jena at their respective properties. The duo will deliver amenities and local favourites from the