Just as banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) have reshaped their respective industries, a new “as a service” model is emerging in the travel and tourism sector. This tourism-as-a-service concept aims to redefine connected travel, harnessing the potential of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)...
European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in using artificial intelligence (AI) to help plan and book trips. “Incorporating an intuitive conversational interface,...
The hotel industry may be struggling in the wake of COVID-19, but a new deal by two major global operators shows there is still lots of life left in the sector. Upscale French hotel giant Accor SA announced on Tuesday (Nov. 24) that it has agreed to...
Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 18). Global hotel chains are eyeing sub-Saharan Africa as underserved and expect both leisure and business travel...
February 13, 2024
Just as banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) have reshaped their respective industries, a new “as a service” model is emerging in the travel and tourism sector. This tourism-as-a-service concept aims to redefine connected travel, harnessing the potential of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain to streamline every facet of the journey — […]
February 21, 2020
That there was a lot of action and motion in the payments and commerce ocean this week is not much of a surprise, as that describes pretty much every week...
February 18, 2020
There has been no shortage of new takes on card-based loyalty schemes — especially in the last decade as digital has exploded and the competition for customer spend has become...
June 11, 2024
Hospitality company Accor has selected financial infrastructure platform Stripe as its primary payments partner globally. After using multiple payment gateways with different providers, Accor is now working with Stripe to implement a single centralized system across all its hospitality properties for online bookings, the companies said in a Tuesday (June 11) press release. “This partnership […]
November 29, 2023
European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in...
November 24, 2020
The hotel industry may be struggling in the wake of COVID-19, but a new deal by two major global operators shows there is still lots of life left in the sector. Upscale...
October 19, 2020
Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 18). Global...
