Google announces several new features on flights and hotels, top tech trends that will impact travel consultants, metasearch: managed and Arab world tourism – the golden years are coming.

Google announces several new features on flights and hotels
Tuesday, 12th March 2019

If you’re planning a trip and have a specific budget in mind, or looking for a hotel ticks certain boxes, Google announced a few new features in Google Flights and Hotels last week that will help your travel planning a lot easier.

The first feature is a price filter that will allow you to choose where to go based on your budget – if of course, you are flexible in terms of the destination. Just go to Google flights on desktop and set a budget, and you get a range of results within that budget >>

Marketing your destination: Shun the usual suspects
12 Mar 2019 : As the world becomes more digitized, tourism brands and destinations are looking for innovative ways to become part of this change to reach more clients >>

News from around the APAC region
12 Mar 2019 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Tourism New Zealand launches regional campaign for Singapore market, Singapore Changi Airport’s Jewel opening in April and more >>

TUI and Ctrip start partnership
12 Mar 2019 : China, South-East Asia and the Tours & Activities sector are strategic growth markets for the TUI Group and the company has entered a partnership with Ctrip >>

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Top Tech Trends That Will Impact Travel Consultants
Tuesday, 12th March 2019

As travel continues to grow, and travel expectations evolve, technology continues to impose itself in the travel booking process and also in the travel experience itself.

Amadeus and its travel partners have flagged these six tech trends as the ones travel consultants should watch >>

Metasearch, Managed
Travelers love the metasearch channels: they pull all of the available prices from the different online sites into a single list of search results, easily sorted and easily booked, they spend less time searching and are more likely to find the best possible rate for their stay >>

Arab World Tourism – The Golden Years Are Coming
Revolutions, terror attacks and political turmoil have taken their toll on North Africa and Middle East tourism since the so-called Arab Spring in 2011, but over the past two years, the region is seeing a rebound, officials from the region said at the ITB in Berlin this week >>

Why the Shifting Hotel Landscape is Impacting Management Agreements
Changing expectations from consumers coupled with an increasing consolidation of the market is changing how owners and operators of hotels negotiate and implement management agreements >>