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Kempinski Hotels and Nor1 partner up to enhance guest experience

Kempinski Hotels and Nor1 partner up to enhance guest experience

posted | Thursday, 23 May 2013

Kempinski Hotels has announced that it has selected Nor1 to provide its data-driven upsell platform for the portfolio of 80 luxury properties. The agreement with Nor1, a provider of upsell solutions, gives its guests at Kempinski Hotels the opportunity to enhance their stays with custom ...

Amadeus identified as a leading content provider at ATM

Amadeus identified as a leading content provider at ATM

posted | Monday, 13 May 2013

Technology partner for the global travel industry, Amadeus, was recognised as a leading content provider for travel agents in the MENA region for the second consecutive year at ATM. The company’s recognition followed a panel discussion entitled ‘Using the GDS to make Big Bucks’, which saw three ...

Travelport and Destinations of the World sign an agreement

Travelport and Destinations of the World sign an agreement

posted | Tuesday, 07 May 2013

Travelport has announced that its hotel booking engine Travelport Rooms and More entered into an agreement with the global travel industry wholesaler Destinations of the World (DOTW), adding more than 80,000 properties to its online accommodation portfolio. The DOTW content, to which Travelport’s ...

Visit Abu Dhabi website scoops a Webby award

Visit Abu Dhabi website scoops a Webby award

posted | Thursday, 02 May 2013

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has reported that its Visit Abu Dhabi website – the UAE capital’s online destination resource – has been listed among top government portals by the 17th Annual Webby Awards. This is the first Webby accolade for an official destination ...

Kempinski Residences & Suites, Doha embarks on a technology upgrade project

Kempinski Residences & Suites, Doha embarks on a technology upgrade project

posted | Thursday, 02 May 2013

Mackeen Technology, a growing technology company in Qatar, has recently signed a $1.4 million contract with Kempinski Residences & Suites, Doha to develop and install complete Hotels Monitoring Systems, project control systems and CCTV solution for the five-star hotel complex, which is also ...

Emirates Airline launches ‘Inspire Me’ website app

Emirates Airline launches ‘Inspire Me’ website app

posted | Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013

Emirates Airline has launched a new website feature entitled ‘Inspire Me’, granting passengers personalised service when travel planning. With a route network spanning the globe, Emirates Airline now brings international travel expertise directly to travellers, allowing them to search for holidays ...

Accor to enhance its online presence

Accor to enhance its online presence

posted | Friday, 19 Apr 2013

Accor has reported the success of its online reservation website and reveals upcoming online developments. The website traffic increased by 25 per cent from 2010 to 2012, and more than 100 million persons visited the website last year, while10 online bookings are said to be registered every minute. ...

Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort & Spa hosts tweet-up

Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort & Spa hosts tweet-up

posted | Thursday, 18 Apr 2013

Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort & Spa organised a ‘tweet-up’ for some of the most renowned Twitter users in Jordan. With a busy programme planned for the event, social media users were given a tour around the resort and were shown the facilities and amenities on offer to guests. The ...

Hertz and Qatar Airways launch Arabic version of online booking platform

Hertz and Qatar Airways launch Arabic version of online booking platform

posted | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013

Hertz and Qatar Airways have announced the introduction of the Arabic language option to their online booking platform, enabling Arabic speaking passengers worldwide to book Hertz rental vehicles in their preferred language for the first time. Group president, RAC International, Hertz Corporation, ...

Atlantis Holidays launches Azerbaijan web portal

Atlantis Holidays launches Azerbaijan web portal

posted | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013

Atlantis Holidays, the Dubai based travel company dedicated to promoting Azerbaijan to the Arab World, has announced the launch of a website to complement its travel and tourism magazine – Azerbaijan Gem of the Caucasus. The website which is available in English and Arabic is designed to ...

Catering to an ever developing market

Catering to an ever developing market

posted | Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013

VP – Middle East and North Africa, Amadeus, Antoine Medawar speaks exclusively to TTG on the significance of the online sphere and the resolve of the Middle East in catering to the needs of the modern traveller via this sphere Now, more than ever, laptops, tablets and smartphones represent for the ...

Crystal Cruises launches new website for the UAE

Crystal Cruises launches new website for the UAE

posted | Thursday, 11 Apr 2013

Crystal Cruises, an existing partner to Etihad Airways through its distributing agent in the UAE, Century Travel, has announced the launch of a new dedicated website for the UAE, offering rich content and providing detailed information of all Crystal Cruises Voyages. As well as boasting an ...

Ascott launches free Internet

Ascott launches free Internet

posted | Friday, 05 Apr 2013

Ascott has announced that it is offering free Internet access to all guests who book its apartments at Best Available Rates. Free Internet is to also be available across more than 100 properties under the Ascott, Citadines and Somerset brands worldwide. Furthermore, WiFi access is ...

Passkey and Nor1 launch new capabilities for hotels to capture increased upsell revenue

Passkey and Nor1 launch new capabilities for hotels to capture increased upsell revenue

posted | Thursday, 04 Apr 2013

Passkey and Nor1, hospitality industry providers of upsell solutions, have announced the launch of new capabilities set to allow hotels to capture even more upsell revenue from their group guests with enhanced integration of their products. The two companies joined forces three years ago to ...

Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel – Dubai introduces free WiFi

Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel – Dubai introduces free WiFi

posted | Tuesday, 02 Apr 2013

Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel – Dubai has recently introduced free WiFi and Internet access throughout the property. This is set to allow guests to now log on through their smart phones, tablets and laptops in the lobby, restaurants and lounges, rooms, Burj Executive Lounge, banquet and meeting rooms ...

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