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Sojern Releases Latest COVID-19 Travel Impact Insights

2020-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Portugal

According to Sojern, travelers are responding to regulations to combat the spread of the coronavirus based on things like travel corridors set up to renew tourism.

Tags: COVID-19 advisory, destinations, Europe travel, Greece flights, Greece tours, Greece travel trends, portugal, Portugal corredor, Portugal tourists, Sojern, travel corredors, Travel Trends

On the Coveted Loyal Guest: Hospitality’s Holy Grail

2017-01-29 by Phil Butler

Guest satisfaction

For some hoteliers loyalty programs have been a secondary consideration in the trend toward mobile tech, but in reality, the game is the same as always. The loyalty program is in a metamorphosis.

Tags: AccorHotels, AirBnb, Eleonora Francioni, GuestDriven, Hilton HHonors, hotel, hotel rewards, IHG Club Rewards, loyalty rewards, M Beta at Charlotte, Porter & Sail, SnapShot GmbH, Sojern, Tomasz Janczak, VOILÀ Hotel Rewards

Day Three in Athens: Greek Hotel Convergence

2016-11-29 by Phil Butler

Plateno Europe's Tomasz Janczak delivers China on a platter

Day two of the Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo in Athens marked our third day in the Greek capital.

Tags: Dimitris Koutoulas, DotcomHotels, Greece, HQPlus, Iconik Hospitality, Pamil Visions PR, Plateno Connect, Plateno Group, Sojern, Tomasz Janczak, travel tech, TrustYou, Zoottle

Are Airlines Unringing the Online Travel Bell?

2010-12-27 by Phil Butler

Lufthansa Detours section of their website

The war between online travel companies and airlines is heating up. Expedia counters American Airline’s move to dump Orbitz, as Delta begins its abandonment of smaller OTA’s. Can online travel giants win out over the service providers they actually depend on? Much depends on the customer in the end.

Tags: American Airlines, Bookit, cheapoair, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Expedia, Google Travel. FairSearch, Kayak, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Detours, Northwest Airlines, OneTravel, online travel, Orbitz, OTA, Quantas Airlines, Sojern, United Airlines, US Airways

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