Six stories from today’s travel and aviation landscape.
A round up of some interesting stuff. — Partnerships, acquisitions, and shifting strategies.
https://www.webintravel.com/agoda-x-saudi-tourism-authority-travelsoft-buys-travolution-satisfaction-isnt-loyalty-more/
iOS 26 has some good stuff for travellers. — Real-time boarding pass updates.
https://apple.gadgethacks.com/news/ios-26-boarding-passes-transform-travel-with-live-updates/
And Alexa, book me… — Amazon integrates AI trip planning.
https://www.phocuswire.com/amazon-alexa-ai-assistance-travel-uber-tripadvisor
Sabre’s PR is working overtime. — “Chat is the new influencer.”
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/canada/retail-strategies/articles/from-conversation-to-clicks-sabre-says-chat-is-the-new-influencer
AC still not coughing up. — Refund delays drag on months after disruptions.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/some-passengers-still-waiting-for-refunds-two-months-after-air-canada-flight-disruptions/
Quirky: — The vital art of talking to strangers.
https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/07/10/the-vital-art-of-talking-to-strangers
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Image description:
A Picasso-style cubist collage: (1) angular handshake and globe representing partnerships and deals, (2) glowing digital boarding pass flowing like a ribbon, (3) Alexa speaker emitting travel icons, (4) a chat bubble morphing into a billboard for Sabre, (5) a stranded passenger at a ticket counter for Air Canada refunds, and (6) two abstract figures leaning toward each other for the quirky “talking to strangers” story. Painterly, surreal, witty.
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