Remove 2021 Remove Automation Remove Booking
article thumbnail

Kayak Launches Free Corporate Travel Solution

Smart Meetings

With business travel slowly making its way to pre-pandemic levels, Kayak is aiming to make the return to travel booking easier. New features, such as automated expenses, the ability to book from anywhere while keeping loyalty points and the ability to share trip details with colleagues, have been added.

Travel 246
article thumbnail

Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

Smart Meetings

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Hotel sales teams are barraged with automated forms, lean staffs and limited information to determine what the customer really needs. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021.

Booking 130
MICE professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. KUDO, for instance, has 12,000 certified interpreters available through KUDO Marketplace , the company’s automated booking site.

Meeting 264
article thumbnail

How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

Smart Meetings

Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist. Planners can expect a more automated lobby in the future, hopefully reducing delays. Some locations have gone as far as to install check in kiosks in their lobbies.

article thumbnail

Live Shows in Las Vegas Are Back and Beckoning

Smart Meetings

The good news is that the attraction could hold even more widespread appeal as classic and up-and-coming acts are being booked in more stadiums than before the pandemic. The largest, tallest and freshest venue on the Strip, Resorts World Theatre opened June of 2021. Synchronicity. The theater boasts 5,000 sq.

article thumbnail

PRESS RELEASE: World’s top-voted self-service booking software for meeting and event spaces is now free for venues hit hard by pandemic

Meeting Package

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11th May 2021. Helsinki, Finland — Hotels, restaurants, conference spaces, and other event venues in search of an easier, faster way to handle meeting and event bookings can now test out the world’s top booking automation software for free—maybe even for free forever.

Booking 96
article thumbnail

2021 year end up wrap up: our top marketing insights, partnership news, and new product features

Leonardo

Throughout 2021 we created new partnerships, expanded existing ones, and rolled out new product enhancements. Building on the previous article, we focused on the increasingly important idea of “trust” in your third-party listings as a marketing tactic to increase consumer confidence and bookings. Magnuson Hotels. The Set Collection.