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Bed Banks: Comparing Accommodation, Travel Ancillaries, Connectivity of Hotelbeds, Travco, Bonotel, HotelsPro, and WebBeds

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One of the ways to get a diverse inventory portfolio is to partner with a bed bank. What is a bed bank? A bed bank (also called a wholesaler ) is a B2B company that purchases rooms from accommodation providers in a bulk at a discounted, static price for specific dates and sells them to OTAs, travel agents, airlines, or tour operators.

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Boosting Employee Engagement and Culture with Corporate Social Responsibility Events: Gratitude and Community Impact

Traveler's Q

For example, one company partnered with a local food bank, organizing a food drive that provided critical supplies to families in need. Set Up Online Volunteering Platforms: Platforms that offer online volunteering or virtual events allow employees to participate in CSR activities from anywhere, increasing accessibility.

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New and Renovated: Most Anticipated of Openings of 2025

Smart Meetings

Reasonable pricing makes it easy to host business events in exciting international destinations without breaking the bank or sacrificing desired amenities. The Postcard Cabins portfolio will be part of Marriotts planner outdoor-focused collection with integration into its system and platforms, including the Marriott Bonvoy app, in 2025.

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Breaking Barriers: Translation & Captioning For Events

Endless Events

Translators can log into the event virtually, using a remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) platform, such as Interprefy. The platform can be embedded into your virtual event platform, or alternatively, you can use streaming tools, such as vMix or other software. Curious how much do event translation and captioning cost?

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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

Smart Meetings

Miller is the founder of Zero Waste in DC and author of “ Zero Waste Living, the 80/20 Way: The Busy Person’s Guide to a Lighter Footprint ,” as well as the former director of Climate Business at the World Bank Group.

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6 Data Protection Security Tips Following Marriott’s Data Breach

Endless Events

Now, not only am I sending you my social security number, my name, and my home address, I’m sending you my bank information. Whenever we invoice someone, it has a button that says ‘Pay with ACH,’ and it pops up with bank account information. I get asked for ACH information all the time. says Brandt. “I Call the branch number.

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Best of 2022: Technology

Smart Meetings

Though planners have been slightly overwhelmed by the choice of platforms to host these spaces on, what is clear is that technology is not one size fits all. That doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. Technology should reflect the needs of specific audiences. Just use what you already have to appropriately. Here are some Smart Tips.