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🏖️ Lastminute.com partners with fintech company Zilch to launch Zilch Travel, a platform for flexible travel bookings and payments. The partnership leverages lastminute.com's Dynamic Packages technology and connects to its API and incentive platform, Roiward. Users can earn 3% rewards on trips, with interest-free payment options over six weeks or three months. In 2023, UK consumers spent over £72 billion on overseas holidays. Zilch's Pay over 3 Months product has driven sales on its platform to over £3.6 billion and doubled its revenues for three consecutive years.

📅 Not Just Travel invests £2.1 million to grant its 650+ consultants free access to TProfile's Quotation Tool. The tool, costing £1,000/year per consultant, enhances efficiency, client engagement, and conversion rates. Announced at the 2025 Annual Conference in Wolverhampton, the investment follows a successful trial and substantial improvements in conversion rates. The tool allows easy creation and sharing of travel proposals, boosting profitability and marking a long-term partnership with TProfile, aiming to become their biggest client.

🏖️ Tui Belgium, since partnering with Nezasa in 2021, reduced time-to-market for trips from one day to one hour. By the second year, they saw a 76% increase in itineraries, 65% increase in bookings, and 4% increase in average basket size. Belgium served as the pilot for the TripBuilder platform before expansion to the Netherlands, with France, Germany, and the UK expected within six months. The collaboration aimed to solve legacy system issues, meet demands for personalization, and improve digital integration.

🏠 Tripism, a travel planning platform serving Fortune 500 companies, has introduced a new leisure platform for business travelers, offering exclusive promotions and corporate-negotiated rates for personal trips. The initiative aims to increase employee satisfaction and retention, positioning the corporate travel buyer as a strategic organizational contributor. Developed due to high demand from corporates seeking to enhance employee benefits, the platform also strengthens supplier relationships. Adam Kerr, the CEO of Tripism, announced a pilot with four clients, anticipating a wider release soon.

🖥 Net Affinity, a hotel tech provider, merged with Hotel Tech Group (HTG) following Connected Capital's investment in Smarthotel and Hoteliers.com in 2024. The partnership aims to create a growth-oriented technology group for hotels. Net Affinity offers a booking engine and direct business tools, while the HTG product portfolio includes booking, website solutions, PMS, OTA, GDS connectivity, and payment solutions. William Cotter of Net Affinity and Pitrik van der Lubbe of HTG highlighted the benefits for clients, including unified distribution, booking, and payment solutions, enhancing guest experiences. Pegasus Capital advised Net Affinity throughout the partnership process.

🏠 Custom Travel Solutions launched an AI-powered Booking Reconfirmation Tool to automate booking confirmations and reduce errors. The tool integrates with CMS via API, verifies reservations with a human-like voice, and provides real-time updates. It is aimed at improving accuracy and guest experience in the travel industry. CEO Mike Putman claims it revolutionizes efficiency and scalability. The service is currently available for client onboarding.

🏖 AI and technology are poised to transform the tourism and short-term rental (STR) industries by guiding guests to local businesses, reducing anti-social behavior with tools like Airbnb’s anti-party screening, enhancing policy decisions and data-driven diplomacy. AI can analyze tourist spending patterns and inform dynamic pricing models for tourist taxes. Collaboration and clear communication of data, such as economic impact and job creation, are essential for the STR sector to support communities and improve its reputation.

🌍 Travelsoft launches Travelsoft Services, a white-label multi-consolidator for its 1,200 clients, expanding offerings across its platforms like Atcore and TravelgateX. Based in Palma de Mallorca, it's led by Celeste Mussetti as managing director. Services include access to hotels, flights, trains, and more, with XML connections to key suppliers. Manuel Aragonés, CEO of Travel Compositor, emphasizes innovation and client growth through this initiative.