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💸 EasyJet holidays, through its first impact report, has committed to sustainable trips by introducing electric vehicle transfers in Rhodes for over 5,200 passengers, covering 152,000km and saving approximately 27 tonnes of CO2. Partnering with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, they offer sustainability courses for hotels in Spain, Greece, and Turkey, with over 300 signed up and 37% of top-selling properties certified. AI technology in Costa Adeje saved around €100,000 by reducing food waste. With partnerships including Abta and UN Tourism, they strive to benefit local economies and aim for rapid sustainability progress.

🏖️ Summer 2025 package holiday prices in the UK have increased by 4.2%, outpacing inflation. Epsilon's research shows 46% of travellers value personal recommendations and seek trust, variety, and expertise when planning trips. Airlines like easyJet use customer data to personalize experiences, commemorating its 20th anniversary by creating individual customer stories. Travel businesses are urged to utilize first-party data and AI-driven recommendations to foster loyalty through personalized and emotionally engaging experiences.

📅 The 8th Global Business Travel Review, published by The Advantage Travel Partnership and Travelogix, analyzed 33.7m business travel bookings from Jan 1, 2019, to Dec 31, 2024, totaling £16.5bn. In 2024, transactions increased by 15.5% over 2023, except in June, which saw a 15.48% decline. The average transaction value dropped from £429.35 in 2023 to £399.81 in 2024. Economy class bookings rose to 79.81% in H2 2024, while business class bookings decreased to 14.69%. The average trip duration also dropped by 33% to 4.62 days. Factors include economic pressures, corporate policy changes, and sustainable travel trends. Forecasts predict an 8-11% growth despite macroeconomic challenges.

📱 Partnering with Coury Hospitality, IRIS, a mobile F&B and guest experience platform specialist, will expand its mobile ordering services across the hospitality management firm's properties worldwide. This follows a 44% increase in in-room dining sales year-on-year. Currently, the service is live in 12 hotels managed by Coury Hospitality. The adoption of the IRIS platform has improved order volume, revenue, and guest satisfaction by streamlining the ordering process and enhancing visibility of menu items.

✈ The global commercial charter market is valued over €100 billion annually. Airlines have underestimated charter flights, which offer fully prepaid flights with no marketing costs, despite demand from group travel, corporate incentives, and major events. Inefficiencies in the charter sector persist due to reliance on manual workflows, with transactions often needing hundreds of emails. Without digital tools and structured data, airlines lack insight into demand, missing out on strategic opportunities to integrate charters into their operations. The cargo industry's digital transformation contrasts with the outdated practices in passenger charter flights. Modern digital tools exist for airlines to improve fleet utilisation and yield through charter flights.

✈ IndiGo, India's largest airline, is set to implement Amadeus Segment Revenue Management Flex (SRM Flex), a web-based application. The system enables near real-time data from IndiGo's Navitaire New Skies® PSS via Revenue Management Integration Service (RMIS), allowing the carrier to quickly respond to market changes. SRM Flex's cloud-based RMS can adjust pricing rules based on the airline's strategy, automate processes, and enhance operational efficiency. Abhijit Dasgupta, SVP of IndiGo, emphasizes the move as part of IndiGo's growth and adaptation in the aviation industry, combining data science and machine learning with Amadeus' technology. Javier Laforgue, EVP at Amadeus, and David P. Evans, head of Navitaire, express confidence in supporting IndiGo's revenue maximization and expansion.

🏨 RateHawk, a B2B hotel booking platform, partners with Hays Travel Independence Group, offering 120+ members access to over 2.6 million accommodation options in 220+ countries. The partnership expands RateHawk's inventory, sourced from 300+ wholesalers and 120,000 directly contracted properties. In the past year, RateHawk added 70 wholesalers and 30,000 direct contracts, increasing its partners by 50% to over 93,000 travel professionals globally.