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🏨 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.

✈ 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.

✈ 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 The cargo industry's digital transformation contrasts with the outdated practices in passenger charter flights.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.

📱 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 Advantage Travel Partnership has announced a new partnership with WEX to offer efficient payment solutions for its members. This collaboration aims to optimize cash flow, streamline operations, and generate cost savings for businesses and customers. This marks the second roll-out in a week, following a new technology deal with Sabre. Andrea Caulfield-Smith, managing director of global business travel, highlights the partnership as a milestone in creating a One-Stop Business Hub for members. Jason Hancock of WEX also acknowledges the significant opportunities in the corporate travel market through this partnership.

🏠 Sabre Hospitality and Ensana, a top European health spa operator, reached a multi-year agreement for the SynXis platform's deployment, enhancing spa and wellness experience with new technology. Ensana will integrate SynXis Retailing, Booking Engine, Corporate Booking Tool, and GDS distribution to modernize operations and guest services. Frank Trampert of Sabre highlighted the shift towards comprehensive retailing for hotels, while Ensana CEO Frank Halmos noted the significance for their expansion in the health spa hospitality sector.