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Disney Genie: Four digital lessons attractions can learn from the world's biggest attraction operator — Attractions.io Blog

Disney Genie: Four digital lessons attractions can learn from the world's biggest attraction operator — Attractions.io Blog | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"From imagineering to guestology, over the past 70 years, Disney has pioneered attraction management processes and the technology behind them; but Its latest initiative – the Disney Genie app, has been both celebrated and criticised ..."

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Impact of digital transformation on the hospitality industry | Travel | Digital Assurance

Impact of digital transformation on the hospitality industry | Travel | Digital Assurance | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Since the inception of the world wide web, digital transformation has been a perennial. Customer behavior began to shift as the digital world evolved, having a significant impact on the hotel and travel industries ..."

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Airlines adopt digital health passports to help streamline travel

Airlines adopt digital health passports to help streamline travel | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Airlines have recently adopted digital health passports to verify passenger data pre-flight or pre-entry..."

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Mobile app aims to speed up border reopenings in Africa

Mobile app aims to speed up border reopenings in Africa | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Two major African public bodies are promoting a new technology that could connect the continent’s Covid-19 testing centers and ease a reopening of travel across the region ..."

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Travel after the pandemic: The growth of remote and touchless identity services | ACI World Blog

Travel after the pandemic: The growth of remote and touchless identity services | ACI World Blog | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of contemporary life, including the travel industry.The majority of flights have been cancelled, airports are deserted, and ..."

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Global Tourism Economy Forum - How digitalisation is revolutionising the travel industry | the-new-tourism-trend | BBC StoryWorks

Global Tourism Economy Forum - How digitalisation is revolutionising the travel industry | the-new-tourism-trend | BBC StoryWorks | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"How travel is being transformed by collaboration. Advertisement feature, presented by Global Tourism Economy Forum ..."

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AI is reshaping consumers’ expectations for customer service

AI is reshaping consumers’ expectations for customer service | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Consumers' 'liquid expectations' demand that business incorporate AI into their CX strategy ..."

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Why e-visas are emerging as a smarter choice for the global traveller | IOL Personal Finance

Why e-visas are emerging as a smarter choice for the global traveller | IOL Personal Finance | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"As overseas travellers continue to grow by leaps and bounds each year, in the present digital era, technology plays a major ..."

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Kenya: The internet and mobile phone are taking over the takeaway scene in Kenya

Kenya: The internet and mobile phone are taking over the takeaway scene in Kenya | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Analysis - For the longest time, restaurants held takeaways as an afterthought. Well, not anymore. The food catering business has gone past the takeout era and has evolved so much that delivery has become the hot trend in Kenya ..."

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With Uber Eats and Olo partnership, will we finally lose back-of-house iPads?

With Uber Eats and Olo partnership, will we finally lose back-of-house iPads? | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Restaurant tech companies announce POS integration partnership..."

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Twelve + amazing ways iOS 13 transforms travel and tourism

Twelve + amazing ways iOS 13 transforms travel and tourism | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

The $8 trillion travel industry is already a digital industry, iOS 13 will accelerate its transformation..."

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The rise of the cashless generation: “Retailers must adapt and accept alternative payment methods”

The rise of the cashless generation: “Retailers must adapt and accept alternative payment methods” | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"An interview with Yuval Ziv, Chief Commercial Officer, SafeCharge. By Ross Falconer ..."

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How technology is changing the travel and tourism industry 

How technology is changing the travel and tourism industry  | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Technology has placed a crucial role in the tourism and hospitality industry. It allowed the hospitality industry to offer better options for users and at the same time, it helps them to understand the individual needs of different persons ..."

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This post particularly relates to study unit 1: Forces impacting on tourism, especially 1.6 which relates to the role of technology as a force impacting on tourism.  

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Your face is, or will be, your boarding pass - The New York Times

Your face is, or will be, your boarding pass - The New York Times | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Tech-driven changes are coming fast and furiously to airports, including advancements in biometrics that verify identity and shorten security procedures for those passengers who opt into the programs ..."

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What’s next for travel retail?

What’s next for travel retail? | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Travel retail brands are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Here, we discuss how travel retail brands can prepare for the next era ..."

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Best tourism apps: Advantages and features of tourism apps

Best tourism apps: Advantages and features of tourism apps | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Curious to know which are the best tourism mobile applications? Here is the list of the best tourism apps along with key-features that you must need to include whenever you create an app ..."

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Travel industry trends in 2020: New media, personalization, and convenience | Magnolia Headless CMS

Travel industry trends in 2020: New media, personalization, and convenience | Magnolia Headless CMS | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"What are the trends shaping how travellers decide on their next destination in 2020? ..."

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The best applications to install to travel - by

The best applications to install to travel - by | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"A compiled list of all the best smartphone applications required to travel abroad by theme: Itinerary, Translation, video, photo - Travel with technology ..."

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Fifteen travel tech influencers predict the top mobile travel trends for 2020 | Travelport

Fifteen travel tech influencers predict the top mobile travel trends for 2020 | Travelport | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"2020 is well underway. But with the bulk of the year still to go, understanding what's going to matter in the world of mobile travel this year is still essential ..." 

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The forgotten part of social media- social customer service

The forgotten part of social media- social customer service | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"The forgotten stepchild of social media handling customer service through social media because travelers use it, whether you want to or not. Find out more ..."

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Role of technology in revolutionizing the travel and tourism industry > Hughes Systique Corp. > Blog

Role of technology in revolutionizing the travel and tourism industry > Hughes Systique Corp. > Blog | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Gone are those days when a visit to a brick-and-mortar travel agent was mandatory every time one needed to plan a family vacation. Fast forward to now, in the era of digital transformation and next-gen mobility, travelers today, are playing a much larger role in building their holiday experiences ..."

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What are the key factors for hospitality loyalty apps? | Mobile Marketing Magazine

What are the key factors for hospitality loyalty apps? | Mobile Marketing Magazine | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"The team from Kumulos discuss the importance of loyalty apps within the hospitality industry and the key factors that these apps must address..."

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Hampton by Hilton Toulouse Airport Hotel opens

Hampton by Hilton Toulouse Airport Hotel opens | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"Hampton by Hilton Toulouse Airport opens its doors in Toulouse, a city known to locals as La Ville Rose, or 'The Pink City' after the distinctive pink stone used to construct many of its buildings ..."

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Travel and tourism kiosks - four ways digital kiosks are simplifying

Travel and tourism kiosks - four ways digital kiosks are simplifying | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"As the seasons change, the weather gets warmer, and the school year comes to a close yet again, another vacation season is just around the corner. And according to a recent travel survey by AAA, nearly 100 million Americans are planning to participate this year. ..."

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How smartphone apps are connecting China's millennial luxury travellers | Style Magazine

How smartphone apps are connecting China's millennial luxury travellers | Style Magazine | Customer service in tourism | Scoop.it

"ILTM China travel event – held to promote nation’s luxury tourism industry – hears smartphone apps are key to travel firms connecting with holidaymakers ..."

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