TTI - Travel Technology Initiative

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative are thrilled to welcome Olympic Holidays to the TTI fold, as new members! Olympic Holidays is the UK's leading travel company for holidays to #Greece, the #Greekislands and #Cyprus and it also now features #Sicily, #Sardinia, #Malta and the #SpanishIslands, as well as #Croatia, #Gambia and #Goa. The company has over 50 years of delivering first-class holidays and combines excellent service with unrivalled value for money. Customers can be confident that all Olympic Holidays employees; - including holiday consultants and resort representatives - are friendly, well-informed, enthusiastic and keen to share their extensive knowledge; allowing customers 'all the time in the world' to enjoy their time away! Website https://lnkd.in/eUyGS_xQ #GreekHolidays #Touroperator #ABTA #ATOL #georgechristodoulou

Major Antitrust Ruling Against Google: What’s Next for Digital Marketing? This week, a federal court ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in the online advertising technology market. The decision highlights how Google’s dominance—boosted by key acquisitions like DoubleClick—has shaped the digital advertising ecosystem for years. Read more from CNN (link below) What does this mean for marketers? If the court ultimately forces Google to divest major parts of its ad tech business, we could see a fundamental shift in how digital campaigns are planned, bought, and measured. More competition in the ad tech space might mean: Greater transparency in ad pricing and performance New opportunities for alternative platforms to gain traction Potentially lower fees for publishers and advertisers But there are challenges, too. Marketers should prepare for: Short-term disruption and fragmentation in tools and platforms The need to diversify channel strategies and ad buys Increased complexity in tracking, attribution, and reporting My take: We’re witnessing the start of a new era in digital advertising—one that may force brands and agencies to be more agile, data-driven, and open to testing emerging platforms. How are you preparing for a more fragmented digital ad landscape? Is this a positive step for innovation, or do you foresee new challenges? Let’s discuss! https://lnkd.in/e488y5fD #Marketing #DigitalAdvertising #AdTech #Antitrust #Google #Innovation #MediaBuying #DigitalTransformation

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative introduce entrepreneur charliecowan.ai. Charlie was a recent speaker at TTI's 'spring conference' #AIinAction and he has kindly shared his highly relevant and factual presentation, on the subject. If you would like to infuse #AI into your business, then Charlie's video will give you a great starting point! Just click the link! https://lnkd.in/eAnpYYWE

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative are thrilled to inform you that voting for TravelTech Show #TrailblazersAwards has now opened! TTI - Travel Technology Initiative support TravelTech Show - as a media partner - in this venture, and urge other travel tech companies to also get behind 'the Trailblazer award scheme'. It is an invaluable opportunity for new start-ups to gain recognition and exposure in the #traveltechmarket. Just check out www.traveltech-show.com, browse through the #trailblazerpitches and vote for the most promising start-up! Play your part in endorsing the next gen of #TravelTech entrepreneurs! 🗳 Voting Closes: May 7th 💡Finalists Announced: May 13th #TrailblazersAwards2025 https://lnkd.in/guDEQB9e

Thank you Kate Harden-England for this fantastic review of TTI - Travel Technology Initiative 's Spring Conference #AIinAction. And thank you again to all our speakers, including; Lalit Gupta Google , Andy Washington Trip.com , Alex Bainbridge Autoura , Charlie Cowan and our sponsor Worldpay. If you would like to find out more about TTI - Travel Technology Initiative's next conference, or to find out more about membership, just click through! www.tti.org . https://lnkd.in/e_w8-vwp

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative introduce one of its key initiatives #TTIrooms by GIATA GmbH . #TTIrooms is a maverick initiative, that is designed to enhance the booking experience for all customers. It will also significantly increase the revenue streams for tour operators, OTA's, travel companies and booking agents. It's becoming a must have! To find out more read TTI - Travel Technology Initiative 's blog and visit https://lnkd.in/eWeCD3MX and leave your details. https://lnkd.in/eTAegiqm

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative congratulate (TTI members) intuitive on their successful exit strategy, and wish Paul Nixon and the team every success in the future!

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative are excited to share the illuminating research results from the TravelTech Show, and to announce that the show, is now officially open for visitor registration. The show runs 25 - 26 June at ExCel, London. www.traveltech-show.com Press Release - Travel Technology Show Registration for the TravelTech Show opens today, and ahead of the event taking place at the end of June, new data reveals that once again, #AI is set to dominate travel operators’ technology budgets for the year ahead. Key findings from the survey highlighted: Nearly two thirds (64%) will be increasing their technology budget in the next 12 months; by as much as 20% for one fifth of respondents. #AI once again claims the top spot on the budget line when respondents were asked which three new technologies are you planning to invest in over the next year. Nearly half (42%) of those surveyed plan to increase #AI investment by 10% over the next 12 months, whilst a further 16% will increase investments by as much as 50%. Investment in online presence In a similar vein, when it comes to travel operators investing in their online presence, #AI once again takes the lead. Over 26% are investing in #AI #chatbots, 21% in booking platforms,18% in content and social media platforms. Benefits and concerns of #AI The most popular benefits of #AI are highlighted as improved customer experience (24%) and reduced operational costs (also 24%), and whilst the increased investment plans are good news for the travel tech sector, the stats suggest many operators are adopting an ‘approach with caution’ stance, and carefully scoping the requirements before committing to implementing #AI. From the data, the biggest concerns of #AI are cited as: Quality and accuracy of content produced – 31% Data privacy and security/cyberattacks – 15% Keeping pace with development – 14%. Commenting on the results TravelTech Show event director Nimet Sayeed said, “It is encouraging to see travel companies continuing to plan for increased investment in technology platforms. #AI continues to claim the budget top spot, but perhaps more interesting to note is the commitment to investing in research around it. Unquestionably #AI is accelerating at pace and whilst many operators are keen to keep up, they are also focused on taking the time to ensure the tools they do select are the best fit for their business model. operations and, crucially, their customers". “This year’s TravelTech Show programme has been developed to ensure both operators and suppliers will have the opportunity to place themselves firmly at the forefront of the latest #AI developments for the travel industry across a two-day agenda of speakers, conferences and networking sessions.” #TravelTech takes place from 25 – 26 June 2025 at Excel London. To find out more please visit: www.traveltech-show.com

Breaking News from the OpenTravel Alliance ( TTI - Travel Technology Initiative 's partner organisation) is reorganising to become 'The Open Travel Foundation' . This change has come about because OpenTravel Alliance is now working with The Linux Foundation.

TTI - Travel Technology Initiative 's key member Vamoos Travel App are hosting an informative webinar featuring the top 5 latest #AI tools on 26 March, 2.00 (uk). Just follow the links to register.