Category: Travel and Hospitality

Ted Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of DerbySoft, joins David Peller, Global Head of AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. DerbySoft enables travel companies to work together through technology and innovation by providing high-performance distribution services […]

Jim Davidson Chief Product Officer of Accelya (Former CEO of Farelogix) joins Judy Pitchford, AWS’ Head of Worldwide Travel, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Accelya recently acquired Farelogix, where Davidson served as CEO. Farelogix is a recognized leader […]

Pat Pacious, President and Chief Executive Officer, Choice Hotels International joins Joanna Todd, AWS’ Head of Worldwide Accommodations and Lodging, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Choice Hotels International is one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors […]

Sankar Narayan, CEO of SiteMinder joins Joanna Todd, AWS’ Head of Worldwide Accommodations and Lodging, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. SiteMinder is the global hotel industry’s leading guest acquisition platform, earning the trust of more than 35,000 hotels, […]

 This post is authored by Evan Kohn, Chief Business Officer at APN Partner Pypestream Current events have revealed business continuity shortcomings across every single industry, especially in travel. Call centers weren’t prepared with readily available, scalable technology, and didn’t have the resources to properly withstand the increase in customer touchpoints. And what was left? A […]

Kieron Branagan, CEO of OpenJaw Technologies joins Judy Pitchford, AWS’ Head of Worldwide Travel, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. OpenJaw provides leading e-Commerce platforms for travel companies and loyalty programmes. They are helping transform travel companies into travel […]

In previous blog posts I have shared insights, inspiration, and customer success stories from restaurants and catering/contract food service organizations. The majority of the observations have come from the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), Fast/Quick Casual and Casual Dining segments of the industry. As a result, I have received many ‘playful’ comments from Fine Dining establishments. […]

Chris Nassetta, President and CEO of Hilton joins David Peller, AWS’ Head of Worldwide Accommodations and Lodging, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Hilton is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising more […]

Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), joins Massimo Morin, Head of Travel and Hospitality Solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. IATA is the trade association for the […]

Arne Sorenson, President and CEO of Marriott International, joins Joanna Todd, Head of Worldwide Accommodations and Lodging at Amazon Web Services (AWS), for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Marriott International offers 30 brands and 7,000+ properties across 131 countries […]