Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
This roundup was created with the help of ChatGPT.
Radisson Hotel Group, CellPoint Digital
Radisson Hotel Group has deployed CellPoint Digital‘s payment orchestration platform across its global portfolio, standardizing payment processes to improve efficiency and guest experience.
Radisson operates 1,580 hotels in more than 100 countries. The platform provides centralized payment flows, multilingual hosted payment pages, optimized approval rates and unified reporting. It also aims to establish a scalable foundation for future growth, including digital wallets, mobile payment options and payment integration for check-in and check-out.
Accor, Oracle
French hotel giant Accor is transitioning its properties to Oracle OPERA Cloud PMS to unify and streamline hotel operations.
The cloud-based platform enables consistent data management across properties, enhancing performance tracking and guest experiences. Accor also selected Oracle OPERA Cloud Sales and Event Management to support its expanding meetings and events business, offering digital tools for easier event planning and booking.
Transfeero launches redesigned app
Transfeero has launched a redesigned app aimed at simplifying private transportation for travelers and operators worldwide.
The new platform introduces faster navigation, secure in-app payments, multilingual support in five languages and integrated management tools for agencies and drivers. It is available on iOS and Android.
ESky Group names CMO
ESky Group, owner of Thomas Cook, has promoted Ryan Cotton to CMO. Cotton will oversee brand and marketing teams across the group, shaping global strategy for eSky and Thomas Cook in the U.K., Europe and the Americas.
He joined Thomas Cook in 2019 as marketing director, helping scale the digital-first agency to £150 million in holiday sales in its first year post-pandemic. Following eSky’s acquisition of Thomas Cook U.K. in 2024, Cotton led digital marketing improvements and drove strong package holiday growth. In his new role, he will guide group-wide marketing initiatives to support international expansion.
Guesty names CFO
Guesty, the short-term rental management platform, has appointed Gil Vassoly as CFO. Vassoly brings over 20 years of financial leadership from global enterprises and fast-growing tech companies, most recently serving at NiCE and previously at KLA.
Vassoly will focus on supporting Guesty’s organic and inorganic growth while enhancing governance, reporting and operational discipline. The appointment is aimed at aligning financial rigor with operational excellence to prepare the company for global scale and investor confidence.
AIntensify rebrands to Alyza
Voice and text analytics platform AIntensify has rebranded as Alyza as it looks to help travel companies transform interactions into actionable insights.
Alyza offers a three-step model—Analyza, Optimyza and Automyza—which automates workflows, boosts service quality, cuts support costs and accelerates response times.
The company said Alyza is more than a rebrand and reflects a deeper shift: a mature platform built for global scale and operational impact.
Boom, Tint
Property management system Boom has partnered with embedded insurance platform Tint to launch BoomGuard—custom insurance for short-term rental (STR) property managers.
BoomGuard offers up to $50,000 in contents damage protection and optional $1 million liability coverage, including guest-caused damage and bed bug remediation. Fully integrated into Boom’s platform, it aims to simply claims handling and boost operational efficiency. The solution benefits travelers, owners and managers alike, reducing financial risk, increasing guest trust and driving new revenue.
Scoot, Dohop
Scoot has launched a new Dohop-powered booking platform, allowing passengers to self-connect itineraries with partner airlines.
Initially partnering with easyJet and Citilink, the platform expands Scoot’s reach from Singapore to over 30 destinations across Europe and Indonesia. Customers can book flights directly from Scoot’s website and benefit from ConnectSure protection in case of delays or cancellations. The move reflects a broader industry trend toward flexible, passenger-focused connectivity, enabling low-cost carriers to offer more destinations without traditional interline or codeshare agreements.
SAP Concur, HotelHub
HotelHub has integrated its content aggregation technology with SAP Concur’s new Hotel Connector, giving travel management companies (TMCs) seamless access to both global distribution system (GDS) and non-GDS hotel content.
The integration allows agencies to configure and prefer content, enforce travel policies, and streamline passenger name record workflows within Concur Travel. By combining HotelHub tools with Concur’s booking platform, TMCs can optimize visibility of preferred hotels, improve operational efficiency and deliver a more complete booking experience for corporate clients. The first live launches are expected in Q3 2025.
Dreamlines-Cruise1st Group’s CEO
Dreamlines-Cruise1st Group has appointed Nishank Gopalkrishnan as CEO, effective July 1.
He joins from TUI Musement, where he was chief commercial officer and previously held leadership roles at Musement, MakeMyTrip and Triposo. The group, which includes CruiseAway and Cruise1st, operates in Germany, the U.K. and Australia and has raised over €125 million since its 2012 founding. Gopalkrishnan will lead digital transformation efforts and explore AI applications to enhance customer experience and optimize operations amid strong cruise demand.
SITA’s software
SITA has launched SITA Connect Fly, a managed software-defined wide area network service powered by Versa, aimed at modernizing airline passenger handling. The platform connects departure control systems and web applications to check-in kiosks and workstations, offering faster, more secure and flexible connectivity.
By simplifying networks, improving resilience and reducing setup time for new stations from months to weeks, airlines can cut delays and enhance passenger experiences, SITA said.
