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How to create loyal customers and brand evangelists in the travel and hospitality industry

Up Your Service

This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. Read on… Customer loyalty is a powerful marketing force that travel and hospitality businesses are always chasing. By David Harrington. The rise of white-glove customer service.

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How Important is Customer Service in Travel and Tourism?

Bold360

Travel and tourism can be difficult areas for retaining customer loyalty, with websites set up exclusively to pit brands against one another on the best deals for hotels and rock-bottom prices on flights. Many businesses in the travel industry have tried out loyalty schemes and reward programs with varied success.

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5 ways to know if your IVA is ready for Summer 2022

Interactions

Summer 2022 is upon us and, as the Washington Post covers, all indications suggest travel will be back to the pre-pandemic era. But the war in Ukraine, high inflation, and lofty gas prices have added uncertainty in the travel world and increased the likelihood for out-of-practice travelers to make errors.

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Three Travel and Hospitality Customer Journey Tracking Examples

Kitewheel

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. But even these leading travel brands can do better. Things are improving for the travel industry, but the biggest multipliers of customer satisfaction seem largely to be left behind. There is huge market pressure to make great deals. This makes sense in some capacity.

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How to Build a Next-Generation Loyalty Scheme

CSM Magazine

When one credit card provider decided to add cash back on travel and transportation expenditures for loyalty members, Applause was asked to test in a few different cities to see what types of transactions cardholders expected to earn rewards from. Does the customer journey flow smoothly? There are several considerations here.

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10 Cool Chatbot Examples to Inspire Your Project

Inbenta

Chatbot examples in the travel & leisure industry. Chatbot examples in the travel & leisure industry. A lot of the questions were related to Covid-19 local and travel restrictions, PCR tests, flight cancellations and status and so. TravelClub is the leader reward program in Spain with over 6 million subscribers.

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Guide to Business Fleet Gas Cards: Get Corporate Discounts on Fuel Efficient Programs

CSM Magazine

Shell’s Fuel Rewards program allows individuals to earn rewards through the Shell Drive for Five® Credit Card, which enables users to earn five cents in discounts per gallon of fuel purchased at Shell gasoline stations. Users can also earn rebates monthly or have them deposited directly into their accounts.