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Amsterdam. Booking.com recently posted impressive results boosted by a growing demand for alternate accommodations, the success of its Fintech unit and its Flight search engine. The holding is buying B2B distributor Getaroom and slowly but surely is morphing into the one-stop-shop every travel platform dreams of.

Augsburg. Small countries have the fastest broadband, a new "Selfie-Ident" app saves a lot of time in online identification, Rewe operates its first hybrid supermarket, Girocard customers of the Sparkasse can now also use Apple Pay, myhotelshop and Acomodeo are sold and Ophelia becomes an official Guestline reseller for Germany.

Wiesbaden. Digitalisation in the industry has picked up tremendous speed, individual hotels and groups are introducing new systems in record time to streamline processes and increase bookings. An overview of current measures and innovations.

Munich. Corona has increased the guests' needs for safety and digital tools are an important USP for this. Another one is that digitalisation helps to rationalise processes in the back office and save money that way. A discussion at Expo Real with two software platforms and one hotelier showed what is possible beyond the online check-in.

McLean, Virginia. Hilton yesterday announced three technology innovations within the Hilton Honors app designed to enhance the guest experience across the company's 18 hotel brands: shared digital room keys, automatic complimentary room upgrades for elite members and easy booking of connecting rooms.

Geneva. The upswing is here, even though Europe is one of the hardest-hit pandemic regions. This is shown by the bookings in comparison 2021/2020. Two studies reveal the current figures.

Stuttgart. The demand for TV and video content has reached new dimensions and remains high. But also editorial offers, social networks and especially gaming are booming like never before. This media consumption is by no means temporary, but sustainable.

London. Real estate services provider JLL is launching its own short-term rental platform, which is to be positioned as a competitor to industry giants such as Airbnb and Booking.com.

Amsterdam. Despite the pandemic wiping out its revenue to just 10%, SiteMinder decided to continue investing in product development. With investors backing this strategy, the company is preparing to go public and expand globally.

Berlin. Digital technology secures the existence of real estate companies; moreover, automation balances the aggravated shortage of skilled workers. A current digitalisation study provides details.