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Space Perspective raises $7M for its plan to ferry tourists to the edge of space

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Space tourism startup Space Perspective has raised a new $7 million in seed funding, from investors including Prime Movers Lab and Base Ventures. Watch World View explain its unique approach to space business and tourism. World View appointed Ryan Hartman as CEO in 2018, replacing Poynter in the top spot.

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How Starlink transformed tech operations for Journey Beyond

CIO

The launch of satellite internet provider Starlink has been operationally transformative for Journey Beyond, one of Australia’s premier destination tourism companies, and it’s driving a new era of progress and innovation. When Starlink came, the game changed,” explains Madhumita Mazumdar, GM of ICT at Journey Beyond. “We

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Leadership Perspective from Desert Island Donkeys

Let's Grow Leaders

Leadership perspective creates different kinds of creative solutions that make far more sense and have more support than the limited but obvious approach you might have started with. 03:33 Let’s turn our attention to leadership perspective and there’s nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. What’s going on there?

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IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives

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And we did it not only to be closer to operations, but to take advantage of the potential that Spain offers in human capital within the tourism sector. How do you see the future of the hotel and tourism world with all these technological changes? How have you rebuilt all the IT talent? It’s exciting.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Australian experiential tourism company Journey Beyond recently revamped its contact center as part of a customer experience transformation. They will also invest in director-level leadership to help lead the charge on new business opportunities, he adds. There are indications the voice market is slowing. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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When Scaling Your Leadership is a Matter of Life or Death

Next Level Blog

What would you do if your customer base tripled almost overnight and their lives depended on you scaling up your leadership and your organization to meet the sudden surge in demand? Together, they’ve been key components of the team that had to scale their leadership to meet the critical increase in demand for their services.

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Merging Airbnb and the traditional hotel model, Mexico City’s Casai raises $23 million to grow in Latin America

TechCrunch

With travel and tourism rising across Latin America, Casai , a startup combining Airbnb single unit rentals with hotel room amenities, has raised $23 million to expand its business across Latin America.

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