Emerging Travel Group

13/08/2026

Last week, our team was proud to take part in the Executive Leadership Workshop organised by the National Tourism Awards of Georgia — bringing together hospitality leaders to explore the future of tourism, AI, and strategic leadership 🇬🇪

As the event's technology partner, Emerging Travel Group hosted the AI Hotel Challenge, demonstrating how digital positioning influences AI search results and helping participants explore what it takes for hotels to stand out in an AI-driven travel landscape.

A big thank you to the National Tourism Awards of Georgia for bringing together such an engaged community of travel professionals. Swipe through for a few highlights from the workshop.

10/08/2026

Looking to increase business visibility and connect with more travel professionals?
Every year, our platforms connect 1,3M individual travelers and 130,000 travel agents, tour operators and corporate clients with properties worldwide. That reach comes with a full suite of marketing tools built to put your property or destination in front of the right audience, at the right moment.

Our marketing tools are designed for travel industry partners looking to reach a qualified, high-intent audience. That includes hotels and hotel chains, DMCs, airlines, and tourism boards.
Some of the opportunities available include:
✅Banners promotion
✅Sponsored listings
✅Email newsletter
✅Social media features across ETG channels
✅Mobile app selections
✅Articles in Ratehawk, Zenhotels and ETG blogs
✅Giveaways for travel agents
✅Familiarization (FAM) trips and online webinars for travel professionals

Tell us your goals, audience, and budget, and we’ll create a tailored media plan with ETG marketing tools for maximum impact, managing the entire campaign from start to finish.

Interested in learning more about available opportunities for your tourism business?
Contact our Marketing Services team at [email protected].

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04/08/2026

Sallés Hotels wanted to expand its global distribution strategy and reach more international demand without adding operational complexity.

By partnering with Emerging Travel Group , the hotel group gained access to a global travel distribution ecosystem, flexible payment models, and tools to manage rates, inventory, and performance from a single Extranet.

The result? 200% annual sales growth through ETG's platform, alongside stronger international reach and increased conversion across its portfolio.

Read the full case study to see how the partnership helped Sallés Hotels achieve these results.
Read the blog: https://blog.emergingtravel.com/how-salles-hotels-achieved-200-annual-sales-growth-with-emerging-travel-group/

31/07/2026

Curated, not packaged, is the key to understanding a generation that hits 30 next year and represents a big opportunity for agents, says Astrid Kastberg,...

30/07/2026

Great conversations and new connections in Phuket! 🇹🇭

Our Direct Supply Thailand team recently joined Andaman Techspace Phuket, bringing together tourism leaders to explore the future of Phuket’s travel industry, from sustainability to the growing role of AI.

It was a great opportunity to introduce Emerging Travel Group and our portfolio of brands to a wider hospitality community, and we were delighted by the response. We connected with hotel partners interested in working with ETG and came away with plenty of exciting conversations to continue.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to meet our team!

24/07/2026

✈️ More control. Less complexity.

We’re expanding our partnership with Travelport to make it easier for travel professionals to manage flight bookings.

With enhanced post-booking capabilities, including ticket issuing, voiding, and voluntary refunds, plus access to Travelport’s GDS and NDC airline content, travel professionals can manage bookings more efficiently from a single workflow.
Read how these latest updates are helping simplify air bookings ahead of the busy travel season.

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.travolution.com/news/travel-sectors/air/emerging-travel-group-narrows-in-on-flights-offering-with-newly-elevated-travelport-partnership/

20/07/2026

The travel industry is evolving faster than ever, but some fundamentals never change.

In his latest interview with Forbes, Emerging Travel Group CEO Felix Shpilman shares why trust, strong partnerships, and delivering real value will remain at the heart of travel, even as AI reshapes the industry. Technology will continue to transform how we work, but lasting success will always be built on people, relationships, and reliability.

Read the interview:

Travel AI is not the only thing impacting changing consumer travel trends. Understanding some of the constants will help brands think about strategy through a new lens.

16/07/2026

🍸 A wonderful evening in Florence!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined our Italian Direct Supply team for an evening of insights, networking, and great conversations with local hoteliers.

Events like these are a valuable opportunity to strengthen partnerships, exchange ideas, and explore how we can continue growing together. Italy remains one of ETG's key markets, and we're proud to work alongside so many passionate hospitality professionals.

Thank you to everyone who spent the evening with us. Swipe through for a few highlights from the event — we look forward to seeing you again soon! 🇮🇹

15/07/2026

Registration for the Georgian National Tourism Awards • ტურიზმის ეროვნული დაჯილდოება 2026 is now open!

As General Partner of this year’s Awards, Emerging Travel Group supports an initiative that recognizes excellence and achievement across Georgia’s tourism and hospitality industry.
We invite you to submit your property, hospitality project, or professional achievement in one or more of the 30+ award categories and share your work with the wider tourism community.
Submit your nomination through the official form by July 25:
https://tourismawards.ge/nomination-form/