Comcast recently promoted Steve Croney to COO of Connectivity & Platforms, and hired former Apple and Expedia executive Jon Gieselman to the new position of Chief Growth Officer of the domestic residential business to move things along.

Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.FLYR, EnnismoreFLYR announced that Ennismore has been using FLYR Hospitality with intent to improve its commercial operations across 100 properties for the last six months. The platform provides artificial intelligence (AI)-powered forecasting, real-time analytics and a standardized tech stack to improve revenue management, sales and marketing. Ennismore has gained better visibility, improved forecasting and tailored dashboards, the companies said. FLYR’s integration with partners like STR and Lighthouse also offers a comprehensive view of market trends.“Making decisions based on the latest data is critical to our business,” said Dan Gordon, executive vice president of revenue management and business intelligence at Ennismore. “With FLYR Hospitality, we’ve unlocked the ability to democratize data with precise accuracy across our portfolio, improving forecasting and creating tailored dashboards that serve both our brand-specific and enterprise-wide needs.”ZentrumHub, FlyAkeedTravel technology provider ZentrumHub, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2025, has partnered with FlyAkeed, a Saudi Arabia-based online travel agency, to integrate its hotel application programming interface into FlyAkeed’s platform. The collaboration means to streamline hotel bookings and improve the customer experience for business travelers across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East

Visit California is also partnering with Expedia to launch a Canada-exclusive value program, offering savings of up to 25% on hotels, activities and attractions.