Mobile travel is no longer a race to the functionality finish, adding the latest feature into a basic app just to have the “shiny new thing.” Today, mobile strategy in travel is about engaging and supporting travelers at every step and giving them more options to manage their trips…

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel PEOPLE MOVES in tourism and hospitality for October 2016. Friday 7 October 2016: Sabre opens regional HQ in Uruguay The Latin America HQ for Sabre will be in the Uruguayan city of Montevideo, headed by recently appointed vice…

Car rental metasearch brand HappyCar has captured €2.6 million in funding a string of European venture capital companies. Backing the Germany-based service are HR Ventures, Capnamic Ventures, NWZ Digital and TruVenturo, led by Creathor Venture. The Series A investment comes 12 months after a seed round of $1.6 million from the…

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for October 2016. Friday 7 October 2016: Air New Zealand opens up wifi Flights between Australia and New Zealand will be the first to receive the service, provided by Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics. Tasman,…

There are many in the travel industry who look back fondly on the Glory Days of SEO – the era before Google starting making changes to its search pages. The apparent golden age of digital marketing let travel brands focus solely on two things: optimising pages based on their content, so…