IATA sent out an urgent call to governments to come up with alternatives to the US and UK’s bans on larger electronic devices in some aircraft cabins. The two countries recently impose new rules requiring airline passengers flying nonstop on inbound flights from various airports in the Middle East…
Loyalty building is apparently a high priority for Asia’s travel brands, with data analytics as a top priority to deliver loyalty-fostering personalization. The survey, part of a recent report by digital consultancy SapientRazorfish, prepared for the Digital Travel Asia Summit, shows that of 100 senior travel executives serving the…
Global rock stars aren’t normally attracted to the technology that powers activities and events technology – unless you’re The Edge from U2. He is one of a number of financial backers of Coras, a new platform for connecting suppliers of activities and events in destinations to intermediaries. The guitarist…
Hotel revenue management specialist IDeaS has bought the assets of Smart Space Strategy, a provider of technology to hotels for organising events. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company creates software to manage events, organise pricing, property analysis and forecasting. It integrates with a hotel’s existing property management system….
Concur Labs, the innovation arm of the travel and expense management tech company, has been exploring virtual reality and possible applications for business travel. The labs team came up with a prototype that could help travel managers deal with a traveller security incident. The demo puts travel and security…
Vacation rental search engine HundredRooms has brought its total funding €11 million, with its eyes set on launching in more countries. The €4 million round was led by Seaya Ventures and featured participation from the Ad4Ventures investment wing of Italian media group Mediaset. Previous backers Inveready, Bankinter, AtresMedia and Media Digital also returned for…
From flight shopping to day of travel, OAG’s latest passenger survey reveals current preferences and future trends. Here are some of the key findings including OTAs versus Google Flights and thoughts on the airport experience. Travel search Airlines and OTAs still beat Google Flights, at least for now. OAG’s research…
Lots of attention goes on the expansion of aviation routes and the growing levels of connectivity with the traveller community. But rail rarely gets a look-in. If it does, this is often with a focus on the European high-speed network – where operators continue to push rail travel as an…
Mobility was on display at the CeBIT technology Expo in Hannover with new vehicles, mapping solutions and apps helping cities accommodate the transport and way-finding needs of visitors and residents. Autonomous vehicles Swiss Post brought two of its “SmartShuttles” to Hanover, to ferry trade show visitors around the halls,…
While hotels have a strong handle on the physical security of their guests, are they as dedicated to protecting these guests’ data? According to a recent Trustwave 2016 Global Security Report, the hospitality industry accounted for the second largest share of data compromises among any other last year. NB:…