LiveLocl is a guidebook, messaging and content app which helps hotels to give guests a memorable experience by sharing the best that a destination can offer. Before the Q&A with founder Craig Suyeishi, here’s a 60 second elevator pitch video.   1.    What problem does your business solve? Check…

There has been a noticeable drive by some hotels in recent years to position themselves as gateways to the wider destination in which they reside. Chains and independent properties have taken a view that online they should be thinking about replicating, to varying degrees, what they are able to…

Vinci Airports Extends Technology to Passengers’ Front Door and Beyond Vinci Airports plans to deploy single biometric token trials at some of its airports by the end of this year. The airport operator, which manages more than 30 airports, says the move will “help to optimise the time of…

Indian tours and activities app Guiddoo has raised $300,000 in pre-Series A funding. The business was featured as part of Tnooz’s StartUp Pitch series in March 2014, although it has pivoted from its initial role as a freemium service offering audio-visual guides to destinations and attractions via an app….

This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel marketing in June 2017. Friday 9 June 2017: Expedia in tune with music The online travel agency has collaborated with producer Daniel Land to collect performances from musicians around the world, all using the same piece of music…

You find out the conference you’re going to in Vegas ends on a Friday and you decide to extend it through the weekend. Excuse for a long weekend away? That’s right, and you’re part of a travel movement called bleisure. NB This is a viewpoint by Charlene Leiss, president,…

User experience is a key differentiator in the travel industry, but are providers doing enough to make the travel experience seamless? In this webinar, Thomas Helldorff will share tips and insights on how airlines, online travel agents, hotels and travel marketplaces need to put payments at the heart of…

Time is precious, meaning it needs to be used in a worthwhile way – not least when it comes looking for ideas for a trip. NB: This is an analysis by Matt Walker, chief storyteller at LikeWhere. In a survey of travellers we asked: How much time do you spend…

Travelade is the latest startup to bang the drum for recommendations which guide visitors down the off-the-beaten track, although its suggestion that this is an answer to “overtourism” is an interesting deviation. Initially it will concentrate on Iceland and plans to expand globally later this year, with Norway, Cuba…

This is a roundup of product news and announcements related to travel systems in June 2017. Wednesday 7 June 2017: AMEX shines with SunTec SunTec’s Xelerate platform will integrate with the corporate agency giant to show clients real-time product and services from data captured around the world. It also works across…