Advancements in technology are moving at a cracking pace in the Meetings & Events space. Here are some trends to watch in 2018… Face-recognition for friction-less registration As event organisers adopt a range of automated check-in systems to speed-up registration, James Morgan, founder of innovation-driver Event Tech Lab, highlights…
Third quarter results for The Priceline Group and Expedia Inc. triggered a nervous reaction on Wall Street after the online travel giants respectively experienced notable declines in their stock values. But several of the analysts who spoke on the panel “Executive Roundtable: Street Talk,” during the 2017 Phocuswright Conference…
Two studies from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives focus on the need for both flexibility and simplification in travel management. The first study, titled “Managing the Modern Business Traveler” and underwritten by American Express Global Business Travel, indicates that travel managers are striving for a balance between a…
This was my first time at World Travel Market in London. The show is absolutely massive, as it is primarily a salon for destinations to showcase their various vibes. The Travel Technology Show dominates a corner of the North hall, bringing together vendors who serve destinations, hotels, and other…
NASA and Uber will be working together to ensure that the ride-sharing company’s plans to deploy a fleet of flying taxis by 2020 gets off the ground, through the advancements of NASA’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) program. Uber announced the new cooperation with the space agency to develop the…
Ryanair’s chief marketing officer revealed the airline’s latest digital and passenger experience initiatives for year four of its Always Getting Better program during the Web Summit in Lisbon this week. Features include a new Ryanair Rooms website and app; a dedicated Chinese language website; a more personalized ryanair.com website…
Join Triptease and tnooz for a free, how-to workshop on live chat for the hotel industry, taking place on Tuesday 28 November. Live chat is a way for hoteliers to deliver their world-class customer service online without being hampered by technology. We’ve seen chat being leveraged to phenomenal effect in other industries, but hospitality…
Digital innovation has been outpacing the rate of change in aviation for a while, putting airlines at a disadvantage to other companies, even in the travel sector. IATA’s push for NDC, OneOrder and other digital innovations including hackathons, initially developed with tnooz, and the newly announced NEXTT program are…
This is a viewpoint from Peter Cassidy, Co-founder and CMO at Stackla. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but some pictures tell a better, more authentic story than others. When you’re looking to plan your next vacation, what type of images do you trust more: the…
Hostmaker, a company which helps Airbnb hosts manage rentals, has announced a Series B raise of $15 million. The round is led by Thailand-based Sansiri and Gaw Capital alongside existing investors. Hostmaker says it plans to use the funds to expand with a particular emphasis on establishing a presence…