The tours and activities segment has garnered a lot of interest in 2017 with startups gaining traction, huge funding rounds and even the launch of Arival, a dedicated conference for T&A. Here tnooz provides some industry perspectives on key trends witnessed and what to expect in 2018. BookingKit CEO…
As we get ready to wave goodbye to a busy 2017, tnooz asked Finnair chief digital officer CDO Katri Harra-Salonen to share her views on the top developments in digital for travel this year, what she learned from Slush, and her predictions for the dominant tech trends for 2018….
Personalisation and payments, big data and even bigger opportunities, automated expenses and emotional algorithms. During the first half of the year, the ongoing tnooz webinar series welcomed some of the biggest names in travel tech – and some from outside the sector – sharing fresh-to-market data, backed by insights…
Amadeus Ventures has invested in indoor mapping specialist Situm which uses GPS to help travellers use their mobiles to find their way around airport, train stations and other locations. The Spain-based startup provides a mobile application for navigation but its technology also enables managers at train stations, hotels and…
The end of the year brings with it an avalanche of “best of” lists and trend prognostications. And of course, we are not immune to this fundamental human desire to look ahead to what’s ahead — and reflect on what has been. As the year-end begins to near, there’s…
This is a viewpoint from Alex Kaluzny, Chief Technology Officer at Egencia. Judging from the GBTA/VDR conference in Frankfurt last month, artificial intelligence (AI) is top of mind when discussing the evolution of business travel. With a variety of sessions on the subject, topics ranged from major players describing ROI…
It’s that time of year again when we have a look back at some of the things that made an impact on travel technology and distribution in 2017 as well as gaze forward. Over the next few days in further articles, tnooz will provide some industry perspectives on key…
Sometimes, it’s what you don’t do that can get you into trouble. SecurityMetrics, which helps companies achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, conducted a forensic examination of the ecommerce environments of organizations that suspected a payment card data compromise. They found that despite the increased…
This is a viewpoint from Glenn Wallace, consulting technology and product expert and co-founder of the public safety technology startup Doxanto. Very early one morning I visited a café on the way to my gate at the airport. This particular café has two lines: a coffee line and a…
Hotel Jumpstart, an accelerator programme from Expedia Affiliate Network and Hotels.com, has announced the five startups who will go through the six-month scheme. EAN and Hotels.com initially launched the programme in October and has since whittled 230 entries down to a shortlist of 10 before a panel of judges…