This is an article from TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Ctrip has unveiled its hotel management brand Rezen Hotels Group at the ongoing World Cultural and Tourism Forum on October 9. The group aims to bring together top-rated hotels in China’s first- and second-tier…

This is a viewpoint by Simone Puorto Last week, you may have received a message from trademark-policy-revision@google.com, informing you about an ads trademarks policy update. Even though this may look like the usual policy update that you quickly gloss over, it is, in fact, bad news for hotels. Bad,…

Helsinki Airport management company Finavia, tech consultancy Reaktor and iconic toy brand LEGO organized a Code School for kids at the airport during one of its busiest autumn holiday weekends. Kids aged 7-12 learned how to move and operate two LEGO robots using simple code blocks on tablets. Reaktor…

IATA has been advocating for broader adoption of New Distribution Capability (NDC) as a common standard for the airline industry, which will allow greater retailing flexibility. It has progressed – especially as the big three travel tech firms Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport committed to the schema. But for the…

The UK arm of German travel giant DER Touristik is launching Meraki Travel, an online travel company for the UK, focused on tailor-made long-haul itineraries. The brand is being treated as a standalone proposition, positioned independently from Der Touristik UK’s other UK businesses, notably Kuoni. The release claims Meraki…

 Sponsored by Sabre Asia-Pacific is widely seen as the most important region when it comes to the correlation between innovations in mobile technology and new consumer trends. The region’s hotel industry is having to define its digital transformation roadmap according to mobile’s dominance, while tech suppliers need to ensure…

The 2018 IATA Global Passenger Survey (GPS) reveals that passengers are significantly less willing to share personal data in exchange for personalized services. The study, based on more than 10,000 passenger responses, was published during its recent Global Airport and Passenger Symposium (GAPS) in Athens. Only 65% of participants…

Expedia has made voice commerce in travel a reality with the the launch of a new Expedia Action on Google Assistant which allows users to book a hotel using voice. By linking an Expedia account to Google Assistant, users can search and book for hotels. Expedia claims that this…

UK consumers are making fewer travel bookings using smartphones than a year ago, according to new research from the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). Smartphone bookings fell sharply from 20% to 12% year-on-year. Tablet bookings were also off, down from 23% to 20%. Overall the study revealed that…

During his speech at the IATA Global Airport and Passenger Symposium (GAPS), Aegean Airlines CEO Dimitrios Gerogiannis said that technology, in and of itself, is not the source of innovation and cannot promise improvements in service or operational efficiency. Gerogiannis said that Aegean’s focus is instead on using technology…