This is a viewpoint from Brendan Iglehart, founder of altSTATES. Online travel agents (OTAs) have nearly obliterated the travel agency industry that was once responsible for booking tickets and hotels. Or so you may have thought. According to Statista, the travel agency business is booming with the industry expected…
Peek, the tours and activities platform, has announced a $23 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Cathay Innovation but also includes the participation of Kayak co-founder Paul English (now Lola) among others. Existing investors also participated according to a statement. Cathay Innovation’s founder Denis…
It’s hard to gauge the current status of IATA’s New Distribution Capability, the airline distribution technology standard, and the twists and turns in its journey. Step back from the announcements around who has achieved what level of certification, initial moves from airlines and changing commercial models, and it’s still early days….
GetYourGuide has announced a new initiative – Project Incredible – which sees the tours and activities provider take control of some of the tours it sells by specifically branding them as GetYourGuide. It is the first brand extension since the business launched in 2009[see its TLabs Showcase from March…
In its 2018 Airline Digital Merchandising White Paper, Diggintravel explores the digital merchandising practices that work best for airlines to increase ancillary revenue. The survey of 38 airlines around the world, split 66% to 34% between full service carriers (FSCs) and low cost carriers (LCCs) respectively, evaluates their level…
The majority of consumers prefer to use self-service tools when researching travel options, according to a study by online accommodation giant Booking.com. The survey of 18,500 people from more than 25 countries revealed that 80% of holidaymakers prefer to self-serve to get the information they need. While 50% of…
There are some words we use so often that we wear down the lines of the text to tatters, the phonics become mere warbles, and the very meaning of the word comes into question as readers and listeners roll their eyes at another cliché. Innovation is one of those…
Air New Zealand is partnering with augmented reality spatial computing platform Magic Leap to develop a virtual travel experience to inspire visitors to head for the destination. Magic Leap has developed technology which superimposes digital imagery on live environments resulting in a hyper-realistic mixed-reality interaction which has potential to…
This is a viewpoint from Caroline Camilli Gay, from SITA Lab. “This is the year Virtual Reality goes mainstream” has been the mantra for several years now, probably starting as far back as 2014 when Facebook bought Oculus Rift. Since Apple announced ARKit, and Google announced ARCore, you can…
SAP Concur has put together an in-depth report on the factors that will drive corporate travel between today and 2030, including an analysis of the technology advances required to progress towards a genuinely seamless journey. The report looks at how predictive technology will help anticipate and better manage travel…