Data analyst GlobalData has poured cold water on the potential success of many new blockchain-based projects. The company has claimed that many initiatives will be “quietly shelved in favour of more traditional approaches” or end up reducing their dependence on blockchain technology. Blockchain has gained huge publicity in the…
This is a viewpoint from Mike Slone, chief experience officer for Travelaer.. A few days ago, KPCB partner and internet legend Mary Meeker released her 2018 Internet Trends report, a 294-slide presentation examining the impact of the internet on the global economy and how it is changing the daily…
The latest in our regular roundup of China travel trends brings news from Hyatt, highlights from ITB China and an update on the latest outbound tourism trends. ITB China highlights The ITB China Conference this year lined up a number of speakers sharing insights into China’s travel market. James…
Harassed at Heathrow? Fear not. Winding Tree wants to play a leading role in easing and improving the passenger experience through airports worldwide. In the first major announcement since Winding Tree’s initial coin offering (ICO) in February, the blockchain based travel distribution platform, has signed a letter of intent…
Sponsored by EyeForTravel. In the run-up to EyeforTravel’s flagship European show next week, some of the high-level executives and innovators speaking at the event share their thoughts on the current travel tech state of play and what’s round the corner. Blockchain – hip, hype or a delivering an ‘Internet of…
Sabre has announced plans for a pilot programme with airlines and agencies as it works towards the launch of NDC-enabled services by the end of 2018. The Texas-based technology firm has revealed a new roadmap of its planned roll out of NDC-based services to enhance the selling of airline…
This is an article from TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Kiwi.com is to launch its new office in Beijing this summer. The company launched its customer support call centre in Dalian last year. Speaking to ChinaTravel News during ITB China in Shanghai, Oliver Dlouhy, CEO…
Spanish start-up Smartvel specialises in providing “live” online destination guides to travel companies that can be embedded within their clients’ websites and apps. Founder and CEO Iñigo Valenzuela talks to tnooz about the company’s latest client wins and future plans. You recently started working with Singapore Airlines – how…
Ireland has produced some solid startups over the years from CarTrawler to Datalex and OpenJaw. Enterprise Ireland, the venture capital arm of the Irish Government, sees itself at the heart of the travel startup community, and as such helps companies get off the ground and scale through funding, partnerships…
Singapore Airlines has partnered with Skyscanner to launch the airline’s first New Distribution Capability connection offering customers more convenient access to SIA flights. Customers who can now book SIA flights directly on the Skyscanner site, instead of being re-directed to the airline’s website. SIA has recently received Level 3…