SITA’s latest Baggage Report reflects progress in baggage tracking programs. Despite dramatic growth to four billion passengers served in 2017, airlines have set a new record with only 5.57 bags mishandled per thousand passengers. Barbara Dalibard, CEO, SITA, says: “Over the last decade, we have seen significant improvements in…

Airbnb has laid out an updated series of public policies for the home-sharing service intended to tackle the challenges of the modern world through the promotion of healthy travel and tourism. The company’s head of global policy and public affairs, Chris Lehane shared a 158-card deep deck which accompanied the…

This is a viewpoint from Scott Watson is executive vice president of sales and marketing at M3. According to the 2018 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook from Deloitte, the hotel industry continues its strong performance run and is projected to sustain 5 to 6 percent growth throughout 2018. To simultaneously manage…

GetYourGuide has been around for quite some time, and continues to grow with global ambitions. The company recently raised a Series C, which was geared towards fueling not only its continued worldwide expansion but also to building the technologies that are foundational to its future. As part of our tnoozLIVE@ITB…

This is a viewpoint from Gitit Greenberg, director of digital insights at SimilarWeb. If you want to find the most innovative digital growth strategies, one of the best places to look is online travel. The sector is so highly competitive that for a company to have any success, they…

The role of technology in improving the passenger experience should get a boost thanks to new partnerships announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo and the co-located Passenger Technology Solutions Expo. Panasonic Avionics announced advances to its NEXT end-to-end digital retail solution which will give airlines new retailing and loyalty options…

It’s hard to imagine that this product is even possible: SkyHi has done the legwork to make subscription-based flights possible. The service allows users to have a maximum of five one-way flights a month, with only one flight reservation pending at any given time. The service searches across airlines,…

Budget hotel brand RedDoorz grew its portfolio by more than 20% in March with the addition of more than 110 hotels in Central Java. Since opening its first hotel in 2015, the Singapore-based company has expanded its portfolio to more than 500 properties across Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines….

This is a viewpoint from Yves Tuet, Founder and CEO, Deolan The airline industry may be a low margin business, but should it be? When you consider that airlines lose 8% of their revenues every year due to flight delays, and 6% more through unsatisfied customers, you might conclude…

Spanish software developers, Renacen, had plenty to celebrate during the Aircraft Interiors Expo after winning the Visionary Concepts category of the Crystal Cabin Awards for its 3D SeatMapVR visualization engine enabling customers to get a real sense of sitting in the cabin before booking. The company also announced that…