This is a new weekly-ish column from the editorial staff that will cover current events from a direct perspective based on our team’s expertise in travel, hospitality, and technology. In case you missed it last week, UK firm Cambridge Analytica was accused of unauthorized scraping 50 million user profiles…
This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your event, please email Ella Sopp. Many eyebrows were raised in surprise when Evan Konwiser…
Historically, air shopping has always been about providing the lowest fare in any given market. However, we’re now seeing that traveler demands are changing. While competing on price is still important, today’s travelers now expect choice as well as value – they want to personalize their flight with the…
This is an article from TravelDaily China.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. Northern lights, Santa Claus and Nokia phones are probably the top attractions of Finland for most Chinese tourists as China emerges as an important visitor source market for the Northern European country. With…
This is a viewpoint from Noreen Henry, CEO of Wayblazer. With today’s technology, consumers are able to interact with self-driving cars, real-time language translation services, and of course shop for products on Amazon using Alexa. Many in the travel industry are well aware of the incredible opportunities that artificial…
Airsorted, a hosting management specialist, has raised £5 million in Series A funding. Investors in the round for the London-based company include Pi labs and Atami Capital. The company, whose total funding stands at £6.5 million following a previous seed round, says it has managed more than 3,000 properties…
A new report by Verto Analytics on the digital shopping habits of US consumers reveals opportunities for travel companies to shape the funnel around multi-tasking habits, to keep trip planning front of mind. The general penetration of multi-device shopping habits becomes apparent when we see that only 18% of…
AtYourGate and mobile ordering platform Golo have partnered to introduce a new airport shopping app that delivers shopping and food to passengers at their gates at San Diego International Airport (SAN). AtYourGate was the first innovation to come out of SAN’s Innovation Lab which is tasked with creating new…
“All-time best ever” was the catchphrase of the day in Airlines for America’s 2017 Review & Spring 2018 Air Travel Forecast teleconference. A4A, the trade group representing most US major airlines, presented a litany of records from 2017: the lowest ever number of fatal accidents; best ever recorded performance…
This is a viewpoint from Gitit Greenberg, director of digital insights at SimilarWeb. When the biggest name in technology decided to create a targeted product for travel in 2011 it set off alarm bells across the industry. Google is such a massive player that involvement in almost anything has…