BCD Travel has developed a platform for corporate travellers and bookers to access third party services. At launch, the marketplace will include a number of startups including Fairfly and Freebird and some who have been around a little longer such as Rocketrip and Yapta. The marketplace is called SolutionSource…
When Donald Trump reportedly had a few choice words to describe a number of destinations recently, some companies, such as Airbnb, decided to get behind those places. Airbnb put not only its money where its mouth is, via a “six-figure” digital ad campaign but also reached out to the…
KrisFlyer, Singapore Airlines Group’s frequent-flyer program, will introduce a new blockchain-based loyalty digital wallet which will allow members to spend their KrisFlyer miles for point-of-sale at limited retail outlets. The new KrisFlyer digital wallet app, which is expected to roll out in about six months, was developed through a…
Sponsored by eNett. How can the travel industry better cope with political and economic changes? What are key technologies that will impact the industry? Why is resilience and flexibility so important? We brought together two leaders in the travel and technology industries to discuss the hot topics in the…
Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO, was in London recently and sat down with tnooz to talk about the past, present and future of India’s biggest hospitality company. OYO has more than 60,000 exclusively controlled rooms, mainly in the branded economy chain segment where its flagship OYO Rooms…
This is an article from China Travel Daily.It appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. After around two years of work on its AI chatbot project M, Facebook announced shutting down the text-based virtual assistant, effective January 19. Some may argue that text-based automated services are now outdated and…
Tourism Australia had a bit of a laugh and earned fresh fans with its teasers and a Super Bowl ad for Dundee: The Son of a Legend Return. It is all an homage to the original Crocodile Dundee. That film which was a huge success in the 80s spun…
This is a viewpoint from Rajendran Vellapalath, CEO of TPConnects. Air France KLM is the latest airline to introduce the GDS surcharge for travel agents. The airline joins other European carriers with surcharges, as Lufthansa introduced its levy in 2015 and British Airways introduced a surcharge last year. Some would argue…
There was a bit of an interloper at this year’s HEDNA North America conference: vacation rental provider HomeAway. It’s possible that Expedia’s recent acquisition of HomeAway had something to do with this, as it brings the brand into the stable as one of the world’s largest OTA conglomerates. Or perhaps…
Qantas has revealed the latest generation of creative safety videos, following a theme of travel inspiration by featuring everyday Australians on holiday giving safety instructions in beautiful destinations around the globe. Scenes of Australians enjoying adventures from New York to Shanghai, Santiago, Chile to Brighton, England; Tokyo to Cape…