Aviation industry leaders must fight growing cybersecurity threats according to a leading industry figure. During the SITA Euro Air Transport IT Summit in Hamburg, SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard urged Europe’s aviation chiefs to rally and combat the problem. While cybersecurity is already an industry priority for most airlines and…
The 2017 J.D. Power rankings of North American Airports shows that investments in technology have resulted in a boost to passenger satisfaction, but the construction programs underway to modernize some of airports in the US is still proving problematic. The study, based on responses from 34,695 North American travelers,…
CapitalG, an investment fund which is part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is leading a $1 billion funding round for Lyft as money continues to pile into the “mobility” sector. At the time of writing, the only official details are in a short blog post from Lyft. CapitalG’s official…
Priceline Group has taken part in a $4 billion Series C funding round for Chinese ecommerce giant Meituan-Dianping, and has also secured a new strategic partnership between its APAC-focused accommodation site agoda.com and its new partner’s dedicated travel and leisure brand, Meituan Travel. The Series C round has been…
Sponsored by Expedia Media Solutions. New research reveals generational trends from four distinct age groups – Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers – in three of the biggest travel markets in the world – US, UK and China. The research was discussed in a webinar with tnooz…
Expedia Affiliate Network, alongside sister-brand Hotels.com, is the latest travel company to launch an accelerator programme. Hotel Jumpstart, as the initiative is called, will provide startups with mentoring, technology such as APIs, and workspace to help them grow their businesses. The scheme is being run with London’s Traveltech Lab,…
Amadeus Ventures, a fund for early-stage startups, has announced its ninth investment with a tenth in the pipeline. Barcelona-based Avuxi (startup pitch here) helps visitors to a destination find the most popular places to go via a ranking system. Investment in the company feeds directly into the fund’s strategy to support…
This is an article from China Travel News.This article appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. The concept of airline distribution needs to evolve to being more than just the completion of a transaction according to a senior airline executive in China. Guoxiang Wu, SVP, marketing division,…
This is a roundup of news and announcements related to travel systems in October 2017. Wednesday 18 October Alipay teams up with Nordic travel companies to deliver “smart tourism” to Chinese visitors. Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform has signed separate MoUs with Finpro (Finland), Svensk…
Amadeus is “developing live prototypes and cultivating a network of specialist partners” as it delves deeper into the potential of Blockchain in travel. The comment comes from Katherine Grass, head of innovation and ventures for Amadeus, introducing a new Amadeus Innovation foresights paper called “Blockchain: harnessing its potential in…