British Airways has become the first UK airline to trial the use of biometric technology for international flights, enabling customers taking part in the trial to travel through the airport ‘smartly’ without having to show their passport.
Today, as the market contends with inflation, Bitcoin’s price has fallen to less than $20,000 as of Monday, and experts expect ups and downs to continue. Travel providers that accept cryptocurrency say they’re experiencing a similar fluctuation - when the price of Bitcoin, or other cryptocurrencies, goes up, so does business – but that’s not uncommon, says CheapAir’s Jeff Klee.
Direct travel spend efficiencies result in savings of $24B or 8.38% of direct travel spend made by large companies in the US
This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting startups and small and medium sized business (SMBs) to fast-track their growth and innovate on Expedia’s purpose-built technology platform.
One clear takeaway from U.S. Travel Association’s Future of Travel Mobility conference: Sustainability and innovation are not just buzzwords, but central pillars of the industry’s growth in coming years.
Collaborative Group Trip Planning App Eases the Stress of Planning a Trip with a Group of Friends or Family
This new product combines ARC’s industry-leading ticketing data with ForwardKeys’ travel search interest, airline schedule and capacity data to provide a comprehensive view of travel to a specified destination.
Uses artificial intelligence to identify and address issues before they happen - Out-of-the-box algorithms mean no coding or programming skills needed
Back in 2012, Google launched voice search, which at the time was somewhat of a novelty. Since then, voice activation has become increasingly widespread. One estimate by digital agency DBS Interactive puts the percentage of adults using voice search at least once per day at 41%. Everything from asking your smart speaker for the weather forecast to turning the lights on and off is becoming common place
Imagine a future airline in-flight experience where travellers can enter a virtual environment via the Metaverse without leaving their seats...visiting a relaxing town square with the soothing sounds of fountains and birds, exploring a nature trail, or even meeting the avatar of a fellow passenger on a park bench.
Integration of HRS Crew & Passengers Solutions Delivers Right-on-Time Lodging Options, Ground Transfers, and Instant Financial Reimbursement to Disrupted Passengers
Thomas Cook India Limited (TCIL) is set to expand its customer base as it successfully targets both online and offline channels, and by capitalizing on its branch network, which is the company’s primary competency and a significant contributor to sales and profits, says GlobalData.
In this blog, Contentsquare’s Global Head of Customer Experience, Isabelle Hervouet unpacks key learnings from the Contentsquare 2022 Travel Digital Experience Benchmark report, which analyzed over 2.7 billion user sessions across over 328 travel sites from around the world.
Long-distance travel subcategories saw the most growth, with vacation rental app installs climbing 105 percent since Q2 2019.
A number of Europe-based travel players, particularly metasearch companies, have been vocal for some time about unfair competition in the market, pointing the finger at Google for preferencing its own products and services.
The completion of the first of three fully composite wing demonstrators marks the integration of more than 100 different component and manufacturing technologies that include an all-new industrial assembly system, and which have helped validate key automation targets.
The integration is customized for Sabre-connected travel agencies, enabling them to directly connect into Booking.com and streamline revenue share payment processing for completed bookings sent through the platform.
Airbus and Linde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide.
The 'CISPA-Airbus Digital Innovation Hub' will be located at the CISPA Innovation Campus in St. Ingbert and will start operations this year with the intention to grow to around 100 experts within the next three years. In the long term, Airbus and the CISPA are jointly aiming to grow the competence center to more than 500 experts.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries by developing and implementing global standards for screening, fire-testing, and incident information sharing.
From a base built by rovers and astronauts using in-situ resources at the lunar south pole to a north pole facility with surface and subsurface living/working areas, the 2021-2022 Moon Camp Challenge’s winning projects once again highlighted students’ ability to envision the future of space exploration.
The FAA plans to require airlines to replace or upgrade FAA-approved radio altimeters on large commercial aircraft by July 2023 in order to protect against potential interference to aviation safety systems from the rollout of 5G near US airports.
Airbus has launched Airspace Link HBCplus, its new flexible satellite connectivity solution that will be offered as an SFE line-fit catalogue option and also for retrofit on all Airbus programmes.
Originally previewed at CES, this technology allows multiple customers to each see personalized flight information tailored to their unique trip on a single, shared digital screen, simplifying their journey through the airport.
Above Property Services (APS) and Bonotel have partnered to bring tour operator connectivity into the future