OAG to airlines: Time to park legacy systems and look to the new tech stack
Shift is critical to scrap outdated and clunky legacy systems that create headaches for staff and passengers alike, says OAG.
Travel data specialist OAG has released its comprehensive Travel Tech Report 2023, titled ‘From Old to New, the System Transition in the Airline Industry’, in which it c [...]
Air Asia on the MOVE. Hopper’s new bed partner. Go City rides with Big Bus. More.
Now everyone can help Tony Fernandes
Air Asia founder Tony Fernandes says he came up with the airline’s tagline – “Now, Everyone Can Fly” - while taking a shower.
Now, Fernandes wants help with a tagline for airasia MOVE which he describes, in a personal message to airasia members, as � [...]
Weakest link in cybersecurity. Poles’ rail revolution. 24/7 concierge. FlyAkeed gets boost.
Humans are the weakest link in cybersecurity
The vulnerability of the travel industry to modern tech has been exposed by the cyberattack on MGM Resorts in Las Vegas which crippled the company’s operations.
Frustrated guests were unable to check in at MGM Resorts, electronic payments were disru [...]
Your face is your passport. AI ranks Phuket restaurants. Trip.com gets sustainable.
SITA works on ‘biggest innovation in the travel industry in at least a decade’
A time when airline passengers no longer need to show their physical passport when arriving in a country may not be too far away following a trial between SITA and the government of the Caribbean nation of Aruba.
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WOW Porto, it’s a corker of an experience
Lady Gaga meets Dom Perignon over a glass of port at this new cultural hotspot
If you didn’t know already, Lady Gaga once wore a cork dress, a fetching little number adorned with gold and silver-plated cork, embroidered beads and metallic threads.
The image of Lady Gaga and her cork dress is a [...]
Paris bans e-scooters. Instagrammable beaches. Smartvel buys ArrivalGuides.
Scootin’ off to London
Paris is banning rental electric scooters from its streets after voters resoundingly backed a blanket ban on the scooters in a referendum.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said scooters on Parisian streets were a “nuisance”.
Soon that “nuisance” will be on the move. [...]
Luxury Escapes’ Adam Schwab on growing fast, being one of a kind, and new superstore in Melbourne
Adam Schwab runs barefoot half marathons and plays golf in the dark to give himself more time to devote to Luxury Escapes where, as CEO, he has overseen the company’s rise to one of the fastest growing travel companies worldwide.
Luxury Escapes has seven million global members and off [...]
Unlocking sustainability. Any Wear in Japan. Asia x Sydney.
Restaurants tap into new booking source
Trip.com Group has been busy of late, joining forces with and dining platform Chope to offer a new dining experience for travellers visiting South-east Asia.
Trip.com Group’s gourmet arm, Trip.com Gourmet will collaborate with Chope to allow users exclus [...]
eDreams shames airlines. AI trips gain traction. Euro’s sizzling startup cities.
And Europe’s top city for start-ups is…
The numbers have been crunched…London leads the latest annual ranking of Europe’s biggest start-up hubs.
EU-Startups has been tracking the top cities linked to this year’s visits on EU-Startups.com – and the associated number of unique visitors [...]
China allows credit cards. New EU visa rules. Cloud-based airports.
SITA’s technology unites India’s airports under the cloud
Travel technology provider SITA has secured a landmark deal with Airports Authority of India to provide technology to 43 of India’s biggest airports.
“The deal will see improvements to over 2,700 passenger touchpoints, paving the [...]
