McKinsey’s ‘golden age’ tech. Costco and Mystifly simplify. Spotnana flies with Kyte. Tech czars want EPL.
McKinsey’s tech for a ‘golden age’ of travel
More people are traveling to less visited destinations, luxury-hospitality is growing faster than any other industry segment, and younger generations show significant, growing interest in travel, according to a new McKinsey report.
In addition [...]
Meta flies with Lufthansa. PKFARE’s branded fares. Tipping treat for guides. More.
Meta flies with Lufthansa
Lufthansa is partnering with Meta, Facebook's parent company, to enhance the inflight experience in its newly launched Allegris Business Class.
The initiative marks the first time an airline will offer Meta’s Quest 3 headsets in a commercial inflight setting.
As pa [...]
Emirates flies with Spotnana. Expedia powers Cathay. Swiipr eases disruption. SITA goes swimming. More.
Heading out to the best real-life experiences
Headout has acquired the team behind start-up Dabble to help build a generation of AI-powered travel experiences for Headout users.
Dabble, founded by Neil Mathew, Prasenjit Mukherjee and Yan Ma, “sits at the intersection of AI, computer vision and [...]
SITA’s ‘landscape changer’. Eve Air flies with Saudi Technic. Traveloka goes Philippines.
SITA eyes ‘new era of travel’
Airport IT provider SITA says its acquisition of Materna IPS, a leader in passenger handling for airports and airlines “will reshape the entire aviation industry”.
Further, SITA says the move – subject to regulatory approval - will create the world’s mos [...]
Starlink in Bali. Flying with Meta. Skyscanner gets Savvy. Virtual pink soup. More.
A star is born in Bali.
Starlink is coming to Bali – a move that will no doubt delight the island’s global nomads and tech entrepreneurs – although whether they will fork out the extra dollars for the Starlink service rather than stick with local Internet providers remains to be seen.
Elon [...]
Bangkok bike-hailing. Expensify’s chat super app. Token answer for busy airports. More.
Travel search on the cusp of a new era
Speaking at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) this week in a session on “How To Build Influence with Gen Z in Just 30 Seconds”, Marc-Antoine Simon, industry manager, Travel and Tourism – MENA, TikTok, shared insights on the latest trends in community-led marke [...]
Real-time hotel feedback. GoCity goes London. Tencent explores the Metaverse. More.
Designing hotel rooms by the people who sleep in them
The launch of MM:NT Berlin Lab sees Adina Hotels partnering with Häfele, Germany’s supplier of architectural hardware systems, furniture fittings, electronic access control and LED lighting to design hotels of the future.
MM:NT Berlin Lab [...]
Car rental accelerates evolution. Shop before you fly. Talking the walk in wellness tourism. Exploration ship plumbs the depths.
Tech is driving car rental evolution
A report from OAG has taken a deep look at the car rental industry which, the airline data analyst says is “undergoing its biggest transformation yet, fuelled by aviation data, advanced technology and shifting consumer preferences”.
Collaborations, greene [...]
Bus-iness in India. Quicktext billion-dollar return. Travelport promotes ‘understated’ Malaysia. More.
Flipkart hails the bus
India’s homegrown digital commerce ecosystem, Flipkart, has launched bus services on its App.
In collaboration with state transport corporations and private aggregators Flipkart, which launched in 2019, will offer customers the choice of choosing bus connectivity to 25 [...]
Shanghai Express layover. Taiwanese DMC gets digital. AI powers language app.
Your Shanghai layover is here
Shanghai Express is a free layover city tour launched by Trip.com Group to show travellers the highlights of Shanghai before their next flight.
International travellers transiting the Shanghai Pudong International Airport for more than eight hours are eligible for [...]
