Tech In Travel
Luxury Escapes’ Adam Schwab on growing fast, being one of a kind, and new superstore in Melbourne
01/09/2023 by Ian Jarrett
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 [...]
Korean Air weighs passengers. Skyscanner speaks Hindi. Grab enjoys revenue boost.
25/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Skyscanner introduces Hindi option to cater to growing Indian demand Skyscanner is launching a new Hindi language option across its products and services as part of its commitment to the Indian market. With Hindi being the third most widely spoken language worldwide and the increasing number of Hin [...]
Giants rev-up marketing. WayAway for female-led travel. Google joins SAF program.
18/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
WayAway responds to demand for female-led travel by highlighting women-owned businesses and safe locations WayAway has responded to a growing demand for female-led travel experiences by launching a new feature that highlights female-led businesses and locations of interest to women. The feature, ti [...]
Business travellers want AI. Airport selfies are risky. Travelport+ includes Deem, British NDC.
11/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Travelport integrates Deem to create corporate travel solution within Travelport+ ecosystem Following its acquisition of Deem, Travelport has integrated the corporate travel management platform into its Travelport+ ecosystem, including access to multi-source content like NDC. By merging Deem's inte [...]
Korean colour analysis. Uber eyes tours market. Amadeus pairs with Meituan.
03/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Amadeus and Meituan partner to enhance hotel access for Chinese travellers Amadeus has forged a partnership with Meituan, a tech-driven retail platform, enabling hoteliers using iHotelier Channel Management to directly connect and share their availability, rates, and inventory. Meituan, favored amo [...]
Unlocking sustainability. Any Wear in Japan. Asia x Sydney.
28/07/2023 by Ian Jarrett
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.
20/07/2023 by Ian Jarrett
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.
14/07/2023 by Ian Jarrett
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 [...]
Sabre buys Techsembly. AI helps rhinos. Booking.com’s new Trip Planner is here.
06/07/2023 by Ian Jarrett
Sabre swoops on gift card leader Sabre Hospitality has moved closer to its long-term strategy to be the leading global hotel commerce and distribution platform by acquiring UK-based hospitality e-commerce provider Techsembly. Techsembly provides an automated e-commerce solution enabling hotels t [...]
Blogxiety is real. NFTs keep Bali’s culture. Traxo tracks NDC, more.
30/06/2023 by Ian Jarrett
NFTs help to preserve Bali’s culture and artisans Craftsmen in Bali are among  11 artisans from Indonesia who are helping to protect the country's heritage and culture by placing their work on Web3, a web feature that includes blockchain technology. A BBC report reveals the artisans have joi [...]