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The evolution of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub - internal projects, partnerships and investments

By Linda Fox | August 6, 2018

Founded in early 2014 as a standalone subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, the Innovation Hub has evolved in focus as well as in its internal projects, partnerships and investments. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Technology and travel are driving forward together

By Richard Gayle - Travel Forward | July 31, 2018

There is a compelling argument that the travel industry invented ecommerce. Read More

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Ideas and insight from startups at Battleground: The Americas

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2018

Don't miss a day of fresh ideas and innovation from travel startups and speakers from high-profile companies at Battleground: The Americas. Register now. Read More

News / Technology

Airlines take up blockchain challenge

By Marisa Garcia | July 30, 2018

While blockchain is still in the early stages of review in the airline industry, two airlines recently took big leaps forward. Lufthansa and SAP have partnered to launch the “world’s first aviation Read More

Interview / Technology

Q&A: Nordic Choice Hotels on how innovation drives the customer experience

By Nordic Choice Hotels & ALICE | July 24, 2018

ALICE co-founder and president Alex Shashou sat down with Nordic Choice head of business Christian Lunden to discuss innovation at Nordic Choice properties and how the influence of other industries... Read More

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LaComunity founders target blockchain for vacation rentals

By Marisa Garcia | July 24, 2018

The founders of holiday rentals sharing service LaComunity have announced the launch of a new blockchain powered ecosystem consisting of a token, a DApp and a marketplace. The backers claim the pla Read More

Opinion / Technology

Blockchain: Not your father’s dial-up modem

By Douglas Rice - Hospitality Technology Network | June 21, 2018

A recent article reminded me of an older colleague who, sometime around 1997, told me that the internet and e-commerce would never really take off because "you always get a busy signal when you’re... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Debunking the impact of blockchain on hotel distribution

By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | June 14, 2018

A recent article on the Nasdaq website claims blockchain‐based platforms “offer promising solutions” to particular areas of difficulty in the hospitality industry, including blockchain‐based hotel... Read More

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Blockchain in travel - on the move or not?

By Pamela Whitby | June 12, 2018

Have blockchain technology and blockchain businesses promising to transform travel been overhyped? David Brillembourg, CEO of the Brillembourg Group, which has launched STEP, a simple travel ecosys Read More

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Stuck in the mud - when airline distribution partnerships go wrong

By Pamela Whitby | June 8, 2018

Legacy agreements signed with the global distributions systems (GDSs) are giving business airline bmi a headache. Antony Price, director marketing & customer, bmi, says it is currently stuck in Read More

Opinion / Technology

A Step in the right direction for blockchain and travel?

By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly | June 6, 2018

Distributed ledgers via blockchain came to most people's attention as the underlying technology supporting bitcoin. Read More

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Blockchain projects to be quietly shelved in favour of traditional processes

By Rob Gill | June 5, 2018

Data analyst GlobalData has poured cold water on the potential success of many new blockchain-based projects. The company has claimed that many initiatives will be “quietly shelved in favour of mor Read More

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Swissport and Winding Tree prepare for ground control

By Pamela Whitby | June 4, 2018

Harassed at Heathrow? Fear not. Winding Tree wants to play a leading role in easing and improving the passenger experience through airports worldwide. In the first major announcement since Winding Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Connecting with top-of-mind travel tech trends

By Sponsored Content | May 31, 2018

Sponsored by EyeForTravel. In the run-up to EyeforTravel’s flagship European show next week, some of the high-level executives and innovators speaking at the event share their thoughts on the curre Read More

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Takeaways from a day on the Irish travel startup scene

By Linda Fox | May 30, 2018

Ireland has produced some solid startups over the years from CarTrawler to Datalex and OpenJaw. Enterprise Ireland, the venture capital arm of the Irish Government, sees itself at the heart of the Read More

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