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Google drives ahead with autonomous vehicle investment

By Kevin May | January 30, 2018

Google spin-off Waymo is ordering "thousands" of new, self-driving vehicles as part of its program to test driver-less technology. Read More

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New Airbus AR app takes travelers inside - and outside - the A380

By Mitra Sorrells | January 29, 2018

Building on the popularity of its iflyA380.com website, Airbus has created an iOS app to drive loyalty for the massive double-decker plane. Read More

News / Online

Google's three trends to attract leisure travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | January 26, 2018

Google believes leisure travelers are “more curious, demanding and impatient than ever before,” and brands that will win them over are the ones that meet their needs quickly, easily and with... Read More

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6 stats from Google Travel's latest missive on helping travelers ' in the age of assistance'

By Nick Vivion | January 26, 2018

Google Travel has come up with a new term: 'the age of assistance.' This term doesn't refer to traditional customer service, but the multi-layered communications approach required by nearly every bran Read More

News / Online

Report: Luxury hotel brands must navigate shifting online ad landscape

By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2018

Luxury hotel brands need to reexamine their digital marketing budgets as Google continues to grow its presence in travel search and online booking. Read More

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Air New Zealand, Google test real-time language translation

By Mitra Sorrells | January 8, 2018

Air New Zealand is equipping its employees with real-time language translation capabilities via Google’s Bluetooth earbuds. Read More

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Air New Zealand trials Google buds translation technology

By Marisa Garcia | December 28, 2017

Air New Zealand is one of only a few companies around the world trialing Google Pixel Buds wireless headphones technology for improved customer service. Travel and translation needs go hand-in-hand Read More

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QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers

By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017

Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies. Read More

Opinion / Online

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online

By PhocusWire | December 21, 2017

The state of online travel as we leave 2017 and enter 2018 couldn’t be more fascinating and yet still fairly difficult to gauge. Read More

News / Distribution

Top 10 travel technology and distribution stories of 2017

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017

It's that time of year again when we have a look back at some of the things that made an impact on travel technology and distribution in 2017 as well as gaze forward. Over the next few days in further Read More

Notated News / Technology

Google Pixel Buds are not game-changers

By Leo Mirani - 1843 Magazine | December 17, 2017

Over-engineered by a company that doesn’t seem to understand how humans interact, Google Pixel Buds are a perfect example of Silicon Valley arrogance. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Gordon Wilson of Travelport has five trends to follow

By Gordon Wilson - Travelport | December 15, 2017

As is customary at this time of the year, we turn out minds, strategy and expectations to what we might expect to happen over the course of the next 12 months. Read More

News / Online

Google tweaks flights and hotels, introduces attractions and car rental

By Jill Menze | December 15, 2017

Google has delivered several more knocks to its travel booking competitors with the launch of new features in its Flights, Trips and hotels search functions. Read More

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Screen test - looking at how video and television are inspiring travel

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2017

We already know second-screening is a thing - you're watching something on Netflix and reach for the nearest mobile device to find out more about a location or a restaurant. A few years ago, Nielse Read More