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KLM tests Spencer robot at Schipol
By Linda Fox
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December 3, 2015
KLM began testing a robot called Spencer at Schipol this week with the aim of helping passengers get to their connecting flights. The robot, which has been two years in the making, and the project
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Want an intimate relationship with a travel brand? No hugs there
By Kevin May
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November 10, 2015
Social media and online travel agencies have been blamed for the poor state of relationships between consumers and travel brands. MBLM, a US-based brand and marketing consultancy, examined how 6,00
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Turning flight disruption into opportunity (and showing TLC) via technology
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September 23, 2015
There are delicate balances to be had all around the travel industry, especially when it comes to dealing with customers. But no more so than when flights are delayed or cancelled and passengers ar
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JetBlue offers some virtual help at the airport via Crewbot
By Linda Fox
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May 6, 2015
JetBlue has been dreaming up ways to make staffing at airports more efficient while also helping passengers along the way - enter Crewbot. The robotic kiosk, created by VGo in collaboration with th
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Apple Pay takes to the JetBlue skies in first airline deal
By Nick Vivion
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February 10, 2015
In the first deal of its kind, JetBlue will soon begin accepting Apple Pay as a form of in-flight payment. The first flights to enjoy the mobile payment option will be non-stops between New York's
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Uber and Jetblue are leading a dumbing down of travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
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November 25, 2014
This is the story of two brands in travel. One respected, one trying to get respect. One is Uber, the other is JetBlue. Both, however, have sadly started down a path that will likely undermine thei
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Hard Rock, JetBlue, and Texas Tourism tap Olapic to filter the Instagram firehose
By Sean O'Neil
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July 17, 2014
Users of Instagram, the image-sharing platform, have tagged 14 million photos with the #vacation hashtag -- a number that's grown by 4 million since the start of the year, according to digital service
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eRevMax adds Metasearch channels, Singapore Air's improved connectivity, and more
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February 21, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for February 2014... Friday 28 February 2014: Farelogix and ThoughtWorks link up The compani
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Latin America low cost carrier freakonomics is a distribution headache
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January 10, 2014
One very distinct and rather curious aspect of the Latin American online travel market is there for all to see, but few comment on. NB: This is an analysis by Steve Sherlock, an entrepreneur in res
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JetBlue hops on the holiday season bandwagon to surprise travellers
By Karthick Prabu
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December 24, 2013
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Travel DEVICES roundup - Google, SITA, AirNZ, Singapore, Marriott, United, Hotels.com
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December 6, 2013
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality on Friday 6 December 2013... Google allows users to save flights and find them on all devices Flight
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Back to basics - Four essentials for any mobile travel strategy
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May 3, 2013
Believe it or not, people today are more dependent on our phones than even our wallets - indeed some research says that 70% of people who used a smartphone believe that losing their mobile phone would...
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JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon
By Sean O'Neil
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March 4, 2013
US airline JetBlue has entered itself into Google's "If I had Glass" contest via a series of posts on Twitter and on Google+ that feature "concept versions" of what passengers might...
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The Scan - Inside Iberostar, Wego extends, Amazon Redshift and more travel tech news
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February 20, 2013
Iberostar, Hotelbeds, Egencia, Wego, eRevMax, GetYourGuide, Etihad- Jet Airways, JetBlue, SITA, mobile in China, Viator, TradeDoubler, 3rd Planet, Amazon Redshift, Southwest Airlines, Sweetbeam and...
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The Scan: Skyscanner heads to the US, Marriott tests lobby booking, and more travel tech
By Sean O'Neil
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February 6, 2013
Skyscanner, PhoCusWright, Marriott, Yatra, OneTwoTrip, WAYN, TripRental, Rover, TUI, TourWrist, Yelp, JetBlue, and American Airlines are mentioned in today's round-up of travel tech news.
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