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What's to come for tech innovation in corporate travel?
News / Technology
What's to come for tech innovation in corporate travel?
By Viewpoints | February 22, 2018
Johnny Thorsen, VP of Travel Strategy and Partnerships at Mezi, the AI-powered personal travel assistant. Did you know that one in nine US jobs depends on travel and tourism? In fact, business trav... Read More
Amadeus creates NDC-X program to drive adoption and foster innovation
News / Distribution
Amadeus creates NDC-X program to drive adoption and foster innovation
By Marisa Garcia | February 21, 2018
Amadeus has created a dedicated NDC innovation program to help advance adoption of the IATA XML-based data transmission standard and spur innovation. Experts from across Amadeus’ business will focu... Read More
Priceline Group changes name to Booking Holdings
By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018
The Priceline Group will now be known as Booking Holdings.  ... Read More
Uber Express Pool shared ride launch
News / Technology
Uber launches new cheaper shared ride option
By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018
Uber users in six cities will now have a new option when they open the app.   ... Read More
Traxo Marketplace launch
News / Online
Traxo launches marketplace to manage corporate travel data
By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018
Corporate travel managers looking to uncover off-channel bookings now have an additional tool to streamline the process.   ... Read More
TUI Group blockchain development 2
News / Technology
Q&A: Trust, truth and transparency at the heart of TUI Group’s blockchain work
By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018
TUI Group was one of the first travel brands to make headlines for its adoption of blockchain.  ... Read More
Startups, curiosity marketing, blockchain and AI
From Our Partners / Technology
Startups, curiosity marketing, blockchain and AI
By Sponsored Content | February 21, 2018
Sponsored by ITB Berlin. Negotiating the travel tech landscape can be confusing - so many solutions, so many vendors, so many choices. For those who need help to guide them through the options,... Read More
How the rise of bleisure among Millennials is shaping travel technology
News / Technology
How the rise of bleisure among Millennials is shaping travel technology
By Marisa Garcia | February 21, 2018
A new study by Travelport finds that Millennials’ preference for bleisure travel drives a need for smoother digital interactions throughout the journey. The survey of 11,000 travelers in 19 countri... Read More
Why more business travelers are leaving cash behind
News / Technology
Why more business travelers are leaving cash behind
By Marisa Garcia | February 20, 2018
Cash is going out of business. Alternative payments are taking over the world with some already comfortable with touchless payments, invisible payments and mobile wallets as part of their everyday sho... Read More
in the big chair steve milo
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Steve Milo of VTrips
By Jill Menze | February 20, 2018
The founder and CEO of VTrips, Steve Milo has learned every aspect of the vacation rental industry, starting when he bought his first vacation home 15 years ago.... Read More
RVshare $50M funding
News / Startups
RVshare raises $50M from team that funded HomeAway
By Mitra Sorrells | February 20, 2018
RVshare, a peer-to-peer recreational vehicle rental platform, has secured a $50 investment from Tritium Partners to accelerate growth of its marketplace.... Read More
Travelport looks to 2021 for major business goals
News / Distribution
Travelport looks to 2021 for major business goals
By Kevin May | February 20, 2018
Travelport is targeting a number of major milestones over the course of the next three years - outside of the core GDS segment of the business.... Read More
airbnb-hotel-distribution-analysis
News / Distribution
Can Airbnb trigger a revolution in hotel distribution?
By Cesar Lopez - Mirai | February 20, 2018
Given the size of Airbnb, recent coverage of its potential to open up to hotel distribution has been well worth the fanfare.... Read More
Watch the live show here: tnoozLIVE@ Travel Technology Europe in London
News / Technology
Watch the live show here: tnoozLIVE@ Travel Technology Europe in London
By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2018
tnoozLIVE is back! This time we're going live from Travel Technology Europe, which features travel and hospitality technology vendors from around the world. Held in London, the show is celebrating its... Read More
Why "smart cities" disguise other issues
Notated News / Technology
Why "smart cities" disguise other issues
By Bruce Sterling - The Atlantic | February 20, 2018
The term “smart city” is interesting yet not important, because nobody defines it. “Smart” is a snazzy political label used by a modern alliance of leftist urbanites and tech industrialists.... Read More
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