Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest travel technology news, startup updates, and industry developments from across the global travel ecosystem.

From Our Partners / Distribution

Continued tolerance from hotels lets some wholesalers bend the rules

By Sponsored Content | August 24, 2017

This is a viewpoint by Lily McIlwain, content manager for Triptease. For the latest report in our ‘Spotlight on…’ series, we spoke to 50 hoteliers about their attitudes to wholesalers and to what w... Read More

News / Technology

KLM introduces WeChat payments

By Marisa Garcia | August 24, 2017

KLM is claiming a first with its announcement of being the first airline outside of China to accept payments for tickets and ancillaries using WeChat Pay. Passengers can select WeChat Pay whether b... Read More

News / Distribution

Picture this - digital asset management

By Viewpoints | August 24, 2017

This is a viewpoint by Brianna Wenner, marketing coordinator for ICE Portal . According to Accenture Interactive, 50% of companies have more digital content that they can effectively manage. Hotel... Read More

News

Guestline grows UK team, TrustYou APAC appointment, and more

By PhocusWire | August 24, 2017

This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in August 2017. Thursday 24 August: Guestline grows with new CTO The UK-based hospitality software busines... Read More

News / Distribution

OpenJaw and Routehappy to offer double dose of merchandising tools

By Michele McDonald | August 23, 2017

OpenJaw and Routehappy are in the process of integrating their technology platforms to gives airlines and distributors a double dose of merchandising capabilities. The project will require limited... Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport sees further potential in India through MakeMyTrip deal

By Marisa Garcia | August 23, 2017

Indian online travel agency, MakeMyTrip, has signed an agreement with InterGlobe Technology (ITQ)—Travelport’s distributor for India—for the use of Travelport's Travel Commerce Platform. Under the... Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Get social or go home! Tours, activities and attractions need to spread their wings

By Sponsored Content | August 23, 2017

This is a viewpoint by Skye Mayring, on behalf of Arival - The In-Destination Event. Whether staging a miniature foods cooking show in a dollhouse or creating a hyper-targeted marketing campaign wi... Read More

News / Distribution

TUI's Blockchain initiative blips IBM's radar

By Martin Cowen | August 23, 2017

Fritz Joussen, CEO of European travel giant TUI, is convinced that Blockchain technology will dominate B2B within five to ten years, while the consumer-facing implications are further down the line bu... Read More

News / Technology

Delta adds video chat to customer service line-up

By Marisa Garcia | August 23, 2017

Delta Air Lines is escalating the race for airline digital customer service by introducing a video chat test program at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), claiming the move is the first... Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

In-destination is worth billions but without mobile, forget it

By Sponsored Content | August 22, 2017

This is a viewpoint from Robert Meza, head of travel at the ENTERTAINER. A game-changing conversation has been taking place in the boardrooms of major OTAs lately. They are finally catching onto th... Read More

News

Passport Online adds river cruises, Ola integrates with Google Maps, and more

By PhocusWire | August 21, 2017

This is a roundup of news and announcements related to travel systems in August 2017: Wednesday 23 August: Passport adds river cruises, land vacations to booking platform Passport Online In... Read More

News / Distribution

Skyscanner India not playing the mega-marketing game

By Martin Cowen | August 21, 2017

Skyscanner India's boss Reshmi Roy believes that having a great product and unique features is the best long-term marketing strategy to build up a loyal customer base. Her official job title is "se... Read More

News / Technology

Startup pitch: Comtravo wants to simplify business travel booking with AI

By Linda Fox | August 21, 2017

Germany-based startup Comtravo says it's not looking to revolutionise business travel, it wants to simplify it. The company, which has just received €8 million in funding, uses Natural Language Pro... Read More

News / Technology

Despegar files for IPO

By Martin Cowen | August 18, 2017

Despegar has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with the supporting documents giving a detailed insight into the financial and operational performance of one of Latin America's biggest O... Read More

News / Distribution

Startup pitch: Nightly helps users switch hotels to bring better value to stays

By Linda Fox | August 18, 2017

The idea of mix and match flights has been around for some time and highlighted over the years as one of the ways to access the cheapest options. So, why not do the same for hotels? How often do po... Read More

Most Popular
Latest Stories