The latest tech news in the travel industry
Travelport and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) today announced they have renewed their strategic relationship with a multi-year agreement which includes the use of Travelport’s next generation selling platform, Travelport+. Enhancements in Travelport+ are targeted to improve […]
Royal Caribbean Group announced today its plan to implement SpaceX’s Starlink – making the Group the first in the cruise industry to adopt its high-speed, low-latency connectivity for a better onboard experience for guests and crew fleetwide. The innovative
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Ethiopian Airlines have announced a new agreement. The renewed deal includes distribution on the Travelport + platform and expands the ongoing travel retailing and distribution relationship between Travelport and Ethiopian, who was ranked the number one airline within the
Hotelbeds has signed a ground-breaking destination marketing deal with iGA Istanbul Airport, the first of its kind for the travel-tech company. With the creation of a new destination marketing segment to attract professional travel buyers, Hotelbeds is securing special
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics may launch its own cryptocurrency exchange next year, Market Watch reports citing local media. Samsung is one of seven South Korean companies that recently submitted applications to regulators for the licenses needed to set up
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Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the rollout of comprehensive technology upgrades called Service Power Packages across its global fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption. The upgrades include ongoing installations through 2023 on ships from
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Today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined city, federal and airport officials to debut a critical component of the future of LAX with the unveiling of the first Automated People Mover (APM) train car. LAX will be the first
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Airport operator Fraport and NTT Ltd., are building Europe’s largest private 5G campus network at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). With the conclusion of their partnership agreement for this research and cooperation project, the two companies are making an important contribution to
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Virgin Galactic is opening a new spaceship manufacturing facility in Mesa, Phoenix, for final assembly of its next-generation Delta class spaceships. Located adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, the facility will be capable of producing up to six spaceships
RIU Hotels & Resorts wants to be a pioneer in the metaverse and explore all that it can offer. Therefore, it has decided to make its debut in the virtual world with the emblematic hotel Riu Plaza España. The
Vueling and BitPay have reached an agreement allowing the airline’s customers to make payments through this digital means of exchange. To offer this service, the airline will use UATP’s technology, the global payment network for the airline industry, which
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IDEMIA has announced that it is going to provide biometric solutions to facilitate the passenger experience, in particular the immigration process, to Singapore Changi Airport (“Changi Airport”) Terminals 1 and 2 (T1 and T2) that collectively serve millions of
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Passengers departing from Miami International Airport (MIA) will soon be able to board their international flights with just the quick, touchless click of a camera, thanks to a recently approved contract that will implement biometric boarding at all of
The travel and tourism sector is booming, and it’s only going to get bigger in the years to come. One of the key features that will drive this growth is blockchain technology. Blockchain can make the travel industry more
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Basel-Mulhouse airport in France/Switzerland, 9 airports in Portugal including Lisbon, and Stockholm Arlanda and Göteborg Landvetter airports in Sweden upgrade to the highest levels of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme The global carbon standard for airports, Airport Carbon Accreditation,
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