The latest tech news in the travel industry
The first automated border control gates (ABC gates) were commissioned at Tallinn Airport and Narva border crossing point. According to Janek Mägi, Head of Border Guard Policy Department at the Ministry of the Interior, the throughput of border crossing […]
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The Lufthansa Innovation Hub spins-off the startup RYDES. Forward31, the company builder of Porsche Digital, is contributing with its expertise and resources to the venture. Both Porsche and the Lufthansa Group are now strategic minority shareholders in the startup.
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GE Aviation and Etihad Airways have partnered to launch GE’s 360 Foam Wash, a groundbreaking jet engine cleaning system, to optimise performance of Etihad’s GE90 and GEnx-1B engines on its Boeing 777 and 787 fleets. Working with Etihad as
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Accor today announces the global roll-out of its digital key solution, “Accor Key”, in line with the Group’s strategy to provide a contactless guest journey in its facilities. This exciting new step for Accor confirms its ambition to innovate
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Emirates’ self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International (DXB), which made its debut in September last year, have now gone touchless further enhancing the smart contactless journey for passengers travelling from Dubai. The 32 self-service bag drop machines and
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Qatar Airways targets becoming the first airline in the Middle East to begin trialling the innovative new IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), from March 2021. The trial will
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Vistara has upgraded the map application in its inflight entertainment (IFE) system and launched Arc, Panasonic Avionics’ new, state-of-the-art, 3D inflight map application on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The map platform will be progressively made available on the
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United Airlines today launched the “Travel-Ready Center” – a new, digital solution where customers can review COVID-19 entry requirements, find local testing options and upload any required testing and vaccination records for domestic and international travel, all in one
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Hotelbeds has today announced the extension of its partnership with HotelRunner, a sales channel management platform and B2B network for OTAs and hoteliers. Further building on over six years of successful partnership, HotelRunner’s 40,000 hotel and hostel partners from
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Delta customers are one step closer to a seamless, personalized in-flight experience built on industry-leading Wi-Fi. Recently, Delta finalized a partnership with high-speed Wi-Fi provider Viasat and took steps to launch the Delta-developed Wi-Fi access portal – a user interface that enhances how you interact with Wi-Fi. Adding Viasat’s next-generation satellite technology (Ka-Band) to the fleet gives the airline more options to modernize how customers
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Russian Railways has launched a high-speed technological data transmission network in Russia’s Far Eastern region and commissioned a new communications network control centre in Moscow. The modernised network covers one of the most heavily used railway sections, Russia’s Far
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In a context where global demand for contactless payments is booming, biometric cards are best placed to ensure secure, hygienic and convenient payments. The exclusive partnership and distribution agreement between IDEMIA and ZWIPE aims to promote biometric card as
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Implementation of a digital identity in travel needs to work end-to-end for travelers to realize its benefits – not just at one airport or on a specific airline, but across every stage of their journey. While the travel industry
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Finnair is taking to the skies virtually this holiday season, with eight special trips to Lapland to see Santa utilizing cutting edge virtual reality (VR) technology. Finnair’s VR flights start on December 25th and are available for just €10
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FINALLY there is exciting news for travel agents worldwide today with the launch of Aeronology Mobile, a world-first Travel Agent application that promises to help travel advisors rebound with a sophisticated and seamless global online, mobile and full-service travel
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