Technology

Phocuswright Europe: Be more like Netflix and use AI to drive empathy, says Skyscanner tech chief

May 22nd, 2018 at 17:23

Phocuswright Europe: Facebook tells travel sector to be more aggressive on mobile

May 22nd, 2018 at 14:38

ADARA develops customer-centric marketing framework for GDPR era

May 21st, 2018 at 13:53

Personalisation helps Cunard and P&O increase ROI by 12

May 18th, 2018 at 15:36

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Routehappy inks rich content deal with Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group has signed a multi-year subscription deal with Routehappy to create and distribute rich content for Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and SWISS via the Routehappy Hub. The partnership will see Routehappy scope an integration with Lufthansa Group’s NDC API by … Continue reading →

May 18th, 2018 at 14:44

Flight Centre invites tech firms to streamline its land booking system

The Flight Centre Travel Group is inviting companies to bid to provide the technology to streamline its land booking systems. The leisure travel agency and corporate travel manager is set to release a tender for the supply of its land … Continue reading →

May 18th, 2018 at 14:28

Phocuswright Europe: Secret Escapes works out equation for return on TV advertising

Medium ‘can be optimised’ like a digital marketing campaign Continue reading →

May 18th, 2018 at 10:53

Gatwick and easyJet to trial ‘end-to-end biometrics’

Personal data collected at self-service bag drops will be recognised by new automated self-boarding gates Continue reading →

May 18th, 2018 at 10:22

Phocuswright Europe: Travix becomes Lufthansa’s first global OTA NDC partner

Amsterdam-based firm will dynamically create personalised deals for its customers Continue reading →

May 17th, 2018 at 15:53

Phocuswright Europe: ‘Culture shock antedote app’ CultureMee seeks partners and seed funding

App targets backpackers, students living abroad, expats and business travellers Continue reading →

May 17th, 2018 at 10:45

Phocuswright Europe: TripX claims blockchain can save 60% of OTA back-office costs

System enables agents to pass on payments from customers or pay suppliers without the need for lengthy reconciliation Continue reading →

May 17th, 2018 at 10:40

Midcounties Co-operative Travel agrees Travelport deal

Business travel agreement part of plan to extend group’s capabilities in sector Continue reading →

May 14th, 2018 at 11:07

Travelport signs agreement with MyFlightSearch

Las Vegas-based firm is among fastest growing US OTAs Continue reading →

May 10th, 2018 at 17:21

Trivago acquires AI start-up TripHappy

Hotel comparison site trivago has acquired US travel start-up and artificial intelligence specialist TripHappy. The start-up uses AI to give location and neighbourhood information during the hotel search and discovery process of travel booking. Trivago says the acquisition follows its … Continue reading →

May 9th, 2018 at 16:04

Virgin Trains to sell tickets via Amazon Alexa

Virgin Trains has become the first travel company in the world to sell tickets through Amazon Alexa. Customers with an Amazon Echo can now book Virgin Trains Advance Single tickets via Alexa using the Amazon Pay service. The launch follows … Continue reading →

May 9th, 2018 at 15:52

Calrom appoints Simon Wilkins chief technical officer

Firm is part of Travel Innovation Group and supports Lime and Aviate Continue reading →

May 9th, 2018 at 11:57

Ryanair reaches 1 billion browsers milestone

Ryanair’s website and app have attracted one billion visits in a year for the first time. The figure for the 12 months to March represents more visits than Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, KLM and Iberia combined, the Irish budget … Continue reading →

May 9th, 2018 at 08:10

Amadeus reports solid start to 2018 in first-quarter trading update

Revenues up 3.1% to €1,230m in first three months of year Continue reading →

May 4th, 2018 at 15:58

New EU data privacy rules will ‘clean up’ advertising, says Sojern

Matthieu Betton, general manager for Europe, discusses impact of GDPR Continue reading →

May 4th, 2018 at 15:55

IHG connects more than 1,000 hotels to new Concerto booking platform

Holiday Inn parent on track to save $125m in efficiency programme Continue reading →

May 4th, 2018 at 15:43