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Holiday Webtech launches free Jet2holidays widget
There is no set-up or monthly fees, just a “small charge” when a booking is made
Advantage flags AI concerns over accuracy and ‘social bias’
Guy Snelgar also spotlighted some of the 'fantastic' opportunities presented by the technology
Flight delays to continue following bank holiday air traffic control chaos
National Air Traffic Services restricted the number of planes landing because of a “technical fault” with its flight planning system
Booking.com announced as headline sponsor of Manchester Pride
It is the second year running that the OTA has been a sponsor of the event
Railbookers Group releases interactive map to help travel planning
Online tool features train routes, stations, hotels and attractions
Four senior technology appointments to ‘turbocharge’ Holiday Extras
New recruits offer more than a century’s combined experience in technology and delivery leadership
Fred Holidays and Pandaw plan new portal after renewing partnership
Pandaw offers Asian river cruising and operates 17 small luxury ships
Expedia launches trip planning option powered by ChatGPT
Users of the online travel agency’s app can start a conversation to get recommendations
Abta boss to speak at New Deal Europe Forum in London
Mark Tanzer will join 160 delegates at the Congress Centre in London for the one-day event
Tui eyes 50% share of $100bn touring market with tuitours.com roll out
The travel giant is set to debut the brand in Belgium ahead of international expansion in 2023 and 2024
New cruise booking app urges lines to woo younger audience
My Kind of Cruise has been downloaded more than 100,000 times since it launched in January
Virgin Atlantic prepares for bounce back of business travel with web platform
New service will launch next week and will feature a self-service portal from the autumn
Delays to development of EU biometric system forces delay of visa waiver launch
Roll out of the Etias scheme has been pushed back again to unspecified date in 2024
Holiday Franchise Company unveils fam trip experience sharing platform
Fam Trip Builder allows all agents to benefit from knowledge gleaned by individual franchisees
Jet2 defends new voice automation technology after complaints from trade partners
Agents have said the leisure airline’s technology sometimes fails to understand them
Specialist online operator Railbookers adds capacity in Italy to meet rising demand
Bookings to the country in the first seeks weeks of 2023 are up by more than double
Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights after IT issues cause check-in and boarding delays
The German flag carrier said Wednesday’s tech outage was caused by construction work
Travel agency consortium Advantage appoints technology partnerships manager
Stephen Baxendale takes newly created role to boost the services the group provides to business travel members
Holidaysplease sees record January with sales topping £7.8m
The online homeworking travel agency hails ‘amazing’ month as enquiries double
Blue Bay reports busiest month ever for online sales
The online operator said almost all bookings were for departures within 12 months