Full coverage of this year’s Travel Technology Europe event, supported by Travolution
Sabre vloggers give their take at travel tech trade show
Visitors to last week’s Travel Technology Europe trade show in London were encouraged to leave video blogs about their … experience. Here are a selection of the best ones …
Vibe Software poised for record year as it starts prospecting for new business
Vibe Software will see a record half a billion pounds worth of transactions on its travel technology systems this financial year, having taken …
Open Destinations makes play for niche operators with new SaaS Travel Builder
Open Destinations expects to see interest from small niche operators for its new simplified version of its Travel Studio software …
KDS’s open API attracts suppliers to new travel industry content hub
Suppliers are showing increased interest in integrating with door-to-door corporate travel planning and booking platform KDS as they look to…
Overseas expansion drives new business growth for Traveltek
Glasgow-based travel systems developer Traveltek is seeing the greater proportion of new business coming from overseas as it opens more offices …
Bd4travel scoops Disrupt Award
Travolution’s start-up of the year 2015 bd4travel has won the 2016 Travel Technology Europe 2016 Disrupt Award …
Momondo chief reveals ‘kick-ass business’ aim and raises float prospect
The chief executive of Momondo Group has revealed the brand would consider floating the business in coming years. The group, which owns…
Employ virtual card payments to protect ‘under fire’ cash flow, says Wex
Virtual card payments are helping OTAs and travel management companies to fulfil their promise of offering customers the best service and prices…
Speed and agility hailed as critical for start-up success
The key to becoming a successful start-up is speed. Speaking at Travel Technology Europe 2016, Andy Owen-Jones, co-founder and chief executive…
Agency ‘digitisation’ will attract millennials to high street
Travel agencies’ “digitisation” in recent years has seen the movement of younger generations away from online and back to high street booking…
Tour operators that ignore disruption face ‘existential threat’
If traditional tour operators continue to depend on being a “trusted brand” to deter disruption they may cease to exist within the coming years…
Traveldoo expands UK sales team and launches Android app
French travel and expense management technology specialist Traveldoo is growing its UK sales function and has launched a new mobile app..
Traveldoo expands UK sales team and launches Android app
French travel and expense management technology specialist Traveldoo is growing its UK sales function and has launched a new mobile app…
UK travel sector IT spending up 12% as agents and operators splurge on software
UK travel sector spending on technology saw a spectacular 12% leap in 2015 as travel agencies and tour operators ramped up their investment in…
Innovation Report: Shift to software solutions could be the final piece in the jigsaw
This year’s Travolution Innovation Report may mark 2016 as being a sea change year in the travel industry. With this year also marking the 10th…
EasyJet deploys Jumio’s payment card scanning tech
EasyJet has adopted mobile check-in technology firm Jumio’s card scanning product after seeing success with the company’s ID scanning technology…
D-flo unveils TravelComms Ancillary Pack
An ancillary pack for data flow and document management firm d-flo’s TravelComms solution is launching at Travel Technology Europe 2016…
Planet Cruise deploys Dolphin Dynamics’s tech as it launches new brand
Cruise specialist Planet Cruise has rolled-out Dolphin Dynamics’s technology to support the launch of its new tailor-made brand Planet Journeys…
Atcore showcases Hyper Search platform
Travel technology company Atcore is showcasing its new in-memory cache and logic-based search platform at Travel Technology Europe 2016…
TigerBay hails acquistion by Atcore and puts focus on growth
TigerBay aims to double its team over the next few months and will move to larger offices following its acquisition by travel technology company…
Agentivity research finds data strengthens agency and supplier relations
Technology provider Agentivity is launching a white paper discussing how data can impact agency and supplier relations at Travel Technology…
Guest Post: What makes Uber and Airbnb the most likely travel disruptors of the future
The rapid migration of customer interactions to mobile devices undoubtedly poses a major challenge to travel businesses, who need to…
Dropbox set to tout benefits of cloud-based storage for travel firms
Safe file sharing and storage provider, Dropbox, will be exhibiting at this week’s Travel Technology Europe in London…
Overcome institutional inertia and be brave to be disruptive, says Sabre boss
The travel industry has made a mistake in thinking it knows best about what consumers want, according to Sabre UK managing…
Orchestra sets out to convince travel firms to ditch their ‘technology comfort blanket’
Travel firms will be told to rid themselves of their technology “comfort blankets” that dictate how they present themselves to their customers…
Vertical Systems to showcase TARSC upgrades at TTE
Travel technology developer Vertical Systems will promote the imminent arrival of its TARSC 8.3 product and showcase an upgraded CRM system…
Econsultancy offers Digital Trends report to TTE attendees
Econsultancy is offering Travel Technology Europe 2016 attendees a copy of its Digital Trends in the Travel and Hospitality Sector report, worth…
Open Destinations reveals Travel Builder aimed at specialist tour operators
Travel technology specialist Open Destinations will launch its latest software package for tour operators at Travel Technology Europe. Travel…
Disrupt Awards finalists revealed
The Travel Technology Disrupt Awards will showcase innovative new products and services at Travel Technology Europe 2016. New for 2016…
CodeGen’s hotel price comparison tech to be exhibited at TTE
Travel technology firm CodeGen will demonstrate technology that allows hotel price comparisons to be added to booking journeys at Travel…
Leading travel tech chiefs lined up to discuss biggest issues at TTE Question Time
Chief technology officers at four leading travel firms will discuss the hottest topics in the travel technology sector at this month’s TTE trade…
ICE ICT set to showcase invisible tech solutions
ICE ICT will showcase its invisible technology solutions at Travel Technology Europe 2016. The firm provides technology solutions and services…
Guest Post: Six steps to buy wisely at TTE 2016
With the full onslaught of winter upon us, it’s natural that people find themselves dreaming of sunny beaches and short escapes. It therefore…
Syntec to debut secure keypad payment solution
Telecommunications firm Syntec will demonstrate new technology for helping make call centre card payments secure at Travel Technology Europe