Technology

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) welcomes global technology platform and digital payments company PayPal Holdings, Inc. as its newest industry member.

Angie Hospitality, developer of the world's first voice and AI solution purpose-built for the hotel environment, released its next generation enterprise-class, cloud-managed interactive guest room assistant, Angie.

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The advent of technology is fostering a change in the travel and tourism industry regarding how companies interact with customers. Consequently, travel companies are adopting various technologies to improve operational efficiencies and meet customers’ expectations.

W Hotels, the iconic lifestyle hotel brand, debuts the W Panama_Portal, an immersive audiovisual experience set to kick off the festivities celebrating the opening of W Panama in March 2018.

The Priceline Group Inc. changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. It begins trading under its new ticker symbol, BKNG. The company is best known in the United States for Priceline, the popular reservation website for hotels, flights and rental cars.

Airbnb launched its first global hotel technology partnership with SiteMinder, the leading cloud platform for hotels to attract and book guests across the globe.

BrandUSA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, launched GoUSA TV, a first-of-its-kind connected TV network, featuring best-in-class created, curated and licensed video content to inspire, invite and welcome travelers to visit the USA.

Munich Airport has opened a new chapter in its IT security activities. The airport launched its Information Security Hub (ISH) – a competency center where IT specialists with the airport operating company (FMG) will work together with experts from the European aviation industry to develop strategies for defending against cyberattacks and new approaches to the fight against cybercrime.

American Express has acquired Mezi, the AI-based virtual travel assistant, for an undisclosed amount. After the deal closes, Mezi will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express.

Peach Aviation Limited has announced that its customer response service on the Peach website, the automated response system “Desse＊1” provided by SCSK ServiceWare Corporation, which is dedicated for chats through the use of AI.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and AppNexus, the world’s leading independent advertising technology company, today announced a new Preferred Partnership agreement.

Smartphones and tablets have drastically altered the way we do things, making many things easier to do while on the move. Shopping, banking, communicating with friends and family, or simply playing games, are all regularly performed while you are mobile. If you are traveling as a passenger in a car, by train, boat or coach, you can connect to your favourite online games, chat to your friends, or buy something new without getting out of your allocated seat.

The messages that had Brit Yaseen Killick jailed in DubaiIn the UAE, before you say anything online, you should consider whether or not you would be comfortable saying it in front of the police; because in Dubai, you basically are..

For many years now, cybersecurity has been a primary concern of government organisations and the banking sector, but the hospitality and travel industry is beginning to acknowledge the importance of online security in its day-to-day operations.