It has been one and a half years since the abolition of roaming charges and now more European travelers happy to go online while roaming. There is an immediate and significant increase in mobile calls and data usage by European citizens travelling in the EU.
Hertz and CLEAR today announced the launch of Hertz Fast Lane powered by CLEAR – a new service that uses biometrics to drastically speed up the car rental process and get travelers through the exit gate and on the road in 30 seconds or less – a time savings of at least 75 percent.
Aeroflot has updated its mobile app to give customers the option of using Samsung Pay.
The second edition of HITEC Dubai 2018, the Middle East’s largest hospitality technology exhibition and conference, recorded more than double the number of attendees along with debut of many new prominent exhibitors.
Nytec presented a special case study at HITEC Dubai on the world’s largest deployed IoT-based guest experience platform created for Carnival Cruise Line.
The Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Lao PDR (Tourism Laos) and the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) have worked together to launch ‘Inspiring Laos’, a new social commerce web platform that aims to inspire tourism across all regions of Lao PDR and in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Marriott announced a data security incident involving the Starwood guest reservation database.
Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), unveiled the first biometric terminal in the United States at Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal (Terminal F) in Atlanta.
AirPlus, a leading global provider of payment and billing solutions for business travel, and Booking.com have partnered to provide a seamless booking and payment experience for corporates and their travellers through a new integration in the Booking.com for Business platform.
City of Helsinki and its partner VR-studio ZOAN have developed a unique virtual city experience. VR-Helsinki aims to become the service platform for sustainable tourism.