Technology

Keeping track of tech and talent at Travel Technology Europe

This year’s C-Suite Question Time seminar at TTE saw experts address cybersecurity and new travel technologies. Andrew Doherty reports

Communications technologies to help you work from home more efficiently

From Slack to Skype for Business, we drill down into alternative communications technologies that can aid businesses with teams working from home

Proud Experiences rescheduled for November

The LGBT-focused travel event will now be held in November

Q&A: Beds With Ease MD Phil Turner provides a company update

Phil Turner joined Beds with Ease as managing director in March 2019 from sister company Broadway Travel. Rob Gill catches up with Turner to find out how the bed bank works with agents.

Former Freedom agents’ access to Cook back-system extended

The platform will be co-funded for another six months

Sojern: Oceania flight searches resilient in face of coronavirus

The firm’s Covid-19 Data and Insights on Travel Impact report, released today, revealed that while weekly flight searches to south-east Asia and western Europe were affected by the virus, Australia and New Zealand remained resilient

Amadeus: Travellers demand choice, transparency and security for frictionless payments

The Amadeus Frictionless Travel Payments report (released 11 March) revealed that 70% of the 5,665 surveyed would be more likely to choose one holiday provider over another if they received a good payment experience

Coronavirus: Holiday search figures recovering

Icelolly’s top 10 search destinations has shifted during the outbreak

Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 over data hack

About 9.4 million people’s personal data was exposed

New lead generation platform for independents set to go live

‘This will generate new business now, as well as safeguard the future of the independent,’ said Professional Travel Advisors founder Tony Godley

BA reports surge in NDC bookings

British Airways’ sales via NDC are now “way above” 20% in the UK market, the airline’s new head of distribution has revealed

Sabre vies for market share growth

The travel technology provider has announced a series of strategic priorities to accelerate growth, deliver revenue and improve the firm’s margin structure

Traveltek partners with automation solutions provider, Traverse

Traveltek clients will benefit from cutting-edge reporting to increase efficiency and productivity

US mistakenly shuts down travel creative's website for prostitution

The domain name was one of 400 sites identified during a US investigation

Gen Z and millennials 'driving change' in corporate travel

Nearly a third of generation Z surveyed are unhappy staying within corporate travel policy

Air New Zealand files for new 'sleep pods' patent

The Economy Skynest allows economy passengers to stretch out on long-haul flights

Lastminute.com is London Eye's new headline sponsor

The iconic wheel will be lit up with its pink branding

10 million MGM Resorts guests' data reportedly hacked

Name, address and contact details are reportedly being flogged on the dark web

Spaceports predicted to create £1 billion for UK economy

Stay in Cornwall has analysed three proposed spaceports in Newquay, Sutherland and Glasgow

Time running out for TTG 30 Under 30 entries

The deadline for 2020 applications closes on 4 March

Meet TTG's Young Agent of the Year 2019

Waugh heads up email marketing, keeps on top of GDPR and promotes a local travel show

British Airways to service Marrakech through codeshare agreement

It is the airline’s first African codeshare agreement

Alex Kaluzny: ‘Far out’ AI booking coming to business travel

The need for business travel and face-to-face interactions will increase as 5G rolls out in 2020

Kuoni finds eco-travellers are ditching social media

"Travel as we know it could become a thing of the past"