Technology

Travelport reveals first wave of NDC partners

Dnata, Gray Dawes Group, Meon Valley Travel, Premier Holidays and Travel Counsellors among launch partners

MSC Cruises introduces virtual cruise assistant Zoe

The line revealed its voice-activated technology in London last night

Thailand unveils new website for LGBT travel campaign

Tourist office has worked with specialist publication on new Go Thai Be Free site and initiative

New era of supersonic air travel could trigger hundreds of sonic booms daily

By 2035, some 5,000 supersonic flights could take to the sky every day

TTG's essential show preview to Travel Technology Europe 2019

Travel Technology Europe (February 20-21) is returning to Olympia London for two days of innovation, networking and tech news. Andrew Doherty takes a sneak peek at what visitors can expect

Travel firms to increase tech budgets

More money will be spent on technology this year, according to a poll conducted by Travel Technology Europe (TTE), which found that 59% of travel companies have increased their tech budgets for 2019

Travel industry ‘slow’ to capitalise on popularity of voice technology

Almost three-quarters (73%) of travel professionals are unprepared to take advantage of voice tech, according to a December poll of 140 industry leaders conducted by Travel Technology Europe (TTE)

Why small firms must invest in travel tech

George Dumitru, chief executive at wbe.travel – a software company specialising in travel systems – gives the inside track on how small businesses can compete with the “big players” in the industry

Post-GDPR ‘business as usual’ reveals TTE poll

A poll of 140 travel marketing professionals, conducted by Travel Technology Europe (TTE) in December, revealed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) didn’t have the detrimental effect anticipated prior to its implementation in May 2018

Travel and retail heavyweights to unite at TTE

Industry leaders will take to the stage for the C-suite Question Time session, where chief technology, information and marketing officers from different travel sectors will pinpoint trends affecting travel technology

AI tops travel industry tech wish list finds TTE poll

Artificial Intelligence technology, chatbots, automated content and machine learning will "dominate" travel technology in 2019, a recent survey by Travel Technology Europe (TTE) found

Tui tests augmented reality glasses in Palma

The operator has begun trialling the technology, which provides clients with historical facts and destination information

Princess Cruises to put Medallion tech on three more ships

Royal Princess, Crown Princess and the upcoming Sky Princess are the line’s next vessels to feature the wearable gadget

Agents to get customer behaviour tech from Amadeus

Amadeus is developing technology that observes customer behaviour which it can then pass on to travel agents to suggest relevant holiday options, writes Sophie Griffiths

Flight Centre sets up airline distribution team

Travel group will develop new booking platforms using NDC

Oman Air adopts NDC technology

The airline has integrated the Offer and Order Management Solution (OfrMs) from travel technology provider TPConnects to enhance its New Distribution Capability (NDC), with air and non-air ancillaries

Travel Forward hails successful launch

New travel technology show Travel Forward – which was held alongside WTM London for the first time in November 2018 – attracted 7,000 visitors during the three-day event, organisers have revealed

The boss fashioning a new Olympic Holidays

Now almost two years into her role as boss of Olympic Holidays, Clare Tobin talks about remodelling the long-established operator, modernising technology and cultivating its commitment to agents