Technology

30 Under 30 member launches 'Wikipedia for solo travellers'

The Lone Travellers will offer an online community with advice and recommendations

New 'voice concierges' in hotels

Virtual voice assistants could become as much a norm in hotels in the future as free Wi-Fi is now

Broadway Travel unveils rebrand

The organisation has also launched a new website

Flight Centre agrees distribution deal with BA

Agreement means that agency’s clients will not have to pay new GDS fee

Abta chief admits scope of data protection was 'much bigger than he thought' before breach

Mark Tanzer listed a series of "lessons learnt" over the issue

Barrhead Travel to open first store in Northern Ireland

The business aims to open five to seven new UK shops each year for the next three years

American Express appoints new technology boss

David Thompson to join business travel agency later this year

Amex seals NDC deal with BA and Iberia

BA agrees another New Distribution Capability deal with TMC

Icelolly.com agrees deal with Enable Holidays

Enable’s accessible packages will be available through price comparison site

BA and Iberia sign new distribution deal with DialaFlight owners

The deal with The Lotus Group will also see online distribution charges waived

AccorHotels snaps up tech firm for €100 million

French hotel giant buys reservation specialist Gekko

Amadeus fixes 'network issue' and claims systems are back to normal

Technology giant resolves this morning’s outage that affected airports and airlines worldwide

What does it take to start your own online travel business?

It might be autumn, but the travel start-up scene is showing no signs of cooling. TTG talks to one entrepreneur and industry experts about the new wave of emerging travel companies

Local Measure signs up Fairmont and Banyan Tree brands

’Social guest intelligence platform’ to help chains get closer to guests

DataArt teams up with Vestibule Marketing

Consultancy works on hotel tech specialist’s SnapShot platform

Birmingham airport launches Twitter flight information service

New FlightSmart tool will provide real-time flight updates

Amadeus suffers major IT network issue

Global IT company says systems are "gradually being restored"

Could easyJet be flying electric planes within a decade?

The airline is working with a US firms to develop aircraft that will reportedly be “50% quieter and 10% cheaper for airlines to buy and operate”

Royal Caribbean reveals new features for Independence of the Seas

The ship, which is based in the UK during summer months, is to undergo a multi-million pound refurbishment in April 2018

Thomas Cook to set up hotel investment platform

Thomas Cook has acquired a 42% stake from LMEY in tour operator Aldiana

Cook alliance with Expedia could ‘lock out’ competitors

Thomas Cook’s strategic alliance with Expedia could “lock out” the operator’s major competitors from signing with the OTA giant themselves, according to a leading technology consultant

Iata updates NDC as EC looks at Lufthansa

Iata has released an updated version of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, as the European Commission confirms it is investigating Lufthansa’s €16 fee for GDS bookings

Horizon Guides launches crowdfunding campaign

As I&I Travel Media’s Matthew Barker launches a new crowdfunding phase for his Horizon Guides division, he tells TTG why he thinks content holds the key to customer acquisition, and why his new digital guidebooks prove the theory

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