Pkfare gets US$1.6 million in series A funding
Marco Polo Technology has raised approximately US$1.6 million for its B2B travel marketplace subsidiary, Pkfare, in a series A funding round, with investors counting...
Amadeus touts more secure airline payment solution
Amadeus Agent Pay has been launched, a solution said to makes airline call centre bookings more secure by removing payment information from the conversation,...
Checking the AI hype against reality in travel
While artificial intelligence (AI) has made headlines in the past year, some members in the travel circle believe that the platform is “overhyped” and...
Three trends that will redefine travel: Sabre Labs
Automation, authenticity and blockchain are the three major technology trends that will impact travel over the next decade, reveals Sabre Labs 2018 Emerging Technology Report.
“Increasingly,...
MakeMyTrip partners India’s leading e-commerce player
Indian OTA MakeMyTrip has partnered the country's largest e-commerce marketplace, Flipkart, with the aim of leveraging the latter's consumer base to drive online bookings in travel services.
Automation, authenticity and blockchain to define future of travel: report
In the newly released The Sabre Labs 2018 Emerging Technology Report, Sabre casts the spotlight on three technologies and trends expected to have the...
Biometrics the future for air travel: SITA
Sixty-three per cent of airports and 43 per cent of airlines plan to invest in biometric ID management solutions in the next three years,...
Indian association connects members with new distribution technology
The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has linked arms with travel technology provider, TP Connects, to launch a new initiative to digitally empower...
Singapore’s Fullerton Hotels ditch print compendiums for tablets
Following a trial in the first half of 2017, The Fullerton Hotel and The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore have replaced all printed compendiums in...
Amadeus and Flight Centre strike distribution deal
Amadeus has announced it will be one of the partners providing distribution technology for Flight Centre Travel Group’s business across 17 countries in EMEA...