Tag: Travel Technology
Booking.com rolls out digital travel guide CityBook
Booking.com has launched a new pilot app, CityBook, a responsive digital guide designed to help travellers navigate their destination by providing curated recommendations, showcasing local...
The next big thing in travel
Asia-Pacific’s fragmented tours and activities market remains predominantly rooted in the offline world, but Blanca Menchaca, CEO and co-founder at BeMyGuest, a Singapore-based distributor of travel activities and tours, believes the sector is now at a technological tipping point. She shares her projections of this fast-growing sector with Xinyi Liang-Pholsena.
Thirst for tech advances and eco-choices among 2020s travel trends: Agoda
Single apps for all travel needs, passport free travel, and mobile app check-in are the top three new travel norms expected by travellers in...
China’s aviation industry climbs new heights with AI, automation
Airlines and airports in China are embracing artificial intelligence and automation to provide the hyper-personalised self-service experience demanded by today's travellers.
According to the SITA...
US luggage tracking service takes off in Asia market
New York-based luggage protection company, Blue Ribbon Bags (BRB), is stepping up on efforts to grow its presence in Asia, particularly in the South-east...
Messe Berlin Singapore to launch Travel Tech Asia next year
Messe Berlin (Singapore) will launch the inaugural Travel Tech Asia 2020 in response to growing demand for travel technology in the Asian travel market.
The...
Adapting to the future
Intelligent retail promises a future of predictive and customised bookings, changing the ways that travellers shop and buy their trips and holidays. But that also means big changes are necessary for travel agencies in their thinking and strategy to remain relevant and survive an ever-evolving wave of technological disruption.
Have tech, will travel: can travel startup unicorns fly in SE...
In just a few years since its 2012 launch in Malaysia, Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab has expanded to eight countries and become South-east Asia’s...
Time for Thailand to get smart about tourism, airport infrastructure
For Thailand to remain an attractive destination and reap greater revenue from the lucrative tourism industry in the next decade, it has to adopt...
British Airways trials VR entertainment on select flights
British Airways has partnered SkyLights to offer some passengers their own 3D cinema in the skies as the airline trials a virtual reality (VR)...















