Ctrip has teamed up with Baidu, the Chinese search engine, to provide a new translation service for Chinese tourists abroad. Using Baidu's "optical character recognition" (OCR)…

A new translation service has been launched for British travellers trying to overcome the language barrier while on holiday. The 24/7 service, named Interpreter Live, aims to help travellers…

Storytelling is a must for destination marketing. Knowing the story of a place is one thing, but communicating it to an audience is another – a major thing for travel companies.

Going around during your trip has never been this easier for Chinese travellers as they can now book a ride anywhere through their Ctrip app after the China’s largest travel agency partnered…

Hotelbeds, global bedbank and b2b service provider, has announced that its Ancillary Bank division has launched a new concierge service for its “end traveller" via the organisation’s third…

The CTILG – Serviços de Tradução e Interpretação de Língua Gestual (Sign Language Translation and Interpretation Services) - in Portugal has unveiled its “Hands to Discover” project,…

A recent Hotels.com research has revealed startling facts about Chinese millennials born after 1990 and their travel habits.

Asian countries trump some of the well-known culinary destinations like France and Italy, according to westerners and fellow Asians.  

We met with Bartomeu Gili, the new chief commercial officer at Destinations of the World, at ITB China to talk about his vision for the company and future expansion plans, as well as the…

Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa beachfront resort on one of Thailand’s most compelling island destinations, is now offering its guests a Portier smartphone along with the room keys…

Internet service giant Tencent and the City of Helsinki launched a ground breaking WeChat Helsinki mini program on Thursday 15 February, as part of the city's Chinese New Year celebrations.…

If you're big on movies and planning on travelling soon, you might want to check out this list of famous movie hotels you can visit.

Paul Wait, COO at Applehouse Corporate Travel Management discusses the changes in business travel. In my previous role as CEO of the GTMC (business travel trade association), I…

Travellers from mainland China took more than 62 million outbound trips in the first half of 2017 with an increase in preference for self-guided tours, as per the China Tourism Academy.…

Air New Zealand is turning to technology to tackle the language barriers that often arise during travel. The airline is one of the first corporates globally to trial a customer service use…

More than half of UK holidaymakers are frustrated by the lack of mobile innovation when travelling abroad, according to new research.  Mobile technology group, Apadmi, found that 54% of…

The Saint Lucia Tourist Board recently hosted its sixth annual Showcase where more than 150 UK travel trade partners and specialists took part in the week-long series of events culminating…

The Saint Lucia Tourist Board hosted its sixth annual showcase on 18-22 September 2017 with 150 UK travel trade partners and specialists taking part in the week-long series of events…