Technology

Ride-hailing company Grab is making strides in the travel sector. After it debuted its hotel booking feature, the app has launched an itinerary-based transport service.

Ride-hailing giant Uber has added an option in its premium ride service Uber Black that tells the driver to shut up and drive during the trip.

Fairbnb is a new start-up in the quad that allows you to rent your home to guests and will collect 15% commission on bookings. Where that commission will go sets the two start-ups apart. In…

Europe’s fastest growing online travel management platform TravelPerk has announced the integration of Trainline.

Written by Edward Wright, director of sales, Asia Pacific, Hospitality, Amadeus

Largest online travel company in China will integrate Routehappy rich content on Ctrip.com and Trip.com

Amadeus and Dutch based OTA Travix, compounded their existing relationship today with the announcement that the companies have enhanced the long-standing partnership by signing an agreement…

This week, road transportation takes centre stage with Uber sharing speed data and Amadeus including Heycars in its system. A new app is launched that combines tech’s best products – social…

Othmane Amrani, general manager at Hotel G Singapore, believes that hotel guests should enjoy the same level of 'technology comfort' when travelling as they have come to expect at home. As…

Once again, Google stealthily launched the travel planning site that combines flights, hotels, tour packages and other relevant information in one place. Trips is the desktop version of the…

There is no doubt that technology made travel easier and faster – from planning to the actual trip. However, there are times when technology was unable to nail a solution to an existing…

Start-up Mint House, Airbnb-style for business travellers, raised USD 15 million in Series A funding led by Revolution Ventures.

New data released today by Airbnb, highlights how the home share community is helping grow tourism in off-the-beaten-track destinations across Thailand and the Asia Pacific, and helping…

Booking.com has announced the sustainable tourism startups receiving scaling grants as part of its 2019 Booking Booster accelerator program today. Now in its third year, the three-week…

Following his recent promotion from Agoda’s vice president of marketing to becoming the OTA’s chief marketing officer, I spoke to Ittai Chorev about his change in role, Agoda’s unique take…

This week on the travel tech sector, Avis recently launched a new campaign and Uber’s recent partnership aims to empower Saudi women. Here are the travel tech stories for this week.

A property management system (PMS) can revolutionise the way your hotel runs – if you choose the right platform, that is. To ensure a speedy implementation, here’s what you need to think…

Ride-hailing company Go-Jek has seen a slight decline in passengers as the Indonesian government enforced a new tariff increase for app-based motorcycle taxis.

Dubai's homegrown Emaar Hospitality Group has launched a fully-integrated mobile app that covers all of its hotel, hospitality and leisure experiences.

Researching and booking cruises online just became easier with Supercruises, the UK's first 'online-only' booking engine.

The two most popular holiday destinations for Brits are in the list of top five worst countries for card fraud. Research by travel association ABTA recently revealed that GBP 7 million…