Technology

Requests for assistance for airline passengers with intellectual disabilities have seen a nearly eight-fold increase in Asia, following a 10-month long campaign to raise awareness of a…

Airports are the backbone of the travel industry. They are a gateway to the world, handling millions of passengers around the globe each day. But airports are not immune to disruption. Much…

Chinese provider of travel services, Trip.com Group, has strengthened its partnership with British Airways and Iberia by connecting to the New Distribution Capability (NDC).The NDC…

EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, has signed a strategic travel technology partnership with Amadeus to grow its footprint across the Asia Pacific region and UAE and become a…

Booking.com is committed to making it easier for everyone to navigate and experience the world with its new product Citybook. It is a responsive digital guide for cities that seamlessly…

For travel tech this week, speaking of making lemonade out of lemons; one start-up in Australia has transformed itself into a travel tech platform that aids businesses affected by the fire…

Wego, the online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), revealed that the bookings to Azerbaijan have increased by 155% in the last four months. This growth…

VLeisure, the technology company and booking platform for hotels, airlines and travel insurance, announced that VLeisure Operating System (VOS) is now available to 2-star and 3-star…

Hotelbeds, the bedbank company, has announced a strategic partnership with citizenM Shanghai Hongqiao, a Shanghai based property of the Netherlands-based hotel chain citizenM. The deal…

What if I tell you that there is a ski operator that will reward you for making ethical choices? Lagom is set to disrupt the luxury ski industry across Europe by giving customers the option…

Authored by futurologist Ray Hammond, 'The World in 2040' futurology series has predicted developments and trends that will impact international travel and the traveller experience over the…

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global travel management specialist, has announced the launch of its flagship platform, myCWT, in China – marking the latest milestone in its journey…

OYO has scaled back its growth and has fired around 600 of its 12,000 China employees and 1,200 India employees.

Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, and Grab, the super app company in Southeast Asia, have announced the launch of a new product, Travel…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in association with Globalia, a tourism group in Spain and Latin America, has selected the finalists of the 2nd Global Tourism Startup…

Travellers face several risks when they travel. Some are small like getting lost in a city or sudden change in the itinerary; others are big like travelling to a dangerous place or getting…

Spanish-based Beonprice has announced closure of a Series A funding round of EUR 2.5 million (USD 2.78 million) with venture capital fund Adara Ventures as the lead investor.…

The Direct Booking Summit: Bangkok taking place on 19-20 February has announced a world-class line up of speakers who will share their hotel marketing, revenue and distribution expertise…

The theme for South East Asia’s largest tech conference, Techsauce Global Summit has just been announced. Techsauce Global Summit’s ‘Festival of the Future’ will take place at Centara…

MSC Cruises has revealed a forward-looking report that explores the trends that will impact the future of the travel industry, created in partnership with The Future Laboratory.

With the start of a new year and a new decade, it is time to reflect on how the business travel industry is changing and think about what we can expect to see in 2020.