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Australia’s consumer watchdog will be looking out for influencers who do not disclose sponsored content.

Watch out influencers, here comes a watchdogAussie consumer watchdog cracks down on social media influencers for misleading content.

Interview with ChatGPT: Can AI help travel agents at work?

Interview with ChatGPT: Can AI help travel agents at work?Can a chatbot become a travel planner's best friend? We chat with OpenAI's ChatGPT to ask about its promises and perils for...

ChatGPT, which stands for ‘Generative Pre-trained Transformer’, is a free AI chatbot that is well versed in communications skills. It can play games, respond to queries such as writing transcripts and text and even take exams.

Can ChatGPT revolutionise your travel business?With the AI chatbot, travel providers can automate bookings and even use it as a virtual travel assistant.

Outpayce aims to make the payment process more seamless and integrated.

Amadeus spins B2B payments platform into OutpayceThe travel tech company is turning its current B2B payments business into a separate platform called Outpayce.

ATRIP is providing access to more than 160 low-cost carriers.

ATRIP makes taking a trip so much easierSingapore-based company Atlas takes off with Flight Deck tech.

Travel recovery faces headwinds and will take time to recover.

A+ for economy in SE Asia – with some reservationsNew e-Conomy SEA report fears consumer travel demand will take years to reach 2019 levels.

Travellers are now able to better search for fun activities on GoogleGoogle helps tours and attractions operators target more travellers by displaying ticket prices and booking links.

From left: TakeMe’s Lu Dong; GlobalTix’s Chan Chee Chong; Garden by the Bay’s Bryant Kok; Go City’s Baidi Li; and WiT’s Yeoh Siew Hoon

Small tech innovations spark a big travel revolutionThe pandemic-induced tech boom is changing the lives of travel community in big ways, shares panel experts at WiT 2022.

Travel and hospitality companies are at bigger risks with the new ways cybercriminals have devised to attack them.

Cyberattacks on travel companies are getting more innovativeOther than bypassing security tools and using bots, cyberhackers are entering the metaverse and tapping into AI.

Going cashless eliminates the hassle of dealing with varying foreign currencies.

Mastercard and TripLink expand cross-border payment across Asia PacificAsia Pacific travel industry cross-border payment needs are being met, thanks to the expansion by Mastercard and TripLink.