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The app uses machine learning and location of the user to provide to-dos and other geo-specific information.

Booking.com launches CityBook as test app for destination tools and servicesNEW YORK – Booking.com is treading a familiar path with the launch of a pilot project that will help gauge what features can be...

Captain Flemming Nielsen (centre) with Filipino government and corporate delegates as well as Spectrum of the Seas' directors

Spectrum of the Seas makes maiden call at Subic BayMANILA – Royal Caribbean International rang in the new year in Asia with the maiden call ceremony of its ship Spectrum of the...

Shep’s browser extension can also enforce policy at the point-of-sale and gives managers real-time reporting and the ability to track expenses.

FCM Travel Solutions invests in business travel startup ShepNEW YORK – Business travel technology startup Shep - one of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups for 2019 - has received strategic...

Will you be a wildcard traveller in 2020?

Travel trend 2020: The wildcard travellerLONDON - Air travel data specialist OAG has released a list of what it predicts will be the top travel technology themes in...

Charuta Fadnis

Phocuswright hires new research chiefPhocuswright has appointed Charuta Fadnis senior vice president of research and product strategy, replacing Lorraine Sileo, who...

DCT Abu Dhabi announced a 2.9% increase in hotel guests staying in Abu Dhabi compared to 2018.

Data analytics key to transformation of Abu Dhabi’s tourism industryABU DHABI – Data analytics will be a key driver for Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry in the years to come as the emirate looks to...

Super app tech giants such as WeChat spreading west from their established base in South-east Asia.

These are the trends that will shape travel in 2020LONDON - Travelport has revealed the trends that will shape travel experiences in 2020 and it’s no surprise that travel...

IATA looks to the FCM example to encourage other travel sellers to fully embrace NDC.

FCM is first global TMC to achieve IATA NDC Level 4 CertificationSINGAPORE - FCM Travel Solutions and parent company Flight Centre Travel Group have become the first global travel management...

American offers smoother check-in service.

American Airlines enables passport scan in mobile appFORT WORTH - American Airlines' international passengers can now scan their passport within the carrier's mobile app and then...

Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom has abruptly resigned.

Expedia CEO out in management shakeupWASHINGTON - Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill have abruptly resigned, with Expedia chairman Barry Diller...