Travel Technology News

Say goodbye to carrying bags of cash on your next Asian holiday.

UnionPay prepaid cards now available in the US through ECARDThere is a new payment method in town for travellers visiting Asia. Soon, US travellers will be able to purchase UnionPay...

The new application – Wisata Alam Indonesia – covers Indonesia’s 54 national parks and 119 nature tourist parks.

There’s now an app that unlocks Indonesia’s vast national parksIndonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry has launched a new mobile application on Friday (July 6) that will help tourists...

Booking Holdings acquiring hotel search site

Booking Holdings acquiring hotel search siteBooking Holdings plans to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by acquiring HotelsCombined, a hotel metasearch site...

Cetin Sekercioglu launches platform for hoteliers to upsell at 'no investment'

Cetin Sekercioglu launches platform for hoteliers to upsell at 'no investment'Upgrading.cc, a new online travel platform launching this year will enable hotels and serviced apartment operators to offer...

SoftBank Corp. will be investing in Handy Japan to expand its range of IoT implementations

Handy to dock in a third of Japan’s hotels this yearHandy Japan Co., a startup providing free-to-use smartphones docked in hotel rooms, will partner with Japanese technology...

Saeed Mohammed, CEO of Emirates Flight Catering, and Sonia Lo, CEO of Crop One Holdings

Emirates Flight Catering to build world’s largest vertical farmThe next time you take an Emirates flight, ingredients in your in-flight meals may be sourced from the world’s largest vertical...

China’s airports will soon be using security scanners that use millimetre wave imaging

China to join the ranks of airports with new security techChina’s airports are looking to adopt technology that will speed up the airport security process, ac-cording to the Civil...

The Amazon Echo

What’s that voice I hear? Amazon unveils Alexa for HospitalityAmazon has waded into the travel industry with the introduction of Alexa for Hospitality. The service is offered by invitation...

Users of Traveltek now have more accommodation choices to add to their itineraries.

Traveltek partners with Booking.comThe Traveltek Group has embarked on a partnership with Booking.com to enhance accommodation options for its users.

Going after the Chinese outbound traveller.

iClick, Ctrip partner for technology solutionsiClick Interactive Asia Group Ltd. and Ctrip inked a strategic partnership to provide an enriched solution for international...