UNWTO: Digital Tools To Revitalize Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to energize the restart of tourism based on sustainability and innovation. An agreement with MUST Travel & Tech places a digital tool at the service of tourism, allowing users to share their experiences to promote the reactivation of the sector with a view to sustainability. Presented during the UNWTO Mayors’ […]
Air Canada Introduces a Digital Solution to Simplify COVID-19 Related Travel Requirements
Customers can easily and securely submit test and vaccination details, using Amadeus technology MONTREAL – Air Canada is launching a trial of a new digital solution available through its mobile app for customers to securely scan, upload and verify their COVID-19 test results. This feature will help travelers conveniently validate compliance with government health travel […]
British Airlines Trials ‘World First’ 25 Second COVID-19 Test
British Airways is the first airline in the world to conduct a trial with medical tech company Canary Global, to assess how its Pelican Covid-19 Ultra Rapid Covid-19 test, which displays a result within 25 seconds, can play a role in opening up travel. The airline will be inviting flight and cabin crew to take […]
British Airlines Trials Digital Queuing Technology
British Airways will be trialing new intelligent queuing technology from Qmatic, that will enable customers to virtually queue at check-in by pre-booking their slot time in advance of arriving at the airport. The technology, which is optional for customers, will be trialed by British Airways for three months on selected flights departing from Heathrow Terminal […]
New Zealand trials ‘early warning’ COVID-19 app at border
WELLINGTON: New Zealand border staff on April 15 began trialing a monitoring app designed to detect COVID-19 before the user develops any noticeable symptoms, in what is believed to be a world first. The app, “elarm”, connects to wearable devices such as fitness trackers and smart watches, using artificial intelligence to check variables such as heart […]
Carbon neutral flying – Lufthansa Compensaid now available to corporate customers
Thanks to Compensaid, the innovative digital CO2 compensation platform of the Lufthansa Group, flying carbon neutral is possible for individual travelers. Now companies can also use this option, simply and easily, for their employees’ business trips. With the “Compensaid Corporate Program” corporate customers have the possibility to use, for instance, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their […]
Emirates begin trials of IATA Travel Pass
Dubai, UAE, 15 April 2021 – Emirates today commenced trials of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass– a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. The first passengers traveling from Dubai to Barcelona on EK 185 today trialed […]
Less Hassle, More to Explore: Marriott International Continues to Deliver on Consumer Desire for Enhanced Contactless Technology
Marriott International, Inc. on Monday announced the debut of a pilot program for contactless arrival kiosks at several select-service hotels, as well as the launch of a proof-of-concept for contactless grab-and-go marketplaces at two Fairfield by Marriott hotels. Both concepts build upon ongoing measures to boost traveler confidence while reinforcing the company’s Commitment to Clean initiative. Marriott’s […]
Singapore Airlines Picks Salesforce For Major Revamp Of Customer Case And Knowledgement Management System
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Salesforce, the global leader in customer relationship management (CRM), to develop and implement a new customer case and knowledge management system for the Airline. This new system, 1Point, will be deployed across SIA’s contact centres and customer feedback handling units globally from late 2021. As a dynamic case management tool, […]
Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses in commercial passenger flights
ZURICH: A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain. UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata inside Embraer jets from Helvetic Airways, a charter […]
