Travel Technology News

eDreams ODIGEO outperforms market
eDreams ODIGEO outperforms market, triples Prime members to 2.9m and makes substantial progress towards 2025 targets

Dubai reinforces status as global tech hub
Dubai continues to enhance its competitiveness as a global tech hub thanks to a robust regulatory framework, pro-business administration and access to talent. Cloudflare is just one of the many tech companies to set up operations in the emirate.

DP World explores metaverse to tackle supply chain challenges
DP World, the global end-to-end logistics provider, has announced the creation of DPMETAWORLD, a new initiative aimed at delivering cutting-edge virtual solutions to real-world supply chain challenges.

Delta accelerates digital focus by naming first Chief Digital Officer
Delta has named Eric Phillips its first Chief Digital Officer, as the airline continues to deliver more personalized and premium experiences for customers through its digital channels.

Airbnb to wind down China rentals amid ongoing lockdowns
Airbnb is winding down domestic rentals in China, where the “zero-Covid” policy has led to ongoing lockdowns.

Mastercard and Musafir venture to boost seamless travel bookings
Payments company Mastercard and travel website Musafir have joined forces to take travel bookings originating in the Middle East and North Africa to new heights by digitizing end-to-end payment flows and launching payment products.

New Travelport+ self-service suite unlocks productivity
Travelport has debuted the latest product feature release for its next-generation travel retailing platform, Travelport+. The new self-servicing suite and automation tools, now available on Travelport+, help travelers, and the travel retailers that support them, to create an efficient, online shopping and servicing experience for travelers.

Jetex and Volocopter revolutionise urban air mobility model
At EBACE 2022, Jetex and Volocopter sign a milestone strategic partnership agreement to define a safe and sustainable model of urban air mobility (UAM)

OurAfrica.Travel embraces virtual, creates thousands of connections
OurAfrica.Travel is a global virtual travel trade show, originally launched in 2020 to fill the void left by the cancellation of all African trade events during the pandemic.
Virgin Australia expands Sabre relationship to enable optimized pricing
A new enhanced agreement will enbale Virgin Australia to use Sabre’s Dynamic Availability solution to identify ways to unlock greater value as the airline continues to scale up operations.

Viva Aerobus joins Sabre’s global distribution system
Mexican carrier Viva Aerobus has implemented Sabre’s branded fares to enhance choice of products and services to power future revenue growth through agency sales.

Immersive technology will drive travel and hospitality sector
Building immersive technologies should be a core strategy of travel companies to keep up with the curve, according to a new study by Accenture.