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The Tech Behind Inducing Screams Inside America's Most Innovative Haunted Attractions
From high-tech animatronics to interactive queue-line experiences and immersive sensory design, these mega-haunts are spearheading a new wave in Halloween entertainment—and America Haunts is recognizing them for their industry leadership.
Le Walk, a tour guide in your headphones, raises $4.1M seed led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau
Le Walk, the world's leading location-based, immersive guided experiences app, launches publicly with a $4.1 million seed co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures. In beta, Le Walk has reached 110k downloads, 160k+ social followers, and 20k+ tours taken. Today, it is announcing its expansion from Paris to Versailles, Florence, and Rome (with Barcelona and London coming soon), making its tours available in 22 languages, partnerships with prominent creators, Lora, its travel-planning chatbot, and its seed round. The funding will accelerate partnerships with institutions and attractions, core feature enhancements, and market expansion (from five to more than 25 destinations by summer 2026).
New Amadeus study reveals growing role of AI in travel planning
Travellers in the UK are rapidly turning to new sources of information, including Generative Artificial Intelligence and travel influencers, when it comes to planning their next trip, according to a major new global study from Amadeus
InterLnkd brings e-commerce to the sky with first inflight shopping mall
InterLnkd has introduced AirMall – the first solution to turn an airline’s inflight Wi-Fi into a full-scale digital shopping platform, connecting travellers to more than 20,000 brands in the air. Dynamic by design and deployable across an airline’s entire route network, AirMall gives carriers a way to offset the cost of inflight connectivity while delivering unparalleled choice in the cabin, with zero onboard stock or crew involvement.
Data Appeal and Mabrian join forces with the European Travel Commission as Official Research Partner
The Data Appeal Company and Mabrian, both part of Almawave Group, have officially signed a strategic agreement with the European Travel Commission (ETC), becoming recognized research partners and contributing key tourism data and intelligence to support Europe’s national tourism organizations (NTOs). Founded in 1948, ETC is a non-profit organization representing 36 European NTOs. Its mission is to strengthen sustainable tourism development across Europe and promote the continent in long-haul markets. ETC facilitates knowledge sharing, market intelligence, and best practices among its members while promoting Europe as a top destination.
IBS Software and Emirates Skywards Launch Strategic Partnership
IBS Software, a global leader in SaaS solutions for the travel industry, today announced the successful go-live of its cloud-native iLoyal platform with Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai.
TRAVELPORT APPOINTS JOHN MANGELAARS AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND DEPUTY CEO
Travelport, the global technology company powering bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced the appointment of John Mangelaars as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO to boost the company's evolution as the travel industry's foremost Modern Retailing partner. Mangelaars succeeds John Elieson who will be stepping down on September 30.
Amadeus and Lufthansa test EU Digital Identity Wallet for seamless travel
During this summer, Amadeus and Lufthansa, both participating partners of the EU Digital Identity Wallet Consortium Large Scale pilot project, successfully tested the wallet for online check-in and in-person travel scenarios
Quore Empowers Hotel Housekeepers with Technology Tips to Make Their Jobs Easier
In honor of International Housekeeping Week, September 14 to 20, Quore is celebrating the vital role housekeepers play in hotel operations and highlighting how technology can simplify the hardest and often most thankless job they perform. Quore’s Cleanings Plus gives housekeeping teams a smarter way to stay connected. By streamlining communication and enhancing efficiency across shifts, the platform helps housekeepers and managers stay on the same page. And when paired with a hotel’s property management system, it adds another layer of seamless integration to keep operations running smoothly.
Amadeus and Shiji partner to offer hotels a complete hospitality technology suite
Amadeus and Shiji will expand their agreement to promote and facilitate the licensing and referral of each other’s best-in-class solutions, offering hoteliers a more comprehensive end-to-end portfolio. This includes industry-leading products such as Shiji Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, Amadeus HotSOS, Amadeus Delphi, Amadeus iHotelier and Amadeus Central Reservation System (ACRS) among others.
Hospitable launches free global Academy, offering expert training for short-term rental success
Property management software Hospitable has launched Hospitable Academy, a free global education platform offering expert-led courses to help short-term rental (STR) hosts and property managers build stronger, more sustainable businesses.
GIATA acquires SMARTSEER to deliver next-generation personalized travel experiences
GIATA Group, the world’s leading provider of verified hotel data and content, has acquired SMARTSEER, a fast-growing AI decisioning platform recognized for its award-winning innovation. The acquisition combines GIATA’s unmatched data, content and mapping expertise with SMARTSEER’s intelligent personalisation technology to deliver the much needed truly personalized travel experiences that the industry is currently unable to fulfil.