Travel Technology News
Flying car to take off for first public flight at Gitex
Gitex Global 2022, which will take place in Dubai next month, will host the first global public flight of a flying car built by Xpeng, a leading tech company and electric vehicle manufacturer.
Big Tech Companies Offer Immersive Metaverse Activations
Big technology companies has offered public immersive metaverse activations and experiences, showcasing their innovative projects and metaverse real use cases. The new metaverse projects explore the huge potential of the new world
New JetBlue App Aims To Solve Trip-Planning Headaches
Just about every airline has an app to allow for the purchase and travel of their flights. But JetBlue is taking it to another level. The airline has introduced Troupe, an app that allows for group planning.
Traveloka focuses on enhancing customer experience and loyalty
Traveloka has introduced the new look of Traveloka Points with various conveniences for customers in obtaining rewards. Traveloka Points is a customers’ loyalty programme that offers various benefits from every user activity in meeting their lifestyle and travel needs.
Omio raises US$80m to develop ground transportation platform
Omio, the ground transportation platform, has announced a further 80 million USD investment from leading tech and growth investors including Lazard Asset Management, Stack Capital Group, NEA, Temasek, and funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The fresh funding for Omio comes as global travel and bookings are rebounding to record levels following two years of consumer uncertainty.
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.
IDS NEXT acquires ShawMan Software
Smart hotel software provider, IDS Next, has acquired India-based ShawMan Software, specialist provider of food and beverage, leisure and wellness cloud solutions for the hospitality industry.
Kitmytrip launches travel commerce platform with Dubai as found partner city
Travel tech innovator kitmytrip has revealed its flagship offering, Alike.io, travel commerce platform that offers personal studios for travel content creators to create and publish their content and that shares booking revenue with content authors.
‘Welcome to the World’ wins first ATM tech startup competition
‘Welcome to the World’ has been named the first ever winner of the ATM Draper-Aladdin Startup Competition, which saw a selection of the region’s most innovative travel and tourism start-ups deliver pitches on the ATM Travel Tech Stage for the chance to secure up to $500,000.
Hotel start-up Mint House raises $35 million
Mint House, the New York-based start-up which offers apartment-style accommodation with hotel-like amenities to business travellers, has raised an additional $35 million in funding, bringing total investment to $80 million.
A.M.A Selections to launch luxury booking alternative to Airbnb
A.M.A Selections is launching a luxury alternative to Airbnb in an attempt to disrupt the ‘browse and book’ model.
GROUPS360 attracts $35M plots group travel platform expansion
Group travel booking platform Groups360 has raised $35 million in fresh funding. The investment was led by Zigg Capital and included Blackstone Innovations Investments and Fir Tree Partners.