Because the lowest prices for products can be looked up online, KLM says it will soon suspend duty-free sales on its flights.
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World’s first “virtual personal cruise assistant”
Powered by artificial intelligence, Zoe has been designed to eventually be placed in every stateroom to “enrich the cruise vacation”.
Read More »New tech to ease rail travel from Sweden
A new digital solution is being prepared, which will allow people in Sweden to book international rail journeys.
Read More »SIA criticised for secret seat cameras
Singapore Airlines is trying to diffuse a social media storm over the seatback cameras, which it insists are disabled and can’t be turned on.
Read More »Iberia to offer virtual reality on flights
Together with the company Inflight VR, the airline plans to expand its inflight entertainment to include VR and 3D content.
Read More »SAS and Star Alliance partner with Skyscanner
The alliance is utilising the fare search engine to link directly to the alliance’s 28 member carrier websites for purchase.
Read More »SAS to take “best of Scandinavia” to Texas
The House of Scandinavia will be a “creative hub” at SXSW in Austin, and Björn Ulvaeas of ABBA and the HRH Crown Princess of Denmark will be there.
Read More »KLM ‘hologram bars’ launch in Nordics
The airline is connecting complete strangers through its live hologram bars in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the US, UK and Brazil.
Read More »Hurtigruten reveals “tallest LED screen at sea”
The long-awaited hybrid-powered adventure cruise ship Roald Amundsen will have another eye-catching feature.
Read More »“What revolution looks like”: first pilot-less passenger flight
Boeing’s newly designed autonomous passenger air vehicle has completed its first flight, with more testing to follow.
Read More »Norwegian launches free long-haul Wi-Fi
The airline has started to roll out Wi-Fi connectivity on its long-haul fleet, including a high-speed option for a fee.
Read More »First chatbot at Nordic airports launched
Passengers can now ask Swea questions related to Swedish airports, from real-time waiting lines to vegan food.
Read More »What next in Travelport’s “new era”?
US equity firms will take the travel tech company private – but the deal may mean a round of cost cutting for Travelport.
Read More »US investors circling to buy Travelport
A consortium including activist investment firm Elliot Management is reportedly in talks to acquire the GDS.
Read More »Helsinki Airport first in world to use 5G
Airport operator Finavia and telecoms giant Telia have brought a new big-data specialist to run around the terminal.
Read More »Marriott hack hits half a billion customers
Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive of Marriott International, apologises for the “colossal” security breach.
Read More »Travelport chief on airlines, agents and NDC
In the second part of an interview, Travelport’s global head of new distribution has further comments on airlines, travel agents and NDC.
Read More »AI concierge will help guests meet up
A new hotel brand will have an artificial intelligence-powered concierge to help guests meet other likeminded guests.
Read More »Danes launch new intelligence tool for airlines
Infare’s 'new-generation' software streams, visualises and tailors rapidly changing market data from more than 1,300 sources.
Read More »NASA accelerates ‘quiet supersonic’ project
NASA’s ‘quiet supersonic’ technology project passes a funding milestone – making the futuristic realistic.
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