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AI Technology Creates Powerful Training Tools for Travel Businesses

By D Edward Levy · 5 days ago

2024 was a banner year for the travel industry as traffic and volumes finally met and surpassed 2019 levels. With the pandemic lockdowns in the past, travel businesses remain optimistic for growth as normalized demand ...

Travel Providers Aim to Elevate Guest Experiences with Technology

By D Edward Levy · 1 week ago

One of the great technology adoptions in travel is the smartphone. Their portable and connected nature combined with extended functionality beyond communications has made mobile devices the must-have, go-to travel accessory over the last decade. ...

A Golden Era for Travel Payment Technology?

By D Edward Levy · 2 weeks ago

One of the great milestones for payment technology was the mass adoption of the internet and the explosion of ecommerce. Businesses that sold goods and services online needed a way for customers to pay and ...

2025 Travel Technology Startup Spotlight

By D Edward Levy · 3 weeks ago

2024 is earmarked to be the first year that travel volumes return to growth since 2019, the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. With demand for travel ramping up, demand for mobile travel apps continues ...

Technology Trends for Digital Nomads

By D Edward Levy · 1 month ago

The way people work is changing and while working from home has been around for decades, the stay-at-home orders during the Covid 19 pandemic brought ‘remote work’ in the mainstream. Many companies have turned to ...

The Cruise Industry Showcases the Latest Technology

By D Edward Levy · 1 month ago

The post-pandemic travel world has been kind to the cruise industry and bookings continue to flourish as travelers look to cruising for value and all-inclusive style experiences. 35.7 million passengers are expected to take cruises ...

AI Technology Benefits Both Sides of the Travel Business

By D Edward Levy · 1 month ago

A recent Statista report suggested that just over half of travel business leaders surveyed use some form of generative article intelligence technology to assist users in booking and making travel purchases. 48% of that group ...

Travel Technology Year End Wrap Up

By D Edward Levy · 1 month ago

2024 was a milestone year for the travel industry as volumes in many categories met or exceeded levels from 2019, the full year before international lockdowns took place. In spite of inflationary pressures and economic ...

Mobile Travel App Trends Heading into the New Year

By D Edward Levy · 2 months ago

Travel and technology have always paired well together and the industry is always quick to adopt new innovations that can drive business and experiences. Travel consumers especially have come to depend on their mobile devices ...

Air Canada Rolls Out Facial Recognition Check-In

By D Edward Levy · 2 months ago

2023 saw an explosion of mobile travel app usage at 15.6 billion hours versus 12.6 billion from the year before (Phocuswire). Increasing adoption of the technology by travelers and travel providers have positioned mobile devices ...

Cryptocurrency Adoption in the Travel Industry Forges Ahead

By D Edward Levy · 2 months ago

The digital revolution sparked innovations in banking and currencies, creating a movement towards a cashless society. Some countries have begun to slowly eliminate fiat currency all together. Canada, for instance, stopped producing and distributing pennies ...