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IAG Seeks Disruptive Start-ups for its second Hangar51 Programme
After the huge success of the first Hangar 51 global start-up accelerator, International Airlines Group (IAG) is launching a second programme which will be based in Spain. Working with Cink…
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The likes of Echo and Home won’t be the voice of voice search
Voice assistants are the talk of the town. Voice is the future and the tech giants have agreed. The behaviour of the younger audience has started to reflect in trends…
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Inside Airbus’ idea of the future of flying
Late last year, Airbus started to talk about its modular plane concept publicly. Named Transpose, the concept divided the length of the aircraft into smaller sections that can be loaded…
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Android Auto and its massive potential for sharing economy (and Google)
Google hasn’t really left much out of its scope when it comes to putting its technology in. From phones to the driverless cars, the tech giant seems to be doing…
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How Insta360 cameras are changing the game of VR in Travel industry
There are no brownie points in guessing that marketers love virtual reality. It's transformed the travel-tech industry and how destinations are being promoted using interactive 360 videos. While the concept…
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The blurring lines of OTA and Metasearch
The metasearch players in travel have long been the tool of choice for a large fraction of buyers. Users are able to find the best prices while OTAs get quality…
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Here is the Tesla for the air
Right now there are multiple companies trying to challenge the likes of Rolls Royce and P&W to replace the jet engine with electric propulsion. Rolls Royce itself is taking up…
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Travel, tourism, and hospitality veteran Olivier Dombey joins travel portal Holidayme as CCO
Holidayme has announced the appointment of Olivier Dombey, an award-winning travel, tourism, hospitality and digital marketing distribution expert, as its chief commercial officer to spearhead the firm’s entire non-air global…
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How to how to define the voice of your brand
Zomato has a cheeky tone, ixigo is absolutely hilarious, Amadeus is relatively serious and all of these impressions are drawn on how the brands communicate with their audience through their…
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Uber turned into an interchangeable piece in the driverless race despite having the edge
By now, almost all of us can collectively agree that autonomous vehicles will have a massive impact not only on the travel and transportation industry but many others. The race…
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What will be the wider impact of driverless cars?
I can claim with a high degree of confidence that when you first heard about Google’s driverless car testing, you laughed at it. Since then, Google has come a long…
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From on-demand champagne to mountaintop yoga class, new concepts of luxury are changing what high-end travelers expect
As the world’s ideas of wealth and status change, travelers’ ideas of luxury are changing to match. High-end travelers increasingly choose subtle indulgence over flashy logos and conspicuous consumption. And…
Aekansh Malhotra
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