The Wing: exclusive co-working club for women to open in London

16th June 2019

Women-focused co-working club, The Wing, is opening in London this autumn. It is the ninth outpost for the US company, which originated in New York where it now...

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Uncommon launches new biophilic co-working space in London

4th June 2019

A new flagship co-working space from Uncommon opened opposite Liverpool Street station in London, in May. Tapping into the trend for biophilic interior design, ...

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Working From: The Hoxton announces dedicated co-working concept

22nd May 2019

Known for its growing chain of trendy lifestyle hotels, the Hoxton has announced a new dedicated co-working concept called Working From, which will debut in the...

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink implant will connect human brains to computers

11th May 2019

Have you ever wished you could get a microchip embedded in your brain that would gift you the ability to effortlessly converse in foreign languages when you tra...

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Gaming tourism: Rough Guides to publish book on Xbox virtual worlds

2nd May 2019

Gaming tourism is a hot new trend that is about to explode. The virtual worlds of online gaming have become so advanced that Xbox is partnering with Rough Guide...

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Emirates unveils Expo 2020 pavilion dedicated to future of air travel

30th April 2019

Emirates has revealed plans for its pavilion for next year's Expo 2020 in Dubai. The airline will be presenting visions for the future of commerical aviation at...

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Are podcasts the new travel magazines?

6th March 2019

With podcasting booming while print is in decline, it's time for travel companies to take the medium seriously. A few have started dabbling but there is a gap i...

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Shoot My Travel turns Instagram amateurs into influencers

19th December 2018

Vacation photography service Shoot My Travel enables travellers to outsource their photo-taking to a local professional and capture quality candid shots rather...

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W Hotels launches its own record label, W Records

5th December 2018

In the autumn, glitzy chain W Hotels launched its own record label, W Records. Marisa Cannon reports on why this hospitality brand – part of Marriott Internat...

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Airbnb sees surge in popularity among business travellers

30th November 2018

Airbnb's business travel portal Airbnb for Work (recently rebranded from Airbnb for Business) is seeing exponential growth. Between 2015 and 2016, reservations ...

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Toronto’s trendy East Room co-working space set to expand

29th March 2018

Located in Toronto's up-and-coming Riverside district, three year-old co-working space East Room is in the process of expanding. Operating out of an 1920s in...

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Virgin Atlantic unveils festive crowdfunding platform for dream trips

4th November 2017

Tapping into the trend for favouring experiences over material possessions, Virgin Atlantic has launched a new crowdfunding platform called "Where I Want for Ch...

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Why WeSwap wants travellers to change money with strangers

30th September 2017

Jared Jesner, founder and CEO of peer-to-peer travel money service WeSwap, speaks to Globetrender about his innovative foreign currency exchange app, and why cr...

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Uber launches clean air plan for greener cities

17th September 2017

In a bid to reduce pollution across the world's cities, on-demand taxi service Uber has announced that it intends to make sure every Uber X car in its London ne...

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Seven European travel tech start-ups to watch

17th September 2017

With 200 travel tech businesses attracting £2.5 billion of funding in 2016 and more than three quarters of UK holidaymakers booking holidays online during 2016...

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CityStasher: new left luggage app lets you travel light

19th July 2017

CityStasher is a travel tech start-up that is tapping into a new niche within the sharing economy – left luggage. After downloading the app, you can search fo...

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Why travel companies are investing in start-ups

29th June 2017

Marriott Hotels, Eurostar, IAG and Boeing are four companies that have recently announced initiatives to invest and support the growth of start-ups, demonstrati...

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Ian Schrager’s new Public hotel represents ‘luxury for all’

26th June 2017

A new hotel brand from legendary hotelier Ian Schrager has arrived in New York this month with the opening of Public on Chrystie Street in the Bowery, on the Lo...

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How Crystal Cruises is redefining ultra-luxury holidays

22nd June 2017

Crystal Cruises is the most decorated luxury cruise company in the industry. Now, a ‘new chapter’ sees Crystal expand its fleet to include river boats, ya...

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Millennial-only ships: why cruises are becoming cool

1st June 2017

The typical booker of cruises has traditionally been aged 50 or over, and travelled to destinations such as the Bahamas, Hawaii and Mexico. But all that is chan...

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Surprise travel: taking trips to mystery destinations

9th May 2017

Have you ever turned up at an airport without knowing where you’re going on holiday? Rose Dykins reports on the 'surprise travel' trend that allows you to do ...

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Why Royal Caribbean is recruiting an Instagram intern

31st January 2017

American cruise company Royal Caribbean is searching for a summer Instagram intern to show off how amazing its voyages are. Hannah Hastings reports With applic...

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Why Airbnb is branching into flights and experiential Trips

14th January 2017

Ben Brown reports on why Airbnb is expanding into flight booking services and experiential travel with the launch of its new Trips platform, taking the sharing ...

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New Jo & Joe hotel brand embodies ‘joie de vivre’ trend

8th January 2017

French group Accorhotels is launching a new concept called Jo & Joe, which will embody the fledgling trend for "joie de vivre" in its day-glo, pop-art desig...

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