Tile Pro tracking device helps users trace missing luggage
Lost luggage – and for that matter, keys, wallets, headphones and passports – are a major headache for travellers. But a clever little Bluetooth device call...
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E is a luxury eco-catamaran powered by solar, sea and wind
Luxury charter yachting is to become kinder to the environment with the arrival of 'E', a new 60ft zero-carbon eco-catamaran that is powered by the sun, sea and...
ANA’s Newme robots will travel on behalf of humans in 2020
In 2020, the parent company of Japanese airline ANA will launch a futuristic new scheme that allows Newme avatar robots to travel on behalf of humans. Controlle...
Lionsgate Entertainment World is a vertical theme park with VR rides
Lionsgate Entertainment World – Earth's first film-based vertical theme park – opened this summer in China, bringing some of the most successful film franch...
The Standard’s Lobby app lets hotel guests connect online
Trendy hotel chain The Standard has a dedicated social networking app called Lobby that allows guests to communicate with one another when they check-in. It is ...
Hövding 3: the Swedish wearable smart airbag for cyclists
After four years of research and development, Swedish company Hövding has designed its most innovative wearable airbag for cyclists yet – complete with b...
Six futuristic modes of transport for cities and off-roading
From self-driving scooters to Transformer-style walking cars, getting around is going to become a whole lot more exciting. Samuel Ballard reports on transport o...
Seoul to launch citywide cryptocurrency S-Coin by 2020
As China prepares to launch a nationwide digital currency, Seoul in South Korea wants to become one of the world's first blockchain-based smart cities by releas...
Otherworld brings virtual reality gaming pods to London
Found under a converted railway arch in East London, Otherworld promises to be London’s most immersive virtual reality experience, with interactive games that...
China tests prototype of world’s fastest floating maglev train
China has unveiled the prototype of a high-speed maglev (magnetic levitation) train, capable of hitting speeds of 600km per hour, which would make it the fastes...
Snap Inc to release Spectacles 3 video-recording sunglasses
Snap Inc, the parent company of social-messaging app Snapchat, is releasing the newest iteration of its video-recording sunglasses – Spectacles 3 – this aut...
Ecosia Travel search engine uses profits to plant trees
Ecosia, the world’s largest nonprofit search engine, has launched a new platform called Ecosia Travel that plants trees for every booking that is made. Jenny ...
Facial scans mean no more queues, keys or signatures for hotel guests
Globetrender speaks with Juan Carlos Abello, founder and CEO of tech firm Nuvola, about how its collaboration with Kairos, a leading facial recognition company ...
Horizn Studios designs first suitcase for zero-gravity space travel
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on July 20, 1969, smart luggage pioneer Horizn Studios has designed the world's first suitcase for space t...
Ancestry travel: Airbnb partners with DNA testing service 23andMe
Proving once again that Airbnb is at the forefront of travel innovation, the company has announced a partnership with home DNA testing service 23andMe. In doing...
Sweatcoin app motivates people to get fit and earn free trips
Not everyone finds it easy to get themselves out of bed and down to the hotel gym, but smartphone app Sweatcoin has been proven to motivate people to get fit. I...
Tech under attack: San Francisco bans facial recognition
While airports and airlines around the world are installing facial recognition cameras to identify passengers without them having to show their boarding passes ...
High-tech fashion brand Virtual Super Land opens Fred Segal pop-up in LA
An innovative new 'mixed reality' fashion brand called Virtual Super Land has launched a pop-up at Fred Segal's Sunset store in Los Angeles. Known for championi...
Uber Eats is testing food deliveries to the airport gate
On-demand dining app Uber Eats has started trialing food deliveries to gates in Toronto Pearson airport's Terminal 3, to ensure time-pressed travellers don't go...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implant will connect human brains to computers
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...
Louis Vuitton and Marc Newson launch Horizon Soft lugggage
Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has created an innovative new rolling suitcase line called Horizon Soft for Louis Vuitton. The luggage comes three ye...
Crowdfunding starts for Pull Up suitcase that converts into closet
German start-up Pull Up launched a crowdfunding campaign in April on Kickstarter to raise money to finance an innovative new suitcase that converts into a mobil...
Gaming tourism: Rough Guides to publish book on Xbox virtual worlds
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...
New ‘rollable’ Luzli Roller MK02 headphones are the coolest
Swiss high-end audio brand Luzli has introduced the Roller MK02, a pair of "rollable" headphones that are perfect for travelling.
The problem with most over-ea...