British Airways tests biometric boarding gates at US airports

9th March 2018

British Airways is trialling new biometric gates designed to speed up boarding and arrivals processes at four US airports – Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and Ne...

AviationTech

Maldives resort launches Instagram butlers

28th October 2017

The five-star Conrad Maldives Rangali Island has it all – exquisite over-water villas, not one, but two luxury spas and even an under-sea restaurant. But just...

HotelsTech

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...

InnovatorsTech

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...

InnovatorsTech

Ten potential Hyperloop One routes announced

17th September 2017

Last year, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced a global competition in which countries could put forward potential routes for his ultra-high-speed Hype...

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Interview: Stefan Holwe on Horizn Studios smart luggage

11th August 2017

Launched in 2015, Horizn Studios has created stylish smart luggage that comes fitted with GPS tracking and built-in battery chargers to charge your devices. Her...

TechVoices

Hummingbird designs world’s lightest fold-up bike

2nd August 2017

Britain's boundary-pushing Hummingbird Bike Company has designed what it says is the world's lightest fold-up bike, weighing just 6.9kg, compared to 11.5kg for ...

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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...

InnovatorsTech

Travel money: four mobile bank cards of the future

17th July 2017

A new breed of mobile bank card, which can be used seamlessly across the world, has emerged. Most are managed via a smartphone app, and all have low (or zero) f...

Tech

Tumi launches new GPS luggage tracker

9th July 2017

Last year, more than 21 million bags were lost (if temporarily) by airlines globally. However, companies such as Tumi, which has launched its new luggage tracke...

Tech

Delayed air passengers to get digital meal vouchers

6th July 2017

Innovative UK tech company iCoupon is partnering with airlines and airports across Europe to provide passengers facing delays with digital vouchers for free foo...

AviationTech

KLM develops GPS ‘Care Tag’ for city navigation

6th July 2017

Dutch airline KLM has developed a GPS-powered "smart" luggage tag that has been designed to trigger audio advice and tips on what to see and how to navigate Ams...

AviationTech

Sony and Eurostar trial ‘Sound Menu’ to help travellers relax

30th May 2017

Sony has collaborated with Eurostar to offer passengers travelling on its trains a "Sound Menu", delivered via the on board entertainment system. The specially ...

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‘PopUp’ flying car from Airbus will transform your commute

18th March 2017

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has designed a prototype flying car called PopUp. Ben Brown investigates when we might see these sci-fi vehicles zooming through ou...

AviationTech

Facial recognition to replace passports and boarding cards

7th March 2017

In partnership with Dutch carrier KLM, Amsterdam Schiphol airport has started testing a “biometric boarding” initiative using facial recognition technology ...

AviationTech

The ten most Instagrammed hotels of 2016

18th January 2017

In December 2016, Instagram announced that it had built a community of 600 million users, with 100 million people signing up to the photo-sharing app since last...

HotelsTech

BA proposes digital pill for monitoring air passenger wellbeing

3rd December 2016

British Airways has filed a patent for a digital pill designed to be swallowed by passengers before their flight. The micro device could then be used to transmi...

AviationTech

New social platform Zipskee connects travellers with locals

3rd September 2016

Living like a local has become a defining travel trend of the last half-decade. Ben Brown checks out Zipskee, a social platform that helps you make friends over...

Tech

Why Pokemon Go is inspiring real-world exploration

8th August 2016

Since launching in July, location-based augmented reality smartphone game Pokemon Go has become a global phenomenon. But unlike other video games, this one is i...

TechWorld

Artificial intelligence: can a travel bot book my holiday?

30th July 2016

Travel companies such as Kayak, Hipmunk, Expedia and Skyscanner have all recently launched 'bots' with artificial intelligence to help customers book trips onli...

InnovatorsTech

Why satnav app Navmii is doing battle with Google

30th July 2016

Navmii chief marketing officer Zoe Laycock tells Globetrender about the future of navigation, how it will make sure you always find a space in a multi-storey ca...

TechVoices

Six members-only travel apps that are changing trip planning

10th July 2016

From bespoke holidays to on-demand private jets, Ben Brown reports on the members-only travel apps that behave like your own personal agent. We take travel app...

Tech

Virtual reality drives surge in travel bookings

22nd June 2016

Virtual reality is not only transforming the world of entertainment but travel too. New Globetrender contributor Ben Brown investigates how VR technology is bei...

Tech

Sneakairs: Easyjet develops Bluetooth smart shoes for exploring cities

14th June 2016

New Globetrender contributor Rachael Ellenger investigates Sneakairs. A new form of wearable tech developed in partnership with Easyjet, these "smart" trainers ...

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