Last year, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced a global competition in which countries could put forward potential routes for his ultra-high-speed Hype...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Innovative UK tech company iCoupon is partnering with airlines and airports across Europe to provide passengers facing delays with digital vouchers for free foo...
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...
Sony has collaborated with Eurostar to offer passengers travelling on its trains a "Sound Menu", delivered via the on board entertainment system. The specially ...
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...
In partnership with Dutch carrier KLM, Amsterdam Schiphol airport has started testing a “biometric boarding” initiative using facial recognition technology ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Travel companies such as Kayak, Hipmunk, Expedia and Skyscanner have all recently launched 'bots' with artificial intelligence to help customers book trips onli...
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...
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...
Virtual reality is not only transforming the world of entertainment but travel too. New Globetrender contributor Ben Brown investigates how VR technology is bei...
New Globetrender contributor Rachael Ellenger investigates Sneakairs. A new form of wearable tech developed in partnership with Easyjet, these "smart" trainers ...
Two new luxury cruise trains will begin operations in Japan next year, with the launch of the Twilight Express Mizukaze from JR West, and the Train Suite Shiki-...
Tamara Sword is cofounder of Infltr, an innovative photography app with more than five million filters. Here she discusses the future of digital nomads, in a wo...
Jenny Southan speaks to Giles Rhys Jones, chief marketing officer for startup tech company What3Words, about how it's new geocoding address system means there i...
A new study from Juniper Research has revealed that shared space providers such as Airbnb will see revenues surpass ride-sharing apps such as Uber over the next...
