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 ...

Tech

Futuristic luxury cruise trains coming to Japan in 2017

5th June 2016

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-...

TechWorld

Digital nomads: the travel trend everyone needs to know about

27th May 2016

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...

TechVoices

Why What3Words app means you will never be lost again

25th May 2016

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...

TechVoices

Sharing economy: Airbnb to grow bigger than Uber by 2019

4th May 2016

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...

Tech

Feeling wired: the truth about digital detox holidays

30th March 2016

As we become ever-more obsessed with our smartphones and tablet computers, the need to go offline by taking a digital detox break increases. However, a recent s...

Tech

How virtual reality is changing superyacht design

24th March 2016

Imagine, for a moment, you are buying a superyacht that is being built from scratch. How do you decide what the layout of the decks will be, the number of bedro...

Tech

OK computer: why hotels are employing robot staff

20th March 2016

A woman walks into a hotel lobby and addresses a 2.5-foot tall white robot with a smile. "Hi Connie," she says. "How may I help you?" the toy-like automaton rep...

HotelsTech

Emotional baggage: the suitcase with a brain

5th February 2016

A cabin-sized suitcase that has so far generated US$2 million from crowdfunding site Indiegogo claims to be the world's first example of "smart" luggage. Syn...

Tech

New home search site matches NYC districts with lifestyle

1st February 2016

Launched in 2013, real-estate search site Place I Live has launched an intuitive new feature called Place I Live Match, which is designed to reveal the ideal pa...

Tech

New app for London-Paris deliveries via Eurostar

19th January 2016

An innovative new peer-to-peer delivery app called Boomerang enables people to request specialist products from London and Paris to be delivered by travellers u...

Tech

Five on-demand delivery apps that transform city life

3rd January 2016

Mobile technology is powering an "on-demand" economy whereby urbanites can buy almost anything instantly, online, at the swipe of a screen and have it delivered...

Tech

Gay or straight: dating apps boom among solo travellers

22nd November 2015

Global travel dating and companion platform Tourbar has revealed a 970 per cent year-on-year increase in new UK members. Since November 2014, Tourbar has acc...

Tech

Box office hit: how Immfly is bringing cinema to the skies

12th November 2015

Personal seat-back screens are great, but not all airlines load their in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems with a varied choice of up-to-date movies and TV sho...

AviationInnovatorsTech

Wearable tech: Easyjet trials innovative new uniforms

11th November 2015

As the budget airline celebrates 20 years of service, it announces a 2016 trial of new “wearable tech” uniforms for both cabin crew and engineers. The de...

AviationTech

Sennheiser launches €50,000 headphones

5th November 2015

Encased in Italian Carrara marble and hand-crafted in Germany, these state-of-the-art "electrostatic" headphones are said to be the best in the world. They are ...

Tech

Hotline bling: fine-dining apps for private jets

27th October 2015

London-based catering company Absolute Taste has unveiled an app for made-to-order meal deliveries straight to your private jet. Designed for both crews and ...

AviationTech

Home security: Airbnb scams get more sophisticated

25th October 2015

With 50 million global users, the popularity of Airbnb is huge but online fraud is growing in equal measure, and scammers are coming up with ever-more ingenious...

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