Travel

Booking.com Warns Of AI-Fuelled 900 Percent Scam Surge

Travel scams rose up to 900 percent in 18 months as generative AI makes phishing sites harder to detect, Booking.com…

5 months ago

Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending

After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation

2 years ago

British Airways To Add Covid-19 ‘Passport’ To Travel App

British Airways trials in-house system for verifying passenger vaccine certificates and Covid-19 tests, with plans to add the features to…

4 years ago

Amazon Tells Employees To Defer Travel As Coronavirus Impact Grows

Worldwide shares show biggest drop since 2008 as supply chains are disrupted, major events are cancelled and companies cut back…

5 years ago

Google Announces Closure Of Popular Trips App

Another Google app to bite the dust, after confirmation that travel app Trip will cease working in August

5 years ago

Marriott To Install Amazon Echo In US Hotel Rooms

The next time you check into a Marriott hotel in the US, Amazon's Alexa might be there to help you…

6 years ago

US ‘Considers’ Banning Laptops From All International Flights

Homeland security secretary John Kelly says US plans to 'raise the bar' for aviation security using new technologies

7 years ago

US ‘Likely’ To Include UK In In-Flight Laptop Ban

The extension would see laptops banned from cabin luggage on flights from the UK and the rest of Europe to…

8 years ago

US Could Force UK Travellers To Hand Over Mobiles & Passwords

Travellers from the UK and other countries could be forced to provide mobile phone contacts and social media passwords and…

8 years ago

Airport Gate Screens ‘Exposes Personal Data’ Of Passengers

A public gate display at a European airport exposed passenger names and booking codes, according to Symantec researcher found

8 years ago

Airlines Could Replace Co-Pilots With “Genius” Robots

Researchers say using the robot is like having a co-pilot with 600,000 hours of experience

8 years ago

Chinese Firm Ctrip Snaps-Up Scotland’s Skyscanner For £1.4bn

UK startup gets acquired by Chinese travel giant

8 years ago

10 Apps For Planning Business Trips

Going away on business? Here's our handy guide to some of the best apps for making your trip that much…

9 years ago

MasterCard Is Bringing Back Free Tube Travel With Apple Pay

IPhone and Apple Watch users will be able to travel for free over the next three Mondays

9 years ago

M-Tickets Could Spell The End For Paper Train Tickets

Proposals to introduce ‘m-tickets’ could allow for mobile and smartcard ticket travel across the UK

9 years ago

Contactless Payment For Travel Could Go Nationwide

Plans by the UK Cards Association hopes to have full payment system in place soon

9 years ago

Significant Number Of Brits Believe Life Will Be Better When The Robots Take Over

Almost half of the British public believe there is a real possibility robots could take over - but would it…

9 years ago

Ex-Sikorsky, Cessna Bosses Design Aircraft That Could Change The Face Of Business Travel

XTI Aircraft's TriFan plane gets $4m in equity interest with plan to take business travellers 'door to door'

9 years ago

Finnair And IBM Sign Five-Year Cloud Services Deal

Customers and employees to benefit from in-flight services and IBM Watson access

9 years ago

10 Apps To Book Flights

Be prepared for take-off with this veritable selection of flight apps

9 years ago

10 Apps To Book Hotels

After the party, it's the hotel lobby - and then to that superb hotel room you've booked with one of…

9 years ago

Google Self-Driving Cars Involved In Eleven Accidents

Prototype vehicles have been in only a handful of accidents in six years and over a million miles of testing,…

10 years ago

10 Of The Best Apps For Hotel Bookings

We've compiled 10 of the best apps for hotel bookings so you can plan that quick escape

10 years ago

Cincinnati Airport Security Searches Your Smartphone Data To Trim Queue Times

Airport management have installed a sensor solution and analysis platform to improve passenger satisfaction and optimise operations

10 years ago

Mandarin Oriental Admits Credit Card Data Breach

Upscale Mandarin Oriental hotel chain, which boasts 27 properties around the globe, is investigating a malware attack on guests' financial…

10 years ago

Top 10 Business Travel Apps

The best apps to allow you to take your office anywhere, stay organised, and ahead of the game

10 years ago

SAP Beefs Up Travel With Concur Purchase

SAP dips deep into its pockets to acquire expense software maker Concur for $8.3 billion (£5bn)

10 years ago

TechWeek Readers Travel Light On Holiday

TechWeek readers take proper holidays with the majority taking a smartphone or less

11 years ago

IT Life: Big Data For The Travel Industry

Pascal Clement has a mission. He's building Big Data solutions for travel, at Amadeus

11 years ago