Posts by: Travel Forward

Travel Forward

Travel Forward is the leading travel technology show and the exciting new event in the WTM portfolio. Over 7,000 travel executives and 250+ innovative solution providers attend for 3 days of cutting-edge insights, open debate and unrivalled networking opportunities.

May 26, 2020

Travel technology trends for a post-coronavirus world

Blog, Technology

From a historical perspective, five years from now, we will look back on this period and simply conclude that travel technology was already ushering the future of ... Read more

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Contactless Hotel Operations Have Moved from Nice-to-Have to a Necessity

Blog, Technology

By Fabricio Titiro, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Hospitality The idea of contactless technology in the hotel industry is not new, though until now it has been regarded ... Read more

May 20, 2020May 26, 2020

Wednesday 27th May 2:00 pm BST – The future of loyalty in tourism: What are we learning from the COVID-19 crisis?

Virtual Events, Webinars

Speakers Paul is Senior Partner of the world’s leading independent travel technology consultancy, Genesys Digital Transformation. Paul founded the consultancy 25 years ago and during that time, ... Read more

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

The Future is Electric: Exploring the World in a Two Seat Solar Powered Airplane

Blog, Technology

While Tesla and other car manufacturers are changing the way we commute, prototype electric airplanes are set to change the way we fly in the future. Aviation ... Read more

May 15, 2020May 19, 2020

SMART Tourism Will Help Destinations Reopen Faster And Safer During The COVID-19 Crisis

Blog, Technology

As the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown is starting to pass, tourism destinations and attractions are beginning to turn their focus to the future. ... Read more

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Time for airlines to revisit new-and-improved VR

Aviation, Technology

The enthusiasm for VR is growing as airlines consider all options for winning business and converting customers in the new post-Covid-19 world. XR – extended reality – ... Read more

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020

Conversational Interfaces Are The Next Frontier In Travel

Blog, Technology, Travel Technology

Billions of people use Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat every day. Messaging apps to communicate with businesses as well as friends – Facebook says some 10 billion ... Read more

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

Navigating The Effect Of COVID-19 On The Short-Term Rental Industry

Blog, Technology, Travel Technology

Without question, we’re now face-to-face with a global health crisis that not only took us by surprise, but for which there is also no rulebook or roadmap. ... Read more

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020

If You Aren’t Clued Up On AI, You’re Missing Out!

Technology, Travel Forward

Artificial intelligence (AI) is something all of us have heard of, but what exactly is meant by “AI” and what’s it got to do with the travel ... Read more

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020

2020: A Breakout Year For Travel Tech

Technology, Travel Forward

Last year, we saw big names in travel and hospitality refining and extending their use of intelligent and virtual technologies to increase personalisation and successfully drive business ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Always Have A Long-Term Plan

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“Always have a long term plan and be ambitious where you want to take your business from a technology point-of-view” Chris Crauford from @HeathrowExpress shares his advice ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Leveraging New Technologies With CWT

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“How organisations can leverage new technologies to make travel easier, fun and more efficient” Utpal Kaul from @my_CWT shares his insights ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Innovation Should Be Focused On Travel Needs

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“Innovation should be focused on travel needs” Evantia Guimba from Amadeus shares key points for innovation to be successful in the travel industry. ... Read more

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

The Hospitality Tech Landscape: What Does the Future Hold?

Technology

The Future of Hotel Tech: What Does It Hold? For a long time, hotel tech didn’t give investors much to get excited about. Why? Many technology companies ... Read more

October 3, 2019October 7, 2019

The Wonder of Travel Starts Here

Technology

By Evantia Giumba, Head of Travel Media and Startup Programme, WEMEA Online, Amadeus. It all starts with an idea. The electric light, the telephone, even the humble sandwich. ... Read more

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

The impact of technology on business and leisure travellers

Technology

There is a convincing argument that the travel industry invented e-commerce. In the 1960s, American Airlines and IBM developed the first-ever computerised customer reservation system. Fast forward ... Read more

July 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Blockchain in travel: hype or reality?

Technology

Blockchain is certainly causing excitement in the travel tech market. As companies and providers look for opportunities to use the technology, it is dividing opinions among specialists: ... Read more

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Case Study: The future of distribution

Technology, Uncategorised

In this interview, Nayan Peshkar, SVP of Digital, Distribution & Revenue Strategy at Millennium Hotels & Resorts presents a case study on how his brand has worked ... Read more

April 18, 2019

3 Multi-city Trends and Why You Should Care

Technology, The Travel Tech Show, Uncategorised

The travel industry is absolutely massive ($1.6 trillion in 2017)! But, with a massive market comes massive competition. The industry that thrives on beautiful Instagram photos and ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 24, 2019

Travel Forward Latin America: Vision, Strategy, Delivery

The Travel Tech Show, Travel Forward, WTM Latin America

Expectations ran high for this, inaugural event, taking the principles of the Travel Forward technology conference to an international audience and showing how technology needs to adapt to ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 26, 2019

The Five Future States of Content

Technology

By Dr Kevin Ashbridge, VP Global Travel, Leisure & Hospitality Solutions, SDL There is great interest in the travel industry around artificial intelligence (AI) and in understanding ... Read more

October 29, 2018October 31, 2018

Is Travel the Blockchain Beachhead?

Technology

Blockchain, so we are told, is a solution without a problem. Repeatedly, articles in the media say how Blockchain doesn’t have a real role, how it is ... Read more

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

The third journey: the travel industry may not be transforming, but it is certainly transitioning

Technology

Marketers are familiar with the notion of the ‘customer journey’, which maps a route from potential prospect, through closed sale and beyond. In the world of travel ... Read more