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There are now more options for travel between Europe and Kazakhstan, following the signing of an agreement between Air Astana and Lufthansa. Under the terms of the deal, which takes effect on 26 March 2017, the two airlines will codeshare on all of each other’s flights between Germany and Kazakhstan, including Air Astana’s flights between […]
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Westin to offer “bedtime calls” to guests Guests at Westin hotels can now receive a “bedtime call”, telling them when they need to go to sleep. The new service is a reminder of when guests should turn-in and power-down, ensuring they get a good night’s sleep. The timing of the bedtime call will be based
Brain Waves: Westin’s “bedtime calls”, Lufthansa’s high-tech business class, and more… Read More »
Four of the world’s largest airlines will soon allow passengers to filter their flight searches by the in-flight “experience” offered, such as aircraft type and cabin features. Airbus has teamed up with Routehappy, the flight merchandising platform, to help airlines create new online content that details the main selling features of its aircraft, including seat
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Finnair offers bookings within Skyscanner Finnair passengers are now able to book flights and ancillaries via Skyscanner, without leaving the travel search site. The new initiative, which has been developed by Amadeus in line with IATA’s NDC standards, allows travel retailers such as Skyscanner to integrate Finnair’s flights, seats and ancillaries. This is aimed at
Brain Waves: Skyscanner boosts bookings, Changi converts loose change, and more… Read More »
Singapore hotel employs room service robot The M Social Singapore hotel has started employing a robot to deliver room service to its guests. Developed by Savioke, the robot can navigate the hotel’s elevators and corridors, delivering room service and other in-room amenities such as fresh towels, toiletries and bottled water, to guests’ rooms. It can’t
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Explore gets emotional to help customers choose the right holiday Adventure travel company Explore is using emotion-tracking software to help customers choose their perfect trip. The bespoke software tracks people’s emotional reactions to visual stimuli. It then interprets the electrical activity within the brain to work out when the subject is finding something pleasurable. Explore
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