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Taipei tests self-driving bus A self-driving bus was tested on the streets of Taipei earlier this month. From 1-5 August, a battery-powered EZ10 driverless vehicle was put through its paces along a designated bus lane on Xinyi Road. The bus can carry a maximum of 12 passengers, reach speeds of up to 40kph and operate […]
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Sabre develops Facebook chatbot for agents Sabre has created a new AI-powered Facebook chatbot that leverages Microsoft technology. Two Sabre-connected travel agencies – Dallas-based Travel Solutions International USA and San Francisco-based Casto Travel – will now test a white-label version of the chatbot, allowing their customers to access it via Facebook Messenger for requests such
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Singaporean travellers and travel agents will soon be able to experience what it’s like to cruise with Royal Caribbean without stepping foot on a ship. The cruise line has harnessed virtual reality (VR) technology to create its new “Holideck” – a sales tool that allows users to experience a range of onboard amenities, including its
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A company is aiming to make in-room adult entertainment a “viable income stream once again” for hotels, with the introduction of virtual reality erotica. VR3000 says that while the rise of online pornography effectively put an end to in-room paid adult TV content, VR has the potential to bring it back. It says it is
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Amadeus creates virtual booking experience Navitaire, a subsidiary of Amadeus, has created a new solution that allows customers to complete their entire travel booking in Virtual Reality. With their VR headset on, users can spin the globe and see 3D images of each destination. If they like what they see, they can then go through
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Marriott International has started allowing meeting planners to visualise their event before they even book, using virtual reality. The hotel group is harnessing VPViewer, a new mobile technology solution developed by Zebra Design, which will be incorporated into the company’s existing Virtual Planner concept. The VPViewer app will allow event organisers to view 360-degree, 3D
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Forbidden City to digitalize entire collection The Forbidden City in Beijing will digitalise its entire collection and make the images available to the public. Officially known as the Palace Museum, the historic attraction has more than 1.8 billion antiques and relics, but so far only 400,000 have been photographed. The museum now plans to create
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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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