What to Know When Traveling Abroad: Smartphone Mayhem
What to Know When Traveling Abroad? As international travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, a concerning trend emerges: cybercriminals are targeting vulnerable travelers. A survey by All About Cookies reveals that a staggering 90% of American international travelers engage in risky online behavior while abroad. Cybercrime: Key Findings + Device Theft: Over one-third (35%) of international travelers have had a […]
Flying Cars: Frontier or Fantasy
Will flying cars change the way we travel? A decade ago, the question would draw more concern for the mental stability of the asker than concern for the general stability of the skies. It’s hard enough for the denizens of several urban epicenters to adjust to the reality of driverless taxis, now seen stopped at red lights and […]
Travel Gear: Latest Hits for Style and Comfort
Travel gear was all the rage last month at the Travel Goods Show 2024 in Las Vegas. But Travel-Intel was there and now brings you the hottest trends for the year ahead, from ingenious inventions to downright quirky contraptions. Major travel gear brands like Briggs & Riley, Eagle Creek, and Osprey were joined by a wave […]
Amadeus Maps Out Next Roads in Travel Tech
Amadeus Maps, a leading provider of travel technology solutions for the travel industry, has released its annual Travel Trends research, offering insights into what the future holds for travelers in the coming year. With access to extensive data, industry expertise, and insightful analysis, Amadeus has identified five key developments that aim to create more meaningful travel experiences for the planet, the […]
Best Travel Technology in Focus for Advisors
Travel technology is in a strange spot right now. At one end, it can help travelers make informed and very actionable decisions on the fly and any time during the travel planning process. At the other end, it could upend the travel industry as we know it with made-up information, fake news, and bots posing as trusted […]
EV Mode: Can Electric Vehicles Compete in the Great American Roadtrip?
EV mode may be making its way into the zeitgeist of travel but do electric vehicles make sense for those who are planning a roadtrip this summer? A study by Upgrades Points set gas cars against electric vehicles to see which vehicle is truly the most economical on five American road trips. Examining the time and fuel costs along iconic trails […]
ChatGPT Hits the Travel Planning Space
ChatGPT, the miracle app that can pretty much to everything except cook a burger and do your laundry, is getting into the travel booking space in a big way, courtesy of Expedia. The capabilities of ChatGPT are still being explore and test so Expedia announce this week that it is looking into a new use for artificial […]
Travel Tech: How Will We Travel in 2033?
Travel tech is emerging quickly and changing the way we travel. As an estimated 474 million tourists traveled internationally between January and July 2022 compared to 175 million in 2021, international tourism continues to bounce back. But how will we travel in 2033? A global research study by Amadeus – Traveler Tribes 2033 – the third in a series that launched in 2007, identifies […]
Metaverse Platforms Take Up Challenge for Brand Interaction in Travel
Metaverse platforms are preparing for an onslaught of demand from travel industry brands to create blend interactive engagement opportunities with customers. According to a recent survey by TELUS International, a digital customer experience (CX) innovator, 72% of respondents indicate they believe that brand interactions in the metaverse will one day replace brand interactions in the real-world or that […]
Travel Technologies Predicting Significant Changes for Travel 2023
Travel Technologies are their own special kind of crystal ball, drawing clarity from buckets of spending choices and investments across the travel industry to create pictures that simple observation cannot. And, to that end, travel technology company Amadeus is predicting that over the next 12 months and beyond we will witness continual change in the way […]
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