Category Archives: Travel Tech

Hamburg Airport: Passengers can now print their boarding passes and drop off their baggage with ease at modern check-in and baggage drop kiosks

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Hamburg, Germany, 2014-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Hamburg Airport now offers a new service to passengers, launched in September 2014 in cooperation with the IT specialist, Materna GmbH. Passengers can now print their boarding passes and drop off their baggage with ease at modern check-in and baggage drop kiosks, saving a lot of time. All… Read the full news article

easyJet launches new passport scanning function to its award-winning mobile app, the first European airline to have such feature

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New feature enables passengers to scan their passport using camera phone  LONDON, 2014-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest and one of Europe’s leading airlines, has today launched a new passport scanning function to its award-winning mobile app, making it the first European airline to have such a feature. easyJet’s app, which… Read the full news article

Bombardier Transportation wins contract to deliver the mainline signalling solution for Ethiopia’s new 400 km Awash-Weldia line

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Bombardier to deliver rail signalling solution for new 400 km line Awash-Weldia Line BERLIN, 2014-10-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a contract to deliver the mainline signalling solution for Ethiopia’s new 400 km Awash-Weldia line. The order awarded by Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi, which is delivering the… Read the full news article

The Ritz-Carlton enhances its app allowing the creation of personalized travel posters on smart phones and tablets

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App Now Allows Creation of Personalized, Shareable Travel Posters CHEVY CHASE, MD, 2014-10-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The Ritz-Carlton knows the value of a photo is not only its aesthetic quality, but in the memory that it evokes. Enhancements to the luxury hotel company’s app are live, allowing the creation of personalized travel posters on smart phones… Read the full news article

Lifestyle management and travel concierge service company Ten Group to deploy Dolphin point of sale across its offices worldwide

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Lifestyle management and travel concierge service replaces in-house systems with Dolphin point of sale, back-office and web service booking solution LONDON, 2014-10-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading concierge company Ten Group has revealed  plans to roll-out Dolphin to over 80 global Lifestyle Managers and subsequently  across its 16 offices  worldwide and 400+ staff. Dolphin’s… Read the full news article

Toronto Pearson International Airport enhances passenger experience by offering indoor Google Maps

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TORONTO, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Toronto Pearson is thrilled to announce its recent work with Google Maps to enhance the passenger experience by offering indoor Google Maps. Toronto Pearson is one of the first Canadian airports to offer indoor Google Maps. Our passengers can now use Google Maps and Google Maps for mobile, to… Read the full news article

Travelport honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has been honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014.  The award was announced at… Read the full news article

Travelport launches its industry-leading Travelport Universal API to developers and customers in India

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Bangalore, India, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, last week launched its industry-leading Travelport Universal API (Application Programming Interface) to developers and customers in India. Over the course of the week, Travelport delivered… Read the full news article

TravelClick received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web Marketing Association’s WebAwards

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TravelClick Continues to Win More Awards Year-Over-Year at Prestigious Global Competitions NEW YORK, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from three prestigious organizations: The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web… Read the full news article

Forty new Automated Passport Control kiosks introduced at Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal to expedite the entry process for international arriving passengers

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LOS ANGELES, CA, 2014-9-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Forty (40) new Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks unveiled today at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) expedite the entry process for international arriving passengers at the airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal. U.S. and Canadian citizens arriving from abroad, as well as travelers from the 38 Visa… Read the full news article

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Embraer Defense & Security unveil the first US-built A-29 Super Tucano light air support aircraft

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 2014-9-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Embraer Defense & Security today presented the first United States-built A-29 Super Tucano light air support aircraft in a roll-out ceremony with  the U.S. Air Force and government officials, industry and community representatives, and news media. The aircraft, which also performs as an outstanding… Read the full news article

TravelClick to present two free webinars on how hoteliers can maximize their return on investment on media and advertising campaigns

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NEW YORK,  2014-9-25 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick, global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, will present two free webinars on October 1 to discuss how hoteliers can maximize their return on investment on media and advertising campaigns. TravelClick media experts John Hach, Senior Vice President, Global Product Management and… Read the full news article

The Houston Airport System introduces free Wi-Fi service for all customers and guests

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HOUSTON, TX, 2014-9-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The Houston Airport System (HAS) has taken a major step forward in enhancing the overall customer experience at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), as it begins to unveil free Wi-Fi service for all customers and guests. Free Wi-Fi is now available in all… Read the full news article

Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Bahrain Airport Company launch online passenger survey to improve service quality at Bahrain International Airport

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2014-9-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The Ministry of Transportation and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) have launched an online passengersurvey inviting the public’s feedback and opinions on the type of services, facilities and overall conveniences they would like to experience when traveling throughthe airport. Effective from today, the passenger survey is accessible via Bahrain… Read the full news article

Amadeus announced Germanwings’ published fares and ancillary services will be available to Amadeus subscribers on 23rd September 2014

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Date marks the implementation of Amadeus’ light ticketing functionalities to complement the airline’s current full ticketing offer to travel sellers Madrid, Spain, 2014-9-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Germanwings and Amadeus today announce that all of the airline’s published fares and ancillary services will be available to Amadeus subscribers on 23rd September 2014. The Lufthansa subsidiary previously… Read the full news article

Travelport announces new agreement with GOGO Worldwide Vacations

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Canadian Travel Agents Now Have Direct Access to New Hotel Content and Sales Choices ATLANTA, 2014-9-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, today announced a new agreement with industry-leading vacation package wholesaler GOGO Worldwide… Read the full news article

The Accor group welcomes Christian Flaesch as its Senior Vice president Safety and Security

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PARIS, 2014-9-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Christian Flaesch is joining the Accor group as Senior Vice president Safety and Security. His key assignments will be to head up the Group’s safety and security policy, to develop preventive measures regarding employees and properties and to coordinate prevention and risk management. He will report to Sven… Read the full news article

Bahrain Airport Company launched new initiative to gauge passenger’s satisfaction levels with the introduction of HappyOrNot® kiosks at the departure and arrival halls

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with its on-going commitment to deliver service excellence and improve passenger experience, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) recently launched a new initiative to gauge passenger’s satisfaction levels with the facilities and services provided at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) by introducing HappyOrNot® kiosks at the departure and arrival… Read the full news article

Lufthansa: no significant changes in noise emissions as result of the modified take-off procedure

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No changes registered in noise emissions from 1,000 foot acceleration Large-scale, twelve-month measurement programme completed in Frankfurt Measurements with Forum Flughafen and the region Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-9-12 — /Travel PR News/ — In the twelve months since August 2013, Lufthansa has been carrying out trials on the noise emissions produced by the 1,000 foot acceleration procedure…. Read the full news article

British Airways’ Boeing 747s to receive cabin refresh including state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system

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LONDON, 2014-9-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Some of British Airways’ much-loved Boeing 747s are to receive a cabin refresh including a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system. Customers travelling on the 18 selected 747s will be treated to double the choice of TV programmes and films thanks to the installation of Panasonic’s next generation eX3 entertainment… Read the full news article

QantasLink creates new jobs with the upgrade and expansion of its heavy maintenance facility in Tamworth

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Sydney, Australia, 2014-9-8 — /Travel PR News/ — QantasLink today announced it is upgrading and expanding its heavy maintenance facility in Tamworth, creating new jobs and strengthening its commitment to the region. The upgrade of its existing hangar and expansion into a new hangar will create 25 new engineering roles in Tamworth. QantasLink Chief Executive Officer… Read the full news article

QantasLink becomes the first major regional airline in Australia to allow the use of personal electronic devices in flight mode for the duration of the flight

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Sydney, Australia, 2014-9-8 — /Travel PR News/ — QantasLink has become the first major regional airline in Australia to allow customers to use their personal electronic devices, such as smart phones, tablets and music players in flight mode for the duration of the flight. Previously customers had to turn their phone off during take-off and landing,… Read the full news article

Amadeus and United Airlines launch Amadeus’ Airline Ancillary Services Solution using NDC-XML (v1.0) connectivity

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* Launch marks the travel industry’s first NDC-XML (v1.0) enabled connectivity for travel agency distribution in North America * Amadeus subscribers in the U.S. can now easily and efficiently book the carrier’s extra-legroom seating Madrid, Spain and Chicago, IL, USA, 2014-9-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Amadeus and United Airlines today announced the successful launch… Read the full news article

South African Airways and its franchisees select Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting

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SAA becomes the first Star Alliance member and third major airline to select Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting Madrid, 2014-9-5 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA), South Africa’s national carrier, and Amadeus, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry, today announce a landmark agreement that will see the… Read the full news article

Travelport announces new agreement with leading provider of duty of care solutions e-Travel Technologies Inc.

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Unrivalled Travel Content is Key to Serving Corporate Market ATLANTA, 2014-9-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, today announces a new agreement with e-Travel Technologies Inc., a leading provider of duty of care solutions. The e-Travel… Read the full news article

Premier Inn’s properties now available to Travelport-connected travel agencies worldwide

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Langley, UK, 2014-9-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, and Premier Inn, the UK and Ireland’s biggest and fastest growing hotel company have today announced a new distribution agreement that will make the hotel chain’s… Read the full news article

Lufthansa: Frankfurt Airport starts regular operations of satellite-supported precision approach system for aircraft Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS)

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Europe’s First Hub to Make Precision Landing Approaches Possible Using the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) – Further Initiatives Implemented by the Alliance for Noise Abatement Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-9-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is the first international hub in Europe to commence regular operations of a satellite-supported precision approach system for aircraft called… Read the full news article

Wizz Air launchs its live Flight Information tool on wizzair.com

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Budapest, Hungary, 2014-9-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today launched its live Flight Information tool on wizzair.com. The Flight Information tool allows passengers to check the status of their flights in real time, conveniently displaying all on time flights of the day and any delayed or… Read the full news article

Dolphin Dynamics extends the range of suppliers bookable via its point of sale and online booking modules following integration with JacTravel

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Leading accommodation supplier now bookable via Dolphin London, 2014-9-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Dolphin Dynamics has extended the range of suppliers bookable via its point of sale and online booking modules following integration with leading accommodation specialist JacTravel.Dolphin users can now offer an even wider choice to customers, with JacTravel providing access to over 12,000 properties in 80 countries… Read the full news article

Bombardier Transportation opens new Kuala Lumpur hub to support rail projects in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region

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Inauguration of Bombardier’s new Kuala Lumpur hub to support regional rail projects Commitment to grow rail expertise in Malaysia through collaborative programmes BERLIN, Germany, 2014-9-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is investing for the future in Malaysia with the official opening of a new Kuala Lumpur (KL) hub to support rail… Read the full news article