Articles tagged “app”

Mandarin Oriental's revamped loyalty program takes its inspiration from luxury goods companies. The goal is to stand out in a sea of points-based rewards programs with formulaic rewards.

IndiGo's strategy shake-up is evident as it moves from low-cost basics to premium offerings, with business class, wide-body aircraft, and now in-flight entertainment.

Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison is ringing in the evolution of the hostel dweller. More solo travelers look for friends with chat tools, and bunking up can bring carbon emissions down.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has launched a new app for Apple Watch users that will provide them access to the latest information about their flight from their wrists.

Emirates has expanded its inflight meal pre-order initiative across Europe, following the successful launch of the initiative on London to Dubair routes and the positive feedback received from passengers.

AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.

For hotels looking to drive direct bookings, simply offering more competitive pricing or better loyalty programs is no longer enough to compete with online travel agencies.

Since this is one of the first examples of a business-focused destination app, it's too soon to say how useful it will prove to the country's tourism efforts. But it seem worthwhile to design an app to get some concrete and practical information into the hands of potential partners.

New devices create new sets of customer behavioral data to study and personalize.

Tourism boards that are getting in the app game need to form real partnerships to bridge app user activity with referral information to benefit both attractions and hotels and in-market silent travelers.