Technology

MSC Cruises will have a humanoid, robotic bartender at the MSC Starship Club onboard its newest ship, the MSC Virtuosa, which is entering service April 16.
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SB Architects, an award-winning international architecture firm focusing on designing soulful and inspiring destinations across hospitality, residential and mixed-use, has released the top trends they anticipate defining 2021 and beyond…
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Becoming increasingly apparent is the unlikelihood of summer holidays abroad. With dreams of boarding planes and jetting away into the sunshine essentially dashed, all any of us can do is start thinking about staycations…
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Let’s all just take a break from the constant news cycle on active COVID-19 case numbers and the rest of worldly distresses. While we’re at it, let’s take a break from eating, too.
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Accor has announced plans for a rollout of its new digital room key technology…
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A roller coaster now under development in the Middle East is set to smash existing records for speed, height and track length.
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The negative Covid-19 test result, purportedly from a company called Tri-Alta Laboratory Corp., would look real enough to most eyes. It even has a disclaimer at the bottom cautioning that a negative test doesn't rule out infection…
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SiteMinder World Hotel Index has revealed two reasons for the travel industry to remain optimistic this year…
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Fetch.ai has unveiled Autonomous AI Travel Agents to enable hotels to offer tailored accommodation services to customers.
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It is now more important than ever to make every guest's stay be as fulfilling and enjoyable as possible for your hotel…
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IATA’s head of airport, passenger and security products, Alan Murray Hayden, says fast progress is being made to bring its Travel Pass digital health credential solution to market, and “most of the world’s biggest airlines will be using it from…
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Some smart robots can perform complex tasks on their own, without the programmers understanding how they learned them.
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Voice search within the travel industry is one of the emerging trends that marketers, business owners and other senior figures within businesses in this area need to become aware of…
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Are companies like Amazon and Apple setting better examples of great customer service than the hospitality industry? There has been a sharp decline in the hospitality industry in basic customer service with more reliance on technology, resulting in…
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Marriott International has announced plans to offer self or third-party administered Covid-19 tests to meetings customers at selected US properties.
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A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
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Food-and-beverage experts from Davidson Restaurant Group, Butler Hospitality and C3 explain how embracing “ghost kitchens”—a term with different connotations for different businesses—can benefit hoteliers…
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Virgin Galactic is set to carry out a milestone test flight of its rocket-powered tourist plane on Saturday…
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In hospitality, technology is a complicated problem. For an industry that has historically excelled and set the bar for customer experience, buying technology solutions has not been on the top of the list…
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Online travel agents (OTAs) were the primary choice of booking channel for 44% of global respondents in Q3 2019, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company…
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Cleaning protocols, sanitary standards and hygiene procedures. In the age of COVID-19, these terms have become omnipresent. Most hotel groups have implemented new security and hygiene protocols to reassure guests and make them feel safe…
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Airbnb plans to raise $2.5 billion with an initial public offering that will price shares in the range of $44 to $50, according to an updated filing on Tuesday. The Airbnb IPO could occur in mid-December…
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In the modern age, how businesses engage their customers continues to evolve rapidly. Consumers have changed how they search out the brands they want to buy from, how they choose between options and what they expect with regards to service…
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Now, more than ever, fresh perspectives about design aesthetics in hospitality settings are required to succeed in a COVID-informed world…
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