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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Company Ltd. has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Digital Transformation and Innovation Development for Smart Tourism.”

The IT Company Raketa, a leading developer of digital solutions for business travel and expense management, participates in the UN Internet Governance Forum from December 6 to 10, 2021. The sixteenth annual meeting of the Forum held in Poland, its main theme is “Internet United”.

iProov is the world leader in biometric face authentication technology, and Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, announces that their trial of a contactless fast-track service, SmartCheck, is now live.

Travelport and International Airlines Group (IAG) announces a distribution agreement. The deal brings New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and Vueling to Travelport-connected travel agencies around the world.

Global Travel Technology Market Status, Trends and COVID-19 Impact Report 2021 by HTF MI evaluating the market risk side analysis, highlighting opportunities and leveraged with strategic and tactical decision-making support. The report provides information on market trends and development, growth drivers, and technologies.

A strategic alignment and long-term partnership with the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) was announced by a leading global technology and software provider for the meetings and events industry.

As countries across Asia Pacific start to reopen, Agoda leverages its cutting-edge technology to not only make travel easier for customers, but to enable hotel partners to better capture travel demand.

Russpass is one of the most convenient ways to plan a trip to Russia. When planning your route, you can see interesting sights in detail — a slide show is now available to users. In total, the service has already presented more than 3.2 thousand offers for tourists. These are ready-made tours, excursions and much more.

Globick, a B2B platform designed to connect the travel industry with an extensive portfolio of tickets, tours and activities in more than 1,300 destinations, has announced today a strategic alliance with Juniper, a leader in technology solutions for the travel industry.

Webjet Limited announced it has agreed to acquire a Canadian based travel technology company Trip Ninja.

Global blockchain leaders and technology players will converge on Melbourne for two significant business events, underscoring Victoria’s leadership in the high-yield sector.

Ventrata, a company that provides all-in-one ticketing systems for day-tour operators, attractions, museums and hop on/hop off tours with contactless booking, payment, and check-in solutions, has partnered with Viva Wallet, the European neobank with branches in 23 countries.

Uber Technologies Inc. said it halts operations in Brussels from 26th Nov. after a court ruled that a 2015 ban on private individuals offering taxi services is also applicable to professional drivers.

El Salvador plans to build a Bitcoin city at the base of a volcano, with the crypto-currency used to fund the project.

Chile’s Minister of Energy and Mining Juan Carlos Jobet (C) declares the launch of a plan to encourage the transition from fossil-fuel taxis to electric-powered ones, in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 19, 2021.

Traffic congestion is a problem for cities around the world, with some looking to electric scooters to ease gridlock, and others to AI-enabled traffic lights.

New digital service streamlines access to financing solutions from TDF to advance tourism projects in Saudi Arabia; Temenos cloud banking platform enabled rapid development and time-to-market; Powered by Temenos and implemented by NdcTech, the service offers digital customer onboarding and loan origination, providing a fast, frictionless customer experience.

Scotland’s COVID vaccine passport application has been struck with problems just hours after its launch. Several users complained about issues in the app following the establishment. As per latest rules, people need proof they have had two doses of vaccine in order to enter nightclubs and many other large events from Friday.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has compiled more than 200 of its amazing destination brochures, leaflets, books, maps, and media covering all aspects of Thai tourism into one easily-searchable eBook platform to make it easy for visitors to find their place and activity of interest.