WestJet Airlines Ltd. has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot, the first of its kind for a Canadian airline. The low-budget airline made the announcement Monday, calling the chatbot a quicker and
Published on: August 27th, 2018
Meagan Simpson
@megesimpson
The Trump administration has yet another not-so-great idea regarding social media collection and visas, HP has created a zero-g printer for the International Space Station, and Apple plans on replacing Intel chips in
Published on: April 3rd, 2018
Alex Radu
@AlexTRadu
IBM Corp. wants to help businesses across the spectrum reap the benefits of digital transformation, and it's supporting the transportation and food service industries with its latest release. Announced Tuesday, Watson Data Kits
Published on: March 21st, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Self-serve passport kiosks are taking airports around the world by storm as efforts to speed up customs processes using technology kick into full gear, and now they are coming to passenger cruise ships.
The Government of Canada, World Economic Forum, and other global partners are testing a new concept in border security that will let travellers digitize their personal information and share it with airport and
LAS VEGAS – If you are going to the airport you need to prepare yourself to be inconvenienced. The check-in and security lines seem to be getting longer and longer. But one woman
Published on: November 29th, 2017
Paolo Del Nibletto
@paolocdn
Canadian business travellers frustrated by the ritual of fumbling for a pen to fill out their declaration cards one hour before their plane lands might be surprised to learn they have a paperless
Published on: October 23rd, 2017
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Have you ever gone to a travel store? Not many people do anymore. According to a TrekkSoft research report, mobile bookings in travel have grown by a whopping 1,700 per cent between 2011
Published on: September 25th, 2017
Paolo Del Nibletto
@paolocdn
Google Inc. announced a new service today that travellers can use to plan their next vacation - and it's mobile-only. Powered by the same engine as the company's signature search, Google Destinations provides
Published on: March 9th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of German multinational company SAP SE, is going to acquire Concur Technologies Inc. in a deal worth $8.3 billion U.S., helping the software maker get into the corporate
Published on: September 19th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
Telus Corp. customers will now have one less thing to remember before they head on trips to the U.S. On Thursday, the wireless carrier giant announced it was partnering with Syniverse and MasterCard
Published on: August 15th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
Kayak.com is the ultimate travel comparison site - users can find the cheapest flight between two points, compare hotel rates, find car rentals, and even buy complete packages for their getaways. It's all
Anyone that's tried to decipher a menu in a restaurant while travelling knows the pain of not being able to make sense of foreign language in print, but a new mobile app from
Google Now is available for iPhone and iPad users for the first time. Google released an update to its Google Search app on the App Store today, offering iOS users the service that’s
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