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To cater to a digitally-savvy India, low-cost carrier IndiGo announced significant digital upgrades to its website and mobile application Friday. As part of this initiative, the airline also looks to introduce in-flight entertainment accessible through the IndiGo app.

Qatar Airways flies one of the best business class seats in the sky, and now the airline is upping its game with a 2.0 version.

SITA acquires Materna IPS, enhancing global aviation with advanced digital solutions for seamless travel, improving passenger experience and operational efficiency across 120 airports worldwide.

HSMAI’s 2024 Adrian Awards invite entries for travel marketing campaigns under the theme “Wish You Were Here,” recognizing top industry creativity and success.

ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham opens in Spartanburg, marking a significant expansion with nearly 270 hotels planned across the U.S. and Canada, addressing the rising demand for long-term accommodations among traveling workers and digital nomads.

From October 23 to 25, TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit will present cases of application of new technologies in tourism businesses and destinations

Here’s why investing in a periodic immersive event pays dividends.

Jerne appoints Jeff Sirota as CCO, leveraging his 20 years of global travel industry experience to enhance partnerships and digital influence.

SAS reported a 3% increase in passengers in June, inaugurated a new Atlanta route, and launched a debit card partnership with Lunar.

Travelex has expanded its Travelex Money Card to include seven additional currencies, responding to increased demand and enhancing its digital transformation efforts in the foreign exchange market.

GIATA partners with Blinkup srl, combining advanced content management technology and strategic marketing to enhance digital presence for Hospitality SMEs in Italy.

Using a digitized standards management platform, property’s brand integrity is maintained through centralized management of guidelines, which are easily followed, property wide.

Easyfairs wins the 2024 UFI Digital Innovation Award, recognized for their pioneering use of AI in enhancing trade show operations and industry standards.

One month before their July 2023 wedding, Shrestha Maharaj, 28, an analytics and insights manager based in South Africa, and Sumeeth Suthurgam, 31, a senior digital design lead, took an earlymoon.

SITA announced 2023 record revenues of US$1.5 billion, a 7% increase, with growth in contracts, partnerships, and innovations focusing on digital and sustainable travel solutions.

Flying out of Newark the other day, I got one of those perfect IG-friendly aerial shots of New York City. Lower Manhattan was in shadow, but Lady Liberty was bathed in glorious sunlight, and as cheesy as it sounds, I got misty about all that she still represents. She stood watch when my Hungarian mother arrived as an infant; last year my half-Korean daughter, whose own mother also came to America as a child, visited Ellis Island on a school trip and was so proud to find her grandmother's name among the digitized immigration records. The plane continued over the Bronx, and I imagined the rest of America splayed out in miniature, like Saul Steinberg's View of the World From 9th Avenue, and I thought about how much I love this beautiful, fractured country, in spite of everything. The Fourth of July is upon us, so let me count the ways. An incomplete list:

Thailand is inviting remote workers and digital nomads to not only visit, but to stay a while with its new extended visa program.

Just under 90,000 Americans alive today are over the age of 100. That means a mere 0.027 percent of Americans have hit that century mark. And while living to 100 comes with a lot of perks (namely, bragging rights), for travelers of that age, it comes with the added bonus of instantly becoming a kid again.

Apple is on a mission to replace your physical wallet with a digital one.

It’s the backpacker’s call to India, the sunseeker’s attraction to Mexico, and the digital nomad’s drive to get to Thailand: Go where the dollar buys more.

This article was a dapted for digital from Hawai'i, The Big Island, due to publish in August 2024. Written by Ashley Harrell, Jade Bremner and Megan Minor Murray.