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In the News: Today’s in-flight experience is brought to you by machine learning

The below article originally appeared in WIRED.  Inflight entertainment in the pre-internet era was limited to the books and magazines that could be crammed into a passenger’s carry-on—or bought last-minute at the airport. But today, from the array of entertainment options to inflight Wi-Fi, technology has made today’s flying experience markedly more enjoyable. Now, Panasonic […]

Why accessibility is the hotel industry’s most overlooked asset

Stephen Cluskey (CEO Mobility Mojo) speaking at the recent Skift Global Forum in New York Accessible tourism – problem or opportunity? Accessibility will eventually affect us all. Imagine an elderly traveler with a bad hip or knee who needs to know if there is a walk-in shower in their hotel room, a wheelchair user looking […]

Evolution of the cloud journey in the world of travel

It is next to impossible to have any technology-related discussion in today’s world without a direct or indirect reference to the cloud. However, the adoption journey in some industries such as travel has not been as rapid as in some other industries like Finance, Entertainment, Retail, or Manufacturing, just to name a few. In this […]

The future of air travel retailing

Travel is a personal experience, whether you are traveling for leisure, business, or a combination of both. When people travel, they dream about exotic places, the opportunity to meet new people, make connections, create partnerships, or drive new business. There are thousands of travel technology topics I could write about, but with the IATA Airline […]

AWS re:Invent 2019 – Travel and Hospitality Industry Guide

*Updated Oct 24, 2019 AWS re:Invent is a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,000 technical sessions, a partner expo, after-hours events, and so much more. re:Invent 2019 will take place Dec 2-6 in Las Vegas. […]

A Travel Tech CEO’s journey from cloud skeptic to evangelist

As CEO of 3Victors, a travel big data AI startup, who spent the better part of his career solving tricky digital problems by tuning software to squeeze maximum performance from racks of bare metal computers, I was more than a bit skeptical of cloud computing. First, let me provide a little insight into my company […]

3 airline industry trends – and how you can capitalize

The airline industry is a relatable industry – everybody has stories to tell about their latest trip. Some good, some bad. Because of this, there are many opinions about what the industry must do in order to innovate. A thriving ecosystem of startups has sprung up that aim at “transforming” the travel experience, mostly coming […]

Read All About It: AWS Travel and Hospitality

The travel and hospitality industry is going through massive change, driven largely by disruption of legacy business models and rapid advancements in technology (e.g. ML/AI). At the same time, competition and consumer expectations are greater than ever. Companies are using technology to get and stay ahead but for many, understanding and implementing cloud technology can […]