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Article
April 17, 2014
How digital is making it personal for hotels – something Millennials demand
Millennials, young people in their twenties or early thirties, are shifting the paradigm on travel. To them, travel is a right instead of a luxury and of growing importance in their life as they become the largest...
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Article
January 21, 2014
Trend Tuesday: Augmented Reality
A number of relatively new technologies are fully capable of rendering content to supplement our current view of the real world. This content – which may be text, graphics, audio, or various combinations of all the...
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Press Release
January 16, 2014
AT&T, Sabre to test and develop new mobile services for travel industry
Test will explore how advanced location and proximity-based services could personalize the travel experience SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Jan. 16, 2014 – AT&T and Sabre, a global travel technology company, today announced they will jointly explore solutions...
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Article
January 3, 2014
Apps that help you Go Green in 2014
Are you ready to adopt an environmentally-friendly lifestyle in the New Year, but not sure how you can implement change with your busy schedule? The simple solution to your resolution may lie in eco-conscious mobile apps....
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Article
December 9, 2013
Trend Tuesday: Near Field Communication
In August of this year, with a Kickstarter pledge goal of £30,000, a United Kingdom-based startup, NFC Ring, received pledges of over £240,000. NFC Ring is just the latest in a line of innovative new capabilities...
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Article
November 26, 2013
Trend Tuesday: Predictive Intelligence gets personal
Traditionally, the need for predicting the future has been associated with sophisticated business operations. In the travel and hospitality industries, especially, we’ve come to rely heavily on forecasting to price products, maximize hotel revenue, and optimize...
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Article
November 14, 2013
Europe to allow use of personal electronic devices in flight
The European Aviation Safety Agency joins the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in allowing personal electronic devices to be used during flight. Late last month the FAA gave the green light for U.S. airlines to...
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Article
September 3, 2013
Trend Tuesday: Meet my new assistant
A lot has been written recently about a category of software agent-based capabilities often referred to as ‘intelligent personal assistants.’ The most well-known ones – Apple Siri, Samsung S Voice, Google Now – are with us...
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Article
June 20, 2013
New rack for personal electronic devices to debut with South African Airways, TransAsia
APEX editor’s blog reports a new aircraft seat rack for personal electronic devices (PEDs) will shortly make its debut on the world stage when multiple airlines roll out Italian supplier Geven’s new ‘Comoda’ business class seat for...