CONNECTED TRAVELLER

In addition to its in-house solutions and the integration of Facebook Messenger and Facebook Workplace, CWT is adding Microsoft Teams to its messaging service.

With the Amadeus Ticket Changer (ATC) Shopper, Amadeus offers a simple solution enabling travellers to control changes to their tickets.

Zoom is launching the Zoom from Home range of teleworking products, featuring an interactive touch screen with cameras, microphones and annotation functions.

By adding new languages - including French - and offering TripIt Pro to Triplink users, Concur aims to expand the user base for its business travel application.

CEO of hubtobee, Benoit Rabourdin explains the positioning of the platform dedicated to business travellers, and its evolution in the face of the health crisis. Benoit Rabourdin also announced the launch of an application designed to optimise the balance between teleworking and office life.

citizenM hotels are rethinking the traveller's journey using a "contactless" mobile application, dematerialising every stage of the stay for a more secure travel experience.

With Covid-19 on the way, restaurant menus and ordering are going paperless, particularly in the Accor group's top-of-the-range hotels.

An app that dematerialises check-in, health measures: the Barrière group is supporting the reopening of its establishments with technological innovations and strict safety protocols.

The widespread use of teleworking in conjunction with confinement has boosted the rate of use of remote collaboration tools, such as company messaging systems and videoconferencing. Julien Lesaicherre, Global Sales Director of Workplace by Facebook, explains these new uses.

In response to confinement, online tools for remote working and communication are breaking all records. Video conferencing players have never had such an opportunity to prove themselves, and to change the way people relate to the office and to meetings.

With its new flagship, approved by Google, Chinese manufacturer Oppo is banking on 5G, design and special technologies, including ultra-fast charging.

CWT has partnered with the Timeshifter application to help travellers better manage jet lag during business trips.

The Korean manufacturer is thinking big, using the latest technologies to develop its new premium smartphones. 5G compatibility, 8K video, and a new foldable clamshell phone are all part of the new generation of Galaxy phones.

The six start-ups to be supported by the RATP Group are now known. For six months, an accelerator will enable them to devise solutions to optimise mobility and network management.

Evantia Giumba is Head of Travel Media and Startup Program at Amadeus for the WEMEA region. She takes a look at the new technology trends to watch out for in 2020 and beyond.

Using avatars and holograms, virtual reality and mixed reality technologies are bringing new interactions to remote meetings. They are set to replace traditional videoconferencing solutions.

5G-ready routers and laptops, ultra-compact computers, biometrics, nomadic interpreters, high-tech headsets: here are the main innovations at CES 2020.

At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Delta presented its latest technological innovations for passengers, particularly business travellers.

Compact and lightweight, the new PowerConf loudspeaker unveiled by Anker incorporates the technology needed to ensure adequate sound quality during telephone meetings, even when travelling on business.

Californian start-up ResQ Protect, exhibiting at CES 2020, is offering a new system for recovering data and putting it back to work in the blink of an eye on a new computer.