CONNECTED TRAVELLER

The Treep is unveiling "Stay or Go", a new booking and decision-making tool. Its promise: calculate an essentiality indicator to eliminate superfluous business trips. Currently in the test phase, the tool is due to go on sale in 2024.

The Aviation Passenger Experience Survey published by Viasat deciphers how travellers view in-flight connectivity, their uses, their expectations... and the price they are prepared to pay to stay connected.

The IHG group has used the latest generation of cloud solutions to enhance the booking experience on its website. Choose a view of the sea or the city, select access to the lounge or a room with a bath: depending on the hotel's offer, everything is possible.

While Apple is returning to the norm by switching to the USB-C connector for its iPhone 15s, this new range boasts enhanced performance thanks to new-generation chips and innovations on the photo front.

The Finnish border police are conducting a full-scale trial of the exclusive use of digital travel documents to identify passengers on Finland-UK routes. If the experiment is a success, it could revolutionise travel habits in the near future...

Google is continuing to improve its virtual maps with new technologies that make it even easier to navigate indoors and outdoors...

A redesigned hinge, greater slenderness, advanced functions: Samsung has presented the fifth generation of its foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold 5.

Business travellers can now communicate with CWT travel agents via WhatsApp.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to develop its digital support for passengers, and will be launching an improved version of its mobility application, DB Navigator.

United will equip its new long-haul aircraft with Panasonic's Astrova entertainment system. The two partners are promising an unprecedented experience on the American market.

Apple is promising "the start of a new era in computing", with the presentation of Vision Pro, a headset that is said to embody the first "space computer".

IHG is making life easier for its customers with an automatic connection to the WiFi network of more than 5,000 hotels. No more passwords or logins: their mobile devices will be recognised as soon as they enter the hotel.

Emirates continues to push the digital envelope in air travel. Since 15 May, the airline has been recommending the exclusive use of a boarding pass on a mobile phone.

Etihad is also launching a free in-flight wi-fi service, subject to conditions and limited to email use.

The Radisson group is adding 3D virtual tours of its hotels to its booking site. This is a practical digital solution for travellers and meeting organisers alike, who can visit the hotels from behind their computers or smartphones.

Free and unlimited messaging for all: this is what Turkish Airlines is now offering its passengers who are members of its frequent flyer programme.

For Arnaud Coiffard, Director of Strategy, Innovation & New Markets at SNCF Connect & Tech, "SNCF Connect is the must-have app for end-to-end travel and sustainable mobility".

Start-ups specialising in baggage storage and delivery, such as Nannybag for travellers and Deliverbag for MICE, are back on the up after the pandemic.

The new premium smartphone from Korea, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, is equipped with the new generation of Qualcomm processors for increased power. The result: a tool for creativity and professional use.

Business travellers can now communicate with Air France via WhatsApp, in the same way as other business travel operators.