CONNECTED TRAVELLER

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.

Start-ups, major brands, outlandish ideas or solid technological advances: among the thousands of exhibitors at CES 2023, Voyages d'Affaires has scoured the aisles of the show to select the most useful new products for business travellers.

Egencia has updated its mobile application to include features that business travellers have come to expect.

It's a wish that sounds like an injunction. Star Alliance wants 50% of its member airlines to adopt biometric technology by 2025, to reduce airport congestion and facilitate passenger check-in.

Virtually identical design, but new features and high performance: Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 14 range.

Oppo has unveiled its new generation of Reno8 mid-range smartphones. These are models whose camera quality and performance are on a par with premium offerings.

Samsung has unveiled the next generation of its foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold4. It's a premium business tool, with a taskbar just like on a PC and applications designed for mobile working.

Samsung has recently unveiled two new top-of-the-range products: headphones with rich sound and a connected watch dedicated to health and sport.

Alaska Airlines will be the first airline in the US to launch an electronic baggage tag programme. The programme will be in place by the end of the year.

The IHG group is offering a redesigned application to accompany the development of its One Rewards loyalty programme.

Business travellers will soon be able to book a rental car or train ticket using CWT's mobile application or its online portal.

Taxi company G7 has redesigned its G7 Subscriber application, offering business travellers 17 levels of service and a real-time display of approach time and estimated journey time.

The Amex GBT mobile application will include a virtual assistant to help business travellers deal with simple requests.

Mobile key and one-button dry cleaning, more dynamic search and relevant promotions, holiday rental bookings: Android users will benefit from a redesigned Marriott Bonvoy app.

During its keynote, Google revealed some information about the design of its new Pixel Watch connected watch and the Pixel 7 series smartphones, both of which are due to be launched this autumn.