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Uber wants to accelerate its diversification by opening up to booking plane tickets, train tickets and hotel rooms. A pilot project will be launched this summer in the UK.

Cytric, the business travel management tool developed by Amadeus, is now integrated with Microsoft under the name Cytric Easy.

Travellers' choices when it comes to the services and products offered during a trip could increasingly be influenced by interactive video. Sebastian Beck, Director of International Sales at ISO Travel Solution, the company behind Travel:up Video, explains this in an interview.

With its new premium smartphone, Oppo wants to play in the big league when it comes to imaging. This includes innovative stabilisation, more natural rendering and optimised sensitivity.

Four applications from rail operators are being tested: DB, Trenitalia, CFF and SNCB. Four applications that are generally easier to use than SNCF Connect. And the French rail operator should take some inspiration from them...

The new premium smartphone from Korea combines the functions of a professional tool, with its integrated stylus, with an innovative photophone. The result is a combo that stands out in the premium smartphone market.

The new Leica M11 was unveiled on Thursday by the German manufacturer. A worthy representative of the prestigious M range, it will immortalise the bleisure trips of frequent travellers with elegance.

Google Maps has regained the top spot among the most downloaded travel applications worldwide in 2021, overtaking the VTC platform Uber.

Air Côte d'Ivoire recently launched Flymingo Box, the portable in-flight entertainment solution (W-IFE) designed by specialist Moment.

At CES, Here WeGo announced a number of new features designed to support business travellers. In particular, the mobile application can be used to book a Lyft VTC or a hotel via Booking.

5G could potentially create interference with certain aircraft and helicopters, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just revealed, advocating, among other things, a ban on low-altitude automatic landings for certain types of aircraft.

Air Transat has just launched a new online service, Connectair. It allows travellers to arrange their own connecting flights with other independent carriers. 

Set to replace the OUI.sncf and Assistant SNCF applications from next January, SNCF Connect will bring together all the digital services offered by the company in a single app.

Swiss is offering a new "Airportr option", enabling business travellers to leave their baggage at home and collect it at the arrival airport.

With the Pixel 6 Pro, Google is putting artificial intelligence at the service of personalisation, security and photography.

Heathrow Express, the rail service serving London airport, has entered into a partnership with Google Maps, enabling business travellers to purchase their tickets via the platform specialising in travel itineraries.

With its third-generation folding smartphone equipped with a stylus, Samsung is transforming the phone into a tablet and turning it into a truly mobile productivity tool.

Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi presents its latest premium smartphone, the 11 T Pro, with remarkable battery life and charging. This 5G phone, priced at under €700, also boasts a number of image-enhancing features.

An autonomous, electric technological solution developed by Citroën, and services designed by Accor and JCDecaux to complement it, whether for a personalised welcome at the station, for sports or for getting around: The Urban Collëctif is rethinking urban mobility in a futuristic way.

The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, Apple's new flagships, offer unrivalled battery life for professionals, not to mention optimised shooting at night and during the day.