CONNECTED TRAVELLER

Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Point: G7 subscribers can now enjoy digital versions of several major titles in their application.

Next April, the MSC Virtuosa will enter service. MSC Cruises' new flagship will offer a futuristic experience, embodied by a humanoid robotic bartender called Rob.

Sébastien Bedu, product manager for airport services at Medaire, describes the benefits of the AOKpass solution, based on the medical expertise of International SOS.

AOKpass, CommonPass, Travel Pass, Verifly: these four solutions are currently in the pilot phase in the sector. Profile, operation, data security, users: here's everything you need to know about them.

With the expected upturn in travel, the digital health passport will undoubtedly become an invaluable tool for all business travellers. Many solutions are in the starting blocks, but will they all be winners in the end?

The digital giants are rethinking their tools to support companies and their employees in the face of the boom in teleworking. Examples include the new Microsoft Viva range, launched on 4 February, and the video-conferencing partnership between Google Meet and Otter.ai.

Accor has announced the deployment of a virtual key solution giving access to rooms, lifts and meeting rooms via the traveller's smartphone.

The Centre Expo Congrès in Mandelieu-La Napoule is breaking new ground with the installation of a brand new intelligent disinfection gantry.

SNCB has just launched its new mobile application, with practical features for business travellers in Belgium, including train occupancy rates.

Marseille Provence airport is the first airport in France to digitise car park reservations, queue-cutting access and VIP lounge access.

Stéphane Durand is confident about the future. For the Director of Amadeus France, "2021 will be the year when travel comes back", in particular by using new technologies such as biometrics to create a passenger journey that is both safer and more comfortable.

Star Alliance is the first airline company to transfer all its data to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The world's largest cloud in terms of capacity, AWS promises a revolution for the alliance in terms of efficiency and management flexibility.

Uber has sold its self-driving vehicle subsidiary to Aurora Innovation. The American VTC company is withdrawing in view of the uncertainties that this technology still represents, preferring for the time being to concentrate on consolidating its activities.

Google has just launched a travel demand analysis tool in Asia. Called Travel Insights with Google, the new site is designed to help companies better analyse traveller demand for a given destination. 

Asian app Grab has signed an agreement with hotel group Marriott to offer a wide range of integrated services.

Ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air is extending its impact on the travel industry. The carrier has just launched a mobility application incorporating new modes of transport.

RATP has just acquired Mappy with a view to establishing itself on the 'Mobility as a Service' (MaaS) market, covering in particular mobile booking and payment for urban travel. Users should be able to take advantage of this service from 2021.

Tixeo, Jitsi, BigBlueButton: there are alternative solutions to the video conferencing leaders such as Zoom and Teams.

With the aim of becoming a fully connected city, Luxembourg has just improved its "CityApp-VDL" application. Designed primarily for its residents, it is also proving to be a very useful tool for visitors to Europe's mini-metropolis. 

The Paris-Lyon line operated by Ouigo is now equipped with the digital platform developed by the French start-up Moment, enabling passengers to browse the Internet or access streaming content such as films or series.