Travel Technology

Choice has been among progressive on using digital, and has recently appointed a CTO to now leverage these big three tech priorities at one of the larget hotel chains.

Who's left to take on Google when it comes to local information, mapping, and expert advice?

Like or dislike his ideas, and there are plenty of people in each camp, Jim Davidson stirs things up with his advocacy, and the travel industry is a much better enterprise for his presence. Disruption is never neat, and it comes in all shapes, sizes and bobbleheads.

Any adoption of the proposal that the FCC will consider is by no means assured since the Satellite Industry Association has powerful backers with much clout in Washington.

Mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp are becoming a cost-effective and more personal way to communicate electronically for travelers on the go.

TripAdvisor giveth and TripAdvisor taketh. It gives great advice to hotels, and it takes their advertising dollars. Good cop, bad cop (although not-so bad if it is driving hotel bookings) has long been known to be a very effective strategy.

These sorts of biometrics will soon become standard at modern airports. The airport of the future, in some respects, has already arrived.

The FCC is pushing the FAA to act faster regarding use of in-flight electronics, and this is yet the latest shove to get the aviation administration moving.

Some of these survey findings are self-serving on part of APEX and CEA, who want the current in-flight digital device rules to be changed for more usage. For us, only 4-in-10 passengers wanting these rules to be changed is interesting, and needs some deeper digging on consumer attitudes.

Let the games begin.