Tourism stories - Page 2
TAGTHAi & Google Cloud team up to enhance Thai tourism
Thu, 26th Sep 2024
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Google Cloud and Thailand's TAGTHAi app partner to launch Design My Trip, an AI-powered tool to simplify travel planning, enhancing visitor experiences.
Computex 2024 success draws global tech leaders & innovation
Mon, 10th Jun 2024
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supply chain
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healthtech
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ai pc
Computex 2024 concluded successfully, drawing 85,179 ICT professionals globally and featuring innovations like AI-integrated PCs, smart mobility, and metaverse tech.
Ant Group raises cross-border transaction limit to $5,000
Tue, 12th Mar 2024
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fintech
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alipay
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tourism
Ant Group boosts its cross-border payment limit fivefold to $5,000 per transaction to simplify international visits in line with China's updated policies.
Thai 7-Eleven stores now accept 13 e-wallets for tourists
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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digitisation
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tourism
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7-eleven
Ahead of a busy travel season, 7-Eleven stores in Thailand now accept payments from 13 Alipay+-enabled e-wallet apps, increasing accessibility for international tourists.
Singapore's Meta Fantasy clinches Google AI Trailblazer Award
Mon, 12th Feb 2024
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edutech
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llms
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ar, vr & metaverse
Singaporean startup, Meta Fantasy, acclaimed by the Google AI Trailblazers Programme, is set to launch a platform capable of creating AI-generated 3D spaces.
Alipay+ expands Singapore presence ahead of Chinese New Year
Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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fintech
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payment technologies
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alipay
Ahead of Chinese New Year, Alipay+ bolsters its Singapore presence, partnering with RWS to facilitate mobile payments for international tourists amid an anticipated tourism surge.
Alipay+ boosts global travel initiative ahead of Chinese New Year rush
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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payment technologies
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alipay
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tourism
Alipay+ expands its global initiative, aiming to boost growth for its partners in hospitality and tourism through incentives for users.
Zoku Travel partners with LA Tourism Bureau for innovative travel platform
Mon, 29th Jan 2024
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e-commerce
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tourism
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data platform
Zoku Travel and the LA Tourism and Convention Bureau join forces to redefine global travel, utilising Zoku's unique platform for content creators to monetise and distribute travel experiences.
Alipay+ launches initiative to promote sustainable cross-border travel
Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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payment technologies
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Ant International's Alipay+ rolls out campaign geared towards supporting sustainable practices in cross-border travel.
DSpark & Visa merge mobility & transaction data for enhanced analytics
Tue, 12th Dec 2023
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data analytics
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martech
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commerce systems
DSpark partners with Visa, merging anonymous mobility data with transaction data to enable comprehensive customer insight.
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Mastercard, Agoda to enhance B2B payments in travel industry
Mon, 30th Oct 2023
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Mastercard and Agoda have broadened their collaboration in an effort to modernise B2B transactions within the travel and tourism industry.
Australian tourism firms triumph in Sitecore 2023 APJ awards
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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digital transformation
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sitecore
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content creation
Sitecore announces winners of its 2023 Experience Awards for APAC and Japan, recognising companies' innovative use of marketing technology.
Spammers phishing tourists with travel-themed lures - Bitdefender
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
Spammers are phishing eager holidaymakers with travel, themed lures, according to new research from Bitdefender Antispam Lab.
Entrust launches a fully digital, seamless travel solution
Thu, 4th Nov 2021
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tourism
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covid-19
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entrust
Entrust has announced its expansion to the travel industry with its Seamless Travel Solution, a fully-digital travel service.
AsianWallets teams up with Japan's Globepay an Trysee
Wed, 1st Jan 2020
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uc
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crypto
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blockchain
The three parties will provide local payment services and exclusive benefits for members, targeting Southeast Asian tourists traveling Japan.
AirPass and 18Communications team up to target Chinese tourism in Aus
Tue, 16th Jul 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
AirPass and 18Communications have joined forces to launch WeChat Shopping Week in Australia, enhancing the tourism experience for Chinese visitors.
Tourists want contactless as spend into NZ grows
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Visa has released a report showing that tourist spend in NZ is growing and they want to use contactless payment systems.
BNZ merchant customers to get Alipay this year
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
BNZ is the first Kiwi bank to offer the option to accept Alipay which should roll out in July following the trial currently underway.
New tech gives NZ tourism industry more insight into visitor travel patterns
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
New tech launch bolsters NZ's tourism insight, offering detailed visitor travel patterns to propel industry growth.
IT job ads down, report finds
Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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edutech
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healthtech
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education, learning & training
Job advertisements in the information technology sector have fallen 2.4%, despite the total number of online job advertisements growing by 1.1%.