Amadeus are now making noises about using open systems, specifically Linux. Good news for those of us trying to use GDS XML interfaces. However, many travel technology providers have been using these modern, open technologies for years....

This article relates the general concerns over online security specifically to travel systems. If you hack a private consumer's login details, then maybe you get all their personal info and credit card details - bad enough. If you hack a login into a travel system,...

Over 20% of the web browsing of travel web sites takes place on mobile devices. This figure has apparently more than doubled over the last 12 months. Its a no-brainer that the successful players will be those that embrace the mobile platforms....

BYOD - bring your own device - the latest topic of discussion in mobile telecoms and digital/online security. How does this latest technology trend impact tour operators?...

Are You Ready For The Era Of 'Big Data'? I have just read two fascinating McKinsey Quarterly articles on this subject. The premise of the these articles is that “the amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analyzing large data sets—so-called big data—will...

Holiday Tours Launches Agent Online Leisure Hub Holiday Tours, South Africa’s oldest outbound tour wholesaler has launched an agent online leisure hub using RWA's Sell-It Suite.  Commenting on the launch, Iain Meaker, Executive Manager of Travel and Distribution says that "the group's vision...