Category: Travel

The travel industry has come a long way from the travel office to the travel website to the travel app. Business travelers are especially liking these trends. Travel apps are a great downloading favorite now a days, making mobile a necessity for every traveler.

Air India passengers flying out must show mandatory QR code for negative COVID test

John Montgallo
Mandatory QR code - Air India plane

They will need to display a quick response barcode proving a negative RT-PCR report. International passengers flying Air India out of India are required to carry a negative RT-PCR test report and the mandatory QR code linked with that original report. The requirement is mandated to help reduce the instance of forged or false negative resorts. A significant number of faked negative reports were being carried by passengers travelling out of India. The mandatory QR code linked to genuine test results is meant to make it more difficult – if…

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PayPal QR codes roll out at Munich Airport

Stephanie Beck
PayPal QR codes - person watching plane in airport

The first European airport has now launched the quick response codes for mobile payments. Munich is now home to the first European airport to launch PayPal QR codes. These allow travelers and employees of the airport to use mobile payments at all the shops and Eurotrade retail subsidiaries. There are 41 shops in the retail section of the Munich Airport, all of which use the barcode. The types of retailer using mobile payments through PayPal QR codes include everything from news, fashion brands, jewelry and watches. All customers need to…

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AT&T, Delta and Apple partner in 5G iPhone 12 rollout for flight attendants

Stephanie Beck
5G iPhone 12 - Images of iPhone 12

The partnership will deploy the smartphone upgrade to about 19,000 of the airline’s employees. Delta flight attendants will be receiving new 5G iPhone 12 upgrades as a result of a new partnership between the airline, AT&T and Apple. The 19,000 flight attendants will receive the smartphones as the airline upgrades its entire device fleet. The companies have announced that their partnership will upgrade all the airline’s devices to the 5G iPhone 12 models. In this way, all the airline’s flight attendants will have smartphones that are 5G compatible. AT&T issued…

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Pandemic spikes popularity of virtual reality travel

John Montgallo
Virtual reality travel - person using VR headset

As lockdowns slammed borders and tourism hot spots shut, people continue to want to see the world. Virtual reality travel hasn’t come anywhere close to replacing in-person tourism, but it has rapidly spiked in popularity since the pandemic started. VR technology has made it possible for people to experience sites from around the world, without having to leave a living room. As countries closed borders in response to pandemic waves, people remained curious about the world. That said, just because it wasn’t possible or safe to see the various sites…

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Disney pilots Magic Kingdom facial recognition technology

Jennifer Goula
Magic Kingdom Facial Recognition - Magic Kingdom - Cinderella's Castle

The Florida theme park is testing out a new type of digital admission system for a limited time. Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is starting a limited time pilot program testing a Magic Kingdom facial recognition admission system. The system is in place at the usual entry points to the park but re-entries are encouraged at the same lanes. “If you return to Magic Kingdom park during our limited-time test, consider entering using the same designated entry points. Re-entering through the same lanes helps us better understand how the…

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