Travel Archive

News3 September 2019

Facial recognition tech ‘not currently used’ at King’s Cross

Facial recognition technology is no longer in use at London’s King’s Cross area and there are “no plans” to reintroduce it, the site’s developer has said after the ICO launched a probe into the issue.

News28 August 2019

Government plans to open up road data

The government is planning to open up roadworks data to tech companies as it looks to address traffic congestion on the road network.

News22 August 2019

ONS migration statistics reclassified as 'experimental'

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that its migration figures have been underestimated for the EU and overestimated for non-EU migration.

News19 August 2019

Brexit dampens spending for a third of public

Almost a third ( 30%) of the UK public have changed their spending habits because of Brexit uncertainty, according to research from KPMG.

News8 July 2019

BA facing £183m fine for data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) plans to fine British Airways £183.39m for a 2018 cyber breach that compromised customers’ personal data.

News24 May 2019

TfL to track passenger tube journeys

Transport for London (TfL) is to begin tracking passenger journeys using WiFi as it looks to improve congestion levels on its network.

News12 April 2019

IHG names Kistler insights SVP

Hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed former Walmart executive Matt Kistler as senior vice-president of global insights, analytics and data.

News11 April 2019

The NPD Group launches passenger statistics tool

Market information provider The NPD Group has partnered with analytics company ForwardKeys to launch an airline passenger insights platform, Traveller Statistics.

News26 March 2019

Product ratings change shopper behaviour

Ratings have grown in importance as a purchase evaluation tool to the point where they are the third most important factor when buying a product, according to pricing specialists Simon-Kucher.

News20 March 2019

Altiant launches HNW monitor

Luxury sample provider Altiant has launched a monitor focused on global luxury and asset management.