Travel Archive

News30 November 2020

Ad spend down $63bn this year

Liam Kay

Global advertising spend is forecast to fall by 10.2% in 2020, according to Warc’s global advertising trends report.

News30 October 2020

Marriott fined £18.4m under GDPR

Hotel group Marriott International has been fined £18.4m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a data protection breach. 

Opinion28 October 2020

The lucky, the unlucky and the abundantly blessed

Lorna Tilbian reflects on those who have been lucky and not so lucky during the pandemic. 

News20 October 2020

British Airways fined £20m for data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways £20m over a data breach involving the details of 400,000 customers.

Feature13 October 2020

A sense of community

Bronwen Morgan

Online research communities offer businesses a means of getting closer to their customers, generating insight and validating research findings – but they can also foster connection and empathy in uncertain times. 

News12 October 2020

Traveltek creates data tool for sector

Software business Traveltek is launching a data insight tool to offer insights on the recovery of the travel sector.

News11 March 2020

Caroline Criado-Perez: 'There is an urgent need for sex-disaggregated data'

Diversity is essential for research, as biased data has serious implications for how resources are allocated and products and services are designed, said Caroline Criado-Perez at the Impact 2020 conference.

News5 March 2020

Cathay Pacific fined by ICO for data breach

Jane Bainbridge

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Cathay Pacific Airways £500,000 for failing to protect customers’ personal data.

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.