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This new service will offer flexibility to passengers who will be able to order food and beverage from their own devices while socially distancing. Grab’s platform allows guests to order through a variety of digital channels and AtYourGate will facilitate retail purchases being delivered to customers' gate while waiting for their flight.
Read MoreThe Travel&StaySafe kit includes mask, hydro-alcoholic gel, gloves, disinfectant wipes etc. This new offer is proposed to airlines, but also to all travel operators, for short or long distances, such as private transport and rail companies or duty free retailers. They can be customised to suit the image of each brand.
Read MoreCustomers can use the app to check in and out of the properties, pay for all in-hotel purchases, control in-room lights, blinds, temperature and entertainment controls, pre-select rooms, order food and drinks, and request service extras such as pillows. This comes with other measures like disinfectant stations for guests and employees, social distancing signs and electrostatic sprayers in public areas and guest rooms after checkout.
Read MoreChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group opened FlyZoo Hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in November 2018, an example of unmanned smart hotels where guests can book a room and do check in online using facial recognition, turn out the lights, draw the curtains or adjust the air conditioner, all without human assistance. The new services are possible thanks to robots equipped with artificial intelligence.
Read MoreStyle Group, company that manufactures fabrics for homes, businesses and hotels, has launched innovative fabrics made up of Antivaltex, a new fabric that kills COVID type viruses at the very contact, and Aircleantex, a fabric that transforms ultraviolet light and purifies the air. The technologies have been proven to eliminate COVID and the flu virus, following the testing and approval of Microbiological Solutions LTC UK.
Read MoreThe AirShield concept can clip over the dials of the air conditioning units above seats to 'adapt aircraft cabin airflow to prevent the spread of viruses'. Teague claims it could keep coughs and sneezes within the confines of a single passenger before removing them via the plane's air filtration system.
Read MoreVision Support Services has been testing an innovative antimicrobial technology branded Micro-fresh added to pillows and duvets at the point of manufacture. The product efficacy has now been tested for the commercial environment, lasting for more than fifty washes, and has been proven to help protect against the spread of COVID. It also eliminates odours, leaving linens smelling fresher for longer.
Read MoreOrdelina offers digital services to restaurants and hotels with QR menus (clients can instantly browse a menu just by scanning a QR code, without needing an app), contactless orders pickup curbside and contactless service (guests can also scan the QR codes to order to room or table), with self-managed delivery (no commission taken).
Read MoreTourists are able to explore the historic churches of Herrenberg via virtual reality thanks to a digital twin developed with the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS). The team developed an app inviting Herrenberg residents to share feedback on whether certain locations in the town feel comfortable, unsafe or ugly, to display these sentiments virtually via emojis.
Read MoreThe app enables customers to safely order and pick up food before their flight. The app also enables travellers to check their flight status and receive alerts about flight updates. It can also provide boarding gate information and news about the weather conditions at the destination.
Read MoreThe Seaside Finolhu hotel in the Maldives will reopen in July 2020 with a novel room concept designed to lure guests: the Beach Bubble room, a private cocoon with a prime location on the beachfront. This Bubble room will be ideal for holidays in a post-COVID world.
Read MoreThe solution, called The Interspace Lite, creates partitions around economy-class seats by leaving the middle seat of three vacant and by installing concave padded shells on them, which are the same height as the seat. These shells can be installed on 90% of economy seats and provide a degree of privacy as well as protection for post-COVID travels.
Read MoreThe Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, placed the Blue Wahoos Stadium on Airbnb for $1,500 per night. The Stadium can accommodate up to 10 guests, that will have access to the Wahoos' newly-renovated clubhouse, a large bedroom, the batting cage and baseball field during their stay.
Read MoreThe Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) will use social distancing necklaces for visitors. The EGOpro Active Tag, developed by the Florence-based company Advanced Microwave Engineering, uses radio technology to sense the measure between two tags: the device will flash, vibrate and softly beep when one visitor walks within two metres or 6.5 feet of another.
Read MoreAirplanes have the unique ability to carry germs across continents and oceans, and they are not bound by regulations or standards for hygiene onboard. GermFalcon is a fast system in routine and emergency situations, that offers a solution for infection prevention and emergency preparedness in air travel.
Read MoreThe tour company Walks has launched “Tours from Home,” a calendar of virtual excursions within city tour locations, featuring expert guides or chefs. FTLO Travel, a Millennial group travel company, is holding 'Travel Trivia Tuesday Happy Hours', where participants can meet online and earn FTLO Travel credits.
Read MoreThe five-part series showcases all elements of the Gifu prefecture including the great outdoors, timeless tradition, local culture and good foods, with a new video being released each week.
Read MoreThe wedding package called 'Just Me & You, Let’s Say “I Do"' is available from June 1 to Aug. 31 and will help couples in planning small summer wedding celebrations, with up to 14 people invited. The price of the package starts at $750 plus tax and service fees, which includes a two-hour ceremony time with photography throughout the hotel’s gardens.
Read MoreDevourin 'Spark In-room' provides contactless experience for both in room services and dining at hotel restaurants. A single QR code on your phone opens the doors to a variety of services including digital menu, digital ordering, payment, real-time feedback or spa appointments, playing the role of a virtual concierge.
Read MoreThe vending machines can already be found in Zurich Airport and Brussels' train station.. The vending machines feature face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, items that will added to the brand's existing machines across Belgium, Austria, Germany, France and Switzerland.
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