TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
Amadeus | December 17, 2020
Amadeus and Star Alliance framed an partnership that will give travelers biometric identity verification at a developing number of airports, with the point of making a more touchless travel experience.
Travelers enrolled Star Alliance Biometrics, which was dispatched in November, or Amadeus Traveler ID, will have the option to take advantage of identity verification services at various airports.
Star Alliance Biometric enables travelers to navigate through check-in kiosks, bag-drops and boarding gates with facial recognition technology.
For its part, Amadeus Traveler ID interfaces traveler’s digital IDs to online and biometric portals.
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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
sekr | March 21, 2022
Sekr announced the launch of SekrHubs, a new in-app community forum changing how users can interact with one another. Sekr is the mobile platform simplifying the outdoor travel planning experience. SekrHubs enables app members to exchange knowledge and experiences, get information about campgrounds, travel gear, and more, and interact with other app members who share their interests via SubHubs, customized channels inside SekrHubs.
Each SubHub channel within SekrHubs is dedicated to a topic or experience and allows members to connect with others who share similar interests and experiences. SubHubs can have thousands of participants, allowing members to connect with new people, share expertise, and seek help, all while having the opportunity to add and tag other members directly in the group.
Sekr's purpose is to simplify social interactions and collaborations in the outdoors to respect individuals' social habits and preferences. The new chat function was created with the community in mind to make knowledge exchange more effortless and more accessible than ever. In addition, the firm built SekrHubs as a centralized location for conversations and message boards to streamline and extend communication.
To ensure member safety and privacy, Sekr has assigned Community Leaders to each SubHub. These Community Leaders will act as official Sekr moderators, curating conversations, encouraging member engagement, and most importantly, reporting any inappropriate activity within the SubHub that violates Sekr's Community Guidelines.
SekrHubs is now live and accessible to all new and existing app members. SekrHubs began with a core set of SubHubs dedicated to caravans and events; rigs, builds, and vehicles; general Sekr product feedback, tips and tricks, top tools; and regional groups.
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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
nomad.me | October 28, 2021
With the busy holiday travel on the horizon, industry leaders Nick Reid and Todd Copley has recently launched nomad.me, a new travel subscription service poised to disrupt the industry with breakthrough aggregation technology and a zero commission markup model.
Aimed at savvy leisure and business travelers looking to maximize value, the new platform enables members to pay $295 annually to access the company's proprietary technology to book the lowest possible rates – with a savings up to 60% – at over two million hotels, flights, car rentals, cruises and more.
According to Reid – who has worked in every facet of the travel industry, including for such industry leaders as Thai Airways International – this community-based subscription model allows members to exclusively access the company's proprietary aggregation booking engine.
"We are focused on revolutionizing the travel industry with an easier and improved buying experience, offering the best possible pricing because there are no markups or commissions,"
-Nick Reid
Copley, a longtime travel industry executive with expertise in the global tour operator sector, travel product development and international hospitality contracting, says nomad.me dovetails into a growing trend – embracing a membership model accelerated by online perusing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"With the launch of nomad.me, we are meeting a growing demand with forward thinking technology," he said. "The subscription economy was on the rise before the pandemic but intensified its reach into nearly every industry as the outbreak persisted. This trend is expected to continue."
-Todd Copley
About nomad.me
Offering enticing travel perks and deals, nomad.me is a community-based travel subscription business that allows members of its closed user group to access a proprietary aggregation booking engine. For more information, visit https://nomad.me/.
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