View original post.This new year ushers in a new decade, and in the world of business travel it brings new advances and trends for those embarking on business trips. The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) last annual review indicates that business travel amounted to an estimated R90 billion – more than a third the of the 2018 travel spend in South …

View original post.Mobility as a Service (MaaS) describes the move away from privately owned modes of transportation towards consuming mobility solutions as a service. MaaS companies aim to reduce the friction of making this transition by integrating various forms of transport offerings into a single mobility platform. The concept was first described back in 1996 and trialled in Sweden. It …

View original post.It’s time for smart cities to embrace new technologies and approaches to combat a growing list of challenges, states global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. In its new whitepaper, 5 Ways Smart Cities Are Getting Smarter, ABI Research identifies digital twins & urban modeling, resilient cities, circular cities, micro-mobility, and smart spaces as the five new urban …

View original post. While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. Up until very recently, that conversation has been largely theoretical and conceptual. We had been talking about all of the things we would do in the not-yet-defined future, where 5G technology is …

View original post. Among all AI solutions, I believe the cybersecurity of autonomous cars is the most crucial aspect. One incident alone affecting human lives could disrupt not only a victimized company but the whole industry. It stands to reason that people will immediately lose trust in such technologies. Take, for example, an incident in which a self-driving car killed a …

View original post. It’s very common for people to travel for business, especially in the US. About 1.1 million people travel for business every single day. Some people may only travel for training purposes or meet with an investor, but other people are regular travelers. Even though it’s common, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t cause stress. From delays to …

View original post.An integrated business travel booking is still a dream, according to the majority of corporate travel buyers in a study. A survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated. The study, supported by American Express Global Business Travel, highlights online booking tools, corporate cards and expense …

View original post.Is Mobility-as-a-Service, MaaS for short, more than a buzzword? If implemented right, it does have the potential to optimise corporate mobility and make cities smarter, Intelligent Transport argues. And here are five factors the magazine considers crucial to successful MaaS implementation. 1. Provide an overview For MaaS to have a positive impact on people’s lives, its potential users …

View original post.A recent survey found that frequent business travelers are working harder than ever to extend their stays for pleasure purposes. According to the La Quinta Means Business national survey, 64 percent of business travelers have extended a trip secretly for personal vacation without telling someone, including their coworkers (32 percent), boss (26 percent) and even their own partner …

View original post.Andrew Kitchell has a long history with Airbnb. A tech entrepreneur in San Francisco, Kitchell listed a couch in his apartment on the nascent site in 2009, when it was still called Air Bed and Breakfast. His was one of the first 100 properties to appear on the platform. More than a decade later, with Airbnb having evolved …