Ronan Daniel

📷 Emirates invests 85 million AED (approximately 20 million euros) in over 200 biometric cameras at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3. These cameras use facial recognition technology to streamline passenger processes, from check-in to boarding. Collaboration with Dubai's GDRFAD enables registered passengers to bypass traditional checks without passports or boarding passes. Registration is voluntary for Emirates customers aged 18+. Launched in 2017, this initiative enhances speed, efficiency, and digital hospitality at one of the world's busiest hubs.

📰 Acxiom and ReachTV, November 2025, United States, 90 airports, 📊 partnership for a Retail Media Network targeting 50 million travelers monthly. Combining ReachTV's airport inventory with Acxiom’s data, they aim for omnichannel campaigns and real-time activation through Travel Sync 365 technology. The project promises improved traveler engagement with targeted video and live content, setting a new standard for data-driven media. CEO Lynnwood Bibbens highlights enhanced travel experiences and audience connectivity for brands.

📰 Revolut acquires Swifty, an AI travel agent from Lufthansa Innovation Hub, enhancing its lifestyle services with end-to-end conversational concierge. This move aligns with its "super app" strategy, providing seamless "chat to book" travel planning. Swifty's co-founders, Stanislav Bondarenko and Tomasz Przedmojski, join Revolut to improve AI travel solutions. Serving over 65 million clients, Revolut aims to integrate finance, AI, and lifestyle, simplifying travel and daily needs.

💻 Expedia, depuis mars 2023, collabore avec ChatGPT pour améliorer la recherche et réservation de voyages. En octobre 2025, cette intégration permet de comparer et réserver voyages directement via l'interface ChatGPT. Clayton Nelson, VP des Partenariats Stratégiques, indique que malgré une faible part de marché actuelle, l'utilisation de l'IA génère un taux de conversion plus élevé. Expedia poursuit sa stratégie d'IA générative pour offrir des expériences personnalisées, notamment avec le lancement de Smart Trip AI.

🚀 Joby Aviation, a California-based eVTOL firm, partners with NVIDIA to enhance autonomous flight tech using the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform. Abingdon Software Group acquires Romanian travel tech firm dcs plus, operating in 60+ countries, to integrate AI and cut operational costs. Sabre and Japan's ANA launch global NDC content, benefiting 40+ countries. Open Links Golf introduces AI-powered Birdie for personalized golf trip planning. Chinese Dida Holdings, founded in 2012, restructures around AI, appoints Daryl Lee as CEO.

📱 SITA and easyJet launched the SITA Agent App, a mobile application that enhances ground operations, providing flexibility and efficiency at airports. Tested in the UK over 12 months, it involved 1,000 staff and processed over 40,000 boarding passes and 30,000 passengers. At London Gatwick alone, 1.4 million passengers were assisted, and 17,000 boarding passes issued in eight months. This innovation is set for implementation across 150 European airports to modernize customer service and reduce infrastructure reliance.