Neowin News Feed for: Travel

Samsung Wallet adds new Trips feature to challenge travel management apps

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:28:01 +0000

Samsung is taking on TripIt with a new travel hub in Samsung Wallet. Here is how the automated Trips timeline works and which devices are supported. Read more...

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LG Travel+ brings immersive travel content to smart TVs

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:16:01 +0000

LG has launched Travel+ on its smart TVs to help travelers decide on their next destination. Eventually, it'll feature exclusive deals. Read more...

Google plans short test in Europe that will seriously reduce travel features

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:50:01 +0000

Google will run a short test in a few EU countries to see how the removal of some of its travel features impacts users and businesses as it fights comparison sites and the European Commission. Read more...

Google Flights adds "Cheapest" tab for budget travelers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:54:01 +0000

Google Flights has launched a new "Cheapest" tab to help users find the lowest possible fares, even if it means less convenient travel options. Read more...

Tech turmoil: Expedia sheds 1,500 jobs in major restructuring move

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:06:01 +0000

Expedia Group is cutting 1,500 jobs, mainly from its Product & Technology division. To help support those affected, the company is paying severance and giving employment assistance. Read more...

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Google improves its generative AI in Search Labs to help shop for products and plan trips

Anushe Fawaz — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:26:01 +0000

Google is working on some experimental features that utilize generative AI. These are part of Search Labs and provide users with accurate and relevant information to help them plan their trips. Read more...

Pichai tells Google employees to “pull together” as travel and swag budgets get slashed

Paul Hill — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:36:02 +0000

Sundar Pichai and other Google execs have been answering employees' questions at an internal meeting. Various expenses are being targeted for cuts as the firm tries to weather the economic storm. Read more...

Microsoft brings new travel-centric features to Bing

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:30:01 +0000

The latest features for the search engine include some new capabilities that offer value for those who want more from their travel experience, including suggested itinerary, flight booking, and more. Read more...

Google now lets you know when you need to quarantine in your destination area

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:50:01 +0000

Google has introduced a few changes aimed at helping travelers get specific travel restriction advisory like if they need to quarantine upon arrival or show official vaccination documents. Read more...

Mozilla sets out its four climate commitments

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:22:01 +0000

Mozilla has announced that in the coming year it wants to bring down its carbon emissions rather than just offsetting them. Plans include travelling only when necessary and going paper-free. Read more...

Virgin Hyperloop: The first human passengers have traveled safely through a hyperloop

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:32:01 +0000

For the first time in history, two humans were strapped into Virgin Hyperloop's Pegasus pod and safely accelerated to 107mph in 6.25s in a 500m long hyperloop in the desert of Nevada. Read more...

Airbnb launches campaign to promote economic recovery in Vancouver

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:10:01 +0000

Online home rental platform Airbnb has announced its latest initiative in partnership with local tourism promoting bodies. The campaign is based in Vancouver and aims to help the city's economy. Read more...

Covid-19: Twitter suspends non-critical business travel and events

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:16:01 +0000

Twitter has told employees and partners that it's suspending non-critical business travel and events to help mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak which is becoming a bigger concern. Read more...

Google introduces new features to make travelling easier

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:14:01 +0000

Changes to Google's travel website include helpful recommendations for hotels, things-to-do, forecasting of prices for flight routes and subsequent refunding for tickets in case of bad predictions. Read more...

Airbnb introduces more tools to enhance search capabilities for business trips

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:22:01 +0000

Online short rental platform Airbnb announced today the introduction of new tools and features to improve its search functionality. The new improvements are designed to cater for business trips. Read more...

Microsoft is killing off the Outings app, integrating its features with Bing

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 22:06:01 +0000

Outings, a Microsoft Garage project, is being retired at the end of this month. Much of the insights provided by the app over its run of almost two years will be used to improved the Bing experience. Read more...

Microsoft patents system that automates a personalized travel diary for you

Hamza Jawad — Sun, 19 May 2019 20:46:01 +0000

The newly patented travel diary system will be able to generate an automatically created travel diary for users, complete with personalized sentences and an interactive graphical interface. Read more...

Facebook adds features to donation tool and eliminates fee for personal causes

Paul Hill — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 08:26:02 +0000

Facebook Fundraisers have received several new features from the social media giant. Additional fundraising categories have been added and fundraisers can now pledge to match donations up to $2,500. Read more...

Google is making it easier to plan trips on the go

Usama Jawad — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:56:01 +0000

In a bid to make it easier for people to plan trips on the go, Google is rolling out some features that will facilitate users in booking flights and making reservations at hotels in a streamlined way. Read more...

Apple insists Beats headphone explosion is not their fault, victim won't be compensated

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 22 May 2017 13:16:01 +0000

Apple, the owners of the headphone manufacturing company Beats, have declared that the explosion of a woman's headphones earlier this year was not caused by the headphones themselves. Read more...

Australia considers an electronics ban of its own on international flights

Boyd Chan — Wed, 17 May 2017 10:08:02 +0000

After having initially decided not to follow the US electronics ban on international flights back in March, the Australian Prime Minister has indicated that the matter is still under consideration. Read more...

Fire in the hold! European aviation regulators say new electronics ban carries major risks

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:38:01 +0000

The European Aviation Safety Agency has banged heads with the American Federal Aviation Authority and British authorities on concerns regarding the ban on personal electronic devices in the cabin. Read more...

UK rail network considers using iris and fingerprint scans as part of digital transformation

Andy Weir — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:10:01 +0000

The UK's Rail Delivery Group has outlined plans to "harness digital technology" to expand capacity and improve the quality of travel for passengers on the country's congested national rail network. Read more...

AT&T to launch new $10 International Day Pass

Boyd Chan — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 07:24:01 +0000

In a bid to help travelers stay connected, AT&T will soon release its new International Day Pass, offering unlimited talk and text plus access to their plan's included data within 100+ countries. Read more...

Australia has plans to replace passports with facial recognition technology

Daniel Hull — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:28:02 +0000

The Australian government has set its plans in motion for facial, iris and fingerprint recognition to replace manual checking of passports, at major airports and sea ports around the country. Read more...

China's largest online travel site, Ctrip.com, to acquire Skyscanner for $1.74 billion

Ben Moore — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 04:00:01 +0000

China's Ctrip.com is set to buy Skyscanner in a $1.74 billion deal expected to close by the end of 2016. Skyscanner will continue to operate independently while supporting their existing products. Read more...

Microsoft adds 35,000 traffic cameras to Bing Maps in 11 countries

Steven Parker — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:28:01 +0000

You'll now have access on Bing Maps to 35,000 cameras across 11 countries to plan your journey, and in combination with the Clearflow traffic algorithm, you should know what time you'll arrive too. Read more...

Travelocity gets bought out by Expedia for $280 million

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:16:01 +0000

Expedia Inc. issued a press statement today that announced the company would be buying Travelocity and select other assets from parent company Sabre in a deal worth $280 million. Read more...

Microsoft updates News, Finance, Travel and more for Windows 8

John Callaham — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:23:08 +0000

A number of the in-house Bing apps for Windows 8 have received some major updates today via the Windows Store, including the News, Weather, Finance, Sports and Travel apps. Read more...

TechSpot: Traveling with an iPad: Impressions & Accessory Survival Guide

Julio Franco — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:08:05 +0000

A recent Caribbean cruise vacation provided the perfect opportunity to test whether or not my iPad would make a suitable travel replacement. As such, I decided to put several products spanning... Read more...

FAA might expand in-flight portable electronics usage

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:59:51 +0000

Tired of having to put away your electronic devices during takeoff? Eventually you might not have to, as the FAA is studying the safety of allowing passengers to use their devices mid-flight. Read more...

Three new Windows 8 Metro Bing apps released

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Microsoft's Bing division has released three new Metro apps for Windows 8 (News, Sports and Travel) as part of the Windows 8 Release Preview launch on Thursday. Read more...

Google given green light to purchase ITA, albeit with certain restrictions

Christopher White — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:02:07 +0000

Back in July of 2010, Google announced its plans to purchase ITA software for $700 million dollars. The company provides flight data to airlines, travel agencies, and other travel related systems, and Google hoped to... Read more...

Google buying travel data company ITA, regulators expected to pounce

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:58:05 +0000

Not one to be left out of any party, especially parties that make money, Google is buying ITA, one of the major travel data analysis firms that sites such as Kayak and Cheapflights.com use to... Read more...

Bing Travel knocked out in Seattle data center fire

Sam Symons — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:53:42 +0000

A fire in Seattle has severed the power supply to a group of servers, which included Microsoft's Bing Travel section, according to a report by Tech Flash. Not only was that part of Bing knocked... Read more...

Time travel to ancient Rome with Google Earth

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:58:56 +0000

Google has today announced the launch of Ancient Rome 3D, a layer for Google Earth allowing users to explore the ancient city of Rome as it stood in 320 AD, under Emperor Constantine. Ancient Rome... Read more...

Work while you travel with Microsoft

Damien Reynolds — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:42:58 +0000

I know when going to work one of the most annoying things that can happen is traffic jams especially if you have to get somewhere before a certain time well Microsoft may have a wacky... Read more...

Review of the Week: HP iPAQ 312 Travel Companion GPS

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:19:24 +0000

As part of the Member-Written Review of the Week, the front page presents to you another review written by one of our very own forum members and posted in Reviews by Members for Members. This... Read more...