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Self-driving wheelchairs at Sea-Tac Airport whisk mobility challenged travelers to their gates

GeekWire

GeekWire Photo / Holly Grambihler) Mobility challenged travelers at the Sea-Tac International Airport have a high-tech new option for getting to their gates: self-driving, electric wheelchairs. “We are pleased with how the program is progressing. Alaska Airlines is testing 10 of the mobility devices at the Seattle-area airport.

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Expedia Group rolls out new travel loyalty program that includes Vrbo, Hotels.com — here’s how it works

GeekWire

(Expedia Group Image) Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group this week debuted its new unified loyalty program that rewards customers for using its flagship Expedia.com platform, as well as its Hotels.com and Vrbo brands. The program is live in the U.S. There are four tiers; each provides different discounts and other perks.

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Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

GeekWire

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire and others. Expedia Group says it has more than 145 million members across the separate rewards programs currently operated separately by its different brands.

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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.

Vox

For one thing, traveling is stressful. The timing is perfect: The TSA recorded an all-time record day for air travel on June 23, with nearly 3 million people screened at the country’s airports as summer vacation season picked up. The implications go way beyond air travel. Many times. There are lots of reasons for that.

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End of the road for Cabana: Seattle travel startup shuts down camper van rental business

GeekWire

Cabana Photo) Cabana , the Seattle-based startup that rode the pandemic-fueled “vanlife” travel craze to more than $16 million in funding, shut down at the end of 2023 as economic and manufacturing conditions stalled the company’s ability to raise more funding and scale. Cabana founder Scott Kubly. million in 2023.

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What to Know About Enterprise Travel Security

SecureWorld News

Travel can involve significant security risks. Organizations of all kinds have a responsibility to keep their employees safe while they're traveling. The security risks business travelers may face. These risks may threaten the health and security of a traveler. What effective travel policies can look like.

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Is AI technology the future of travel?

Dataconomy

Travel industry players are excited about predictions that AI could add around $1 trillion extra to the global tourism industry by 2025. Marketing companies are also babbling excitedly about AI’s ability to create hyper-personalized trips for travelers. But the travel industry is not new to AI. AI is (merely!)

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