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Airline IT spending has plummeted, and the cracks are showing—customer dissatisfaction, operational failures, and outdated IT systems. Time for change.
How a new breed of billion-dollar startups is shaping the future of Ground Mobility, Hospitality, and Travel Finance in an evolving venture landscape.
We decode the investment priorities of Asian travel corporations for a window into where innovation is happening now and what’s coming next.
This article marks the long-awaited conclusion of our five-part series exploring the metaverse's transformative potential in the aviation industry.
Time to imagine a future in which consumer adoption of metaverse technologies takes off, making metaverse access a mass commodity.
We explored the adoption of robotics in the aviation industry and outlined promising use cases to enhance ground operations.
We benchmarked the performance of major airline chatbots via 15 key functionalities to test their customer service empowerment.
We explore a possible future where a singular, integrated metaverse infrastructure in aviation has successfully emerged.
Our latest sentiment analysis comparing travelers and airline executives reveals crucial insights for strategic alignment.
Exploring the success of WeChat's mini programs in Asia, we assess their impact on enhancing the traveler experience.
Learn how the metaverse could revolutionize the aviation industry by offering travel providers unique opportunities for premium services.
Alongside industry experts from Airbus and Bauhaus Luftfahrt, we embarked on a deep dive into the potential futures of the metaverse.
With the Advanced Air Mobility Readiness Radar, we score the sector's commercial readiness and predict its flight path into 2025.
We delve into the evolving dynamics of Asia's Travel and Mobility Tech startup ecosystem, highlighting the shift from quantity to quality.
Exploring the impact of AI-generated reviews on travel, our analysis delves into emerging solutions reshaping trust in the industry.
Our updated analysis of 15,000+ airline reviews reveals what bothers travelers the most in the post-pandemic travel era.
Exploring the dynamic landscape of evolving transport modes and emerging innovators in our final chapter of The Great Inversion series.
By exploring airline investments in startups, we discover which carriers lead in startup engagement and commitment to radical innovation.
We examine the sweeping transition from isolated transactions to enduring relational engagements in the travel industry.
Decoding the "Embedded Travel" trend, where omnipresent travel content leads to new forms of travel distribution.
As part of our The Great Inversion research series, we delve into the evolving meaning—the “means”—of travel that will redefine our industry.
We uncovered five compelling reasons for why Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment models hold strong potential for the travel industry.
Dive into the "Communities Define Demand" travel trend, exploring niche-focused demand, the review economy, and the rising luxification of travel.
We identified five emerging trends reshaping the Chinese travel industry which are of vital importance to Asian and Western audiences.
The metaverse doesn’t exist yet, but innovative experiments are laying the groundwork for a synergetic immersive travel experience.
Another year, another story—or not? Travel and Mobility Tech's publicly listed category leaders are off to a turbulent start in 2023.
The airline industry is experiencing a never-before-seen decline in the new formation of airlines. This will likely lead to a lack of innovation.
Despite an increase in the adoption of travel-related mobile apps, airport apps haven't been popular with passengers. Airports are wondering what to do.
We want to present you with some of the most interesting metaverse use cases launched by travel brands over the past 18 months.
TikTok has recently launched its e-commerce feature TikTok Shop in international markets. The opportunities for travel brands are now endless.
Mapping the major new-air travel technologies on the Gartner-like hype cycle, including hydrogen and electric flying, air taxis, and many more.
How do airline executives perceive the current state of the aviation industry? To get a better sense, we analyzed the earnings calls of major airlines.
We analyzed the Twitter performance of the leading 100 TNMT players to crown the winners and learn from their marketing tactics.
We analyzed the 2022 market movements of leading startups-turned-public-companies in travel and mobility.
The pandemic-induced work revolution is blurring the lines between the home and office as well as business and leisure travel.
We analyzed airline investments into promising Green Aero Tech ventures working to minimize climate impacts from air travel.
What role can NFTs play in the travel industry? We screened the market to identify promising application fields and startups.
The age of stay-at-home stocks may be on the way out while travel services recover rapidly. 2022 will be the judgement year for travel vs. tech.
Tiger Global was one of the most active (and radical) venture capital investors in 2021, so we explored their impact on Travel and Mobility Tech.
We explored the next generation of online travel distribution by analyzing the state of social media for travel inspiration and booking.
In collaboration with Blackbox, we surveyed thousands of ASEAN travelers to learn more about their sustainable travel behavior post-pandemic.
A mapping of the leading sustainability startups, grouped by their estimated climate impact for a net-zero emissions future in the travel industry.
A modern-day mega-trend, sustainability is the most relevant commercial force of innovation shaping the travel and aviation sectors.
We compared the favorite virtual work use cases to predict their long-term viability by quantifying consumer and investor interest.
A few airlines are finally betting on re-imagining the airline mobile app experience including AirAsia, the world’s most digitally aggressive airline app.
Travel experts from companies like Amadeus, Skift, and BCD Travel provide their predictions on the future of business travel post-Covid.
What worries travelers the most? Analyzing social and news media posts related to Covid-19 measures taken by airports and airlines.
We analyzed the emission of greenhouse gases by means of transport, and put it in relation to overall media attention.
A joint research with Golden Gate Ventures, featuring interviews with seven leading travel startups based in Southeast Asia.
We analyzed 15,000+ airline reviews on TripAdvisor with NLP for an objective analysis on how to (finally) fix the air-travel experience.
We surveyed 500+ travelers from East Asia to better understand their attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours in the new COVID-19 reality.
The Market Recovery Map (MRM) provides airlines with a simple, yet accurate and dynamic tool to identify the most promising travel routes early on.
We crunched the numbers for an update on innovation dynamics in Travel and Mobility Tech and how Covid-19 has impacted startup financing.
Gleb Tritus, Managing Director of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub, discusses how the 2020s will become the most pivotal decade for our sector.
Which markets might reflate the soonest? Applying Google Map’s free mobility data to proxy returning travel demand across +130 countries.
Measuring the extent of people’s behaviour to "venture out" or "stay at home" in Germany, Belgium, South Korea, and China during Covid-19.
Comparing the odds for a V-curve vs. U-curve vs. L-curve progression down the road for the Travel and Mobility Tech sector.
The video conferencing company Zoom is now valued more than the combined market capitalization of the five largest airlines in the world.
We analyzed app download trends in China over the past few weeks to predict how long it will take the industry to overcome the initial Covid-19 shock.
Together with price-prediction booking platform Hopper, we tested whether travelers’ intentions to travel greener translate into action.
At the DLD conference, we hosted a keynote and panel on the most promising startups in our sector with the CEOs of Hopper, Tripactions, and Tourlane.
With one of the first-ever price sensitivity surveys among air travelers, we evaluated the feasibility of a supersonic air-travel comeback.
We scouted all relevant startups operating within airports and analyzed the hurdles for them to prosper in this hostile environment.
We scouted all the startups that are making travel greener by addressing global sustainability issues like overtourism, flight shaming, and more.
How to best keep track of what's happening in the region? We curated a list of the best English-speaking tech publications demystifying Asia.
A mapping of the leading 150+ New Transportation companies, ranging from e-scooter and shared-bike operators all the way to space-travel providers.
We sat down with the co-founder and managing director of Berlin-based HomeToGo to discuss the future of meta-searching for accommodations.
We extended our previous analysis of the German e-scooter market to a full 3-month time period with download trends for all major e-scooter startups.
The four e-scooter startups Lime, Tier, Voi and Circ are fighting for market shares across several cities in Germany. Who is winning and why?
Together with price-prediction booking platform Hopper, we tested travelers’ responsiveness towards greener air-travel options.
Lots of private money is flowing into the space industry. Space tourism and asteroid mining are only two of the potential use cases.
Startups used to laugh at Corporate VC, but things are now shifting in the opposite direction. Might corporates even be the better VCs?
We used AI to analyze the major topics discussed by banking analysts and the top management of five major airlines during 60 earnings calls.
By using web traffic data, we illustrate how bus company Flixbus is competing with airlines, train and car-sharing providers in Germany.
Much has been written about air taxis and VTOL companies. We explain what is needed to turn the flying-car dream into a viable reality.
Our survey of 850 travelers reveals how passengers check in for their flights and what bothers them about current check-in processes.
VC investments in Travel & Mobility Tech startups from Asia, especially China, are skyrocketing. Who are all these new massively funded companies?
After building category leaders in ride and bike sharing, the next generation of emerging startups from Asia target the Tours and Activities segment.
Fluctuating airline prices are a major pain point in the eyes of most travelers. Airlines need to come up with new revenue management models.
Thousands of startups around the globe are working on innovative solutions to make travel more frictionless. An overview of trends.
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