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How webcam travel is giving tourism a lifeline during the pandemic
During the first UK lockdown, I received an email from my son’s primary school with a list of webcams we might enjoy having ...
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The science of why lockdown barely affected global temperatures
Countries across the world took unprecedented action in the first few months of 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19. At ...
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5 innovations shaping the future of train travel
What will the future of public transport look like? The major projects being planned today, such as the UK’s HS2 high-speed ...
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What air travel might look like in 2050
If the aviation industry was a country, it would rank among the world’s top ten emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Aviation ...
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Why the UK’s decarbonization plan is good, but not great
It’s not often that a government transport document leaves you gobsmacked. But there was one line in the foreword of the ...
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Google makes it easier to find hotels with free cancelation amid coronavirus
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the travel industry is changing a lot. People are staying home more, and because of various ...
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Wake up sheeple: AI shows all tourists basically take the same picture
A new study from Facebook's AI team shows how travel images and conservation policies influence the movements of tourists ...
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We won't reach other solar systems for a while — robots could visit them first
Many great movies and television shows, including the Lost in Space reboot, show various versions of interstellar ...
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Scientist says we haven't found ET yet because we're doomed to destroy all life
A group of physicists working on the atomic bomb program at Los Alamos Research Laboratory in 1950 were having a discussion ...
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Polestar plugs into pan-European charging network to make EV road trips easier
Polestar has partnered with European charging network Plugsurfing to help make continental charging easier, and simpler for ...
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Coronavirus is a once in a lifetime chance to rethink how we travel
The transport sector has been impacted as much as any by the coronavirus. This isn’t a normal period of disruption, which ...
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How startups should navigate the business travel shutdown
CEO and co-founder of TravelPerk on how what you should prioritize and how your startup can survive during these trying times. ...
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How travel tech companies aim to survive the coronavirus pandemic
We spoke to two very different travel tech companies — one an established player and the other an up-and-coming business ...
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Want to take your partner on a romantic EV road trip? Head to Norway
Do you want to take your significant other on a romantic getaway in your electric vehicle (EV) but don't know where to go? ...
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This AI suitcase could help visually-impaired people to travel
A group of Japanese companies is developing a suitcase-shaped robot that uses AI to help visually-impaired people to travel ...
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These 15 matchmaking and social media startups want to change how we connect
The first thing that comes to mind when we think of social platforms and matchmaking is usually dating apps, but the potential ...
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Google's improved travel search tools are great for planning trips on a budget
Last year, when I went to Europe for a month, I spent a lot of time on sites like Hostel World before and during the trip, ...
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French travel site Option Way leaks 100GB worth of customer details
A report published today by security research firm VPNMentor suggests its team found 100GB of unsecured customer data from ...
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48 kilometers is the farthest most people will travel to get some ass
A new survey has found that most people on dating apps are willing to travel up to 48 kilometers (30 miles) for a chance ...
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It’s the end of the road for Google's excellent Trips mobile app
Another day, another Google product being shuttered. This time, it's Trips, the travel app that automatically created plans ...
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Get ready to see more shopping ads on Google Search, Images and YouTube
Google is unveiling a redesigned personalized Google Shopping experience with a universal shopping cart to buy stuff from ...
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Why pilots are safe from automation (for now)
Our world is becoming more and more automated by the year; we all know that. But that doesn’t mean everything in sight ...
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Booking.com's CEO on diversity in tech and the future of tourism
In an age of digital advancement, the tourism industry has embraced new tech to deliver improved user experiences. With the ...
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Popular travel app hands out Trump-shaped stress balls to anyone who books a trip to Mexico
Travel app TRVL is offering Trump-shaped stress balls to travelers heading to Mexico, as a reward for those visiting in spite ...
