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With international travel roaring back into life, data-hungry Australian travellers have always needed to be cautious about their phone provider's roaming data fees - until now; Simify has hit our market with an unlimited roaming data plan that lets you ttravel with confidence you're not stuck with a hefty bill.

An epic journey deserves epic equipment. Whether you travel for business or leisure, you'll want to pack smartly. Journey's range of clever tech helps you keep all your devices powered with a minimum of cables.

GUEST OPINION:  The bustling holiday travel season is a key business opportunity for Australian airlines and travel companies. Ensuring the smooth and reliable operation of essential systems and processes during this peak period is crucial for providing seamless customer experiences, boosting revenue, and building long-term customer loyalty. However, to succeed, the industry must contend with a growing challenge – sophisticated bots enhanced with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

GUEST OPINION:  “Traveling for business or leisure?”This is a question commonly heard in the hospitality industry. People either travel for work-related purposes – to meet with remote collaborators in person, attend conferences, visit suppliers, sign deals, and conduct other professional activities – or they do it to explore the world's many wonders, relax, and have fun. At least, that’s how travel was once categorised. 

COMPANY NEWS:  Annual Digital 100 Report reveals shifting Australian consumer behaviour across Fashion, Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden, Personal Finance, and Tourism categories

Satechi has kicked 2024 off by unveiling an exciting roadmap of new and upgraded products, and, as always with Satechi, in highly eye-fetching designs. These include Satechi's first mechanical keyboard that functions seamlessly with Mac and Windows, a sleek and lightweight 145W USB-C 4-port GaN travel charger that is sure to become a favourite for those on the go, Qi2 wireless charging, and more.

GUEST OPINION: With the expected increase in global travel this festive season, it’s important to consider your cybersecurity habits while on the go. Traveling can leave ourselves vulnerable to device theft/loss and account breaches. In fact, according to a study by NordVPN, about half of US travellers will use public Wi-Fi, but 63% aren’t even sure they’re using secure networks.

GUEST RESEARCH: 2023 began with consumers showing strong demand for travel despite economic headwinds that may strain vacation budgets this year.

Telcos More and Tangerine have announced new travel packs with bigger data allowances at the expense of voice and text inclusions – and higher prices.

eGate hardware revenue will exceed US$490 million globally by 2027; up from US $207 million in 2023 as airports seek to cope with rebounding travel,  according to a new study.

GUEST RESEARCH: The dark underbelly of the internet never takes a break, and cybercriminals seem to have set their eyes on exploiting eager travellers as we settle into 2023.

Alogic has started the year strong, releasing power adapters that are a must-buy for travellers and non-travellers alike.

Australians who wish to travel abroad after the country's international borders open on 1 November can obtain proof of their COVID-19 vaccinations to show at immigration control points abroad.

Travel agent Flight Centre has selected Australian technology provider oobe to migrate its key Citrix platforms to Microsoft Azure, in a move expected to gain efficiencies, save costs, and future-proof the business.

COVID-19 related issues affecting small businesses saw the number of enquiries to the ACCC in the first half of this year increase by 42%, compared to the previous six months, according to the competition watchdog’s small business in focus report.

Flight Centre has buckled under weeks of pressure from Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog the ACCC and has now stopped charging customers hundreds of dollars in cancellation fees in order to get a refund for travel cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID 19: New Zealand’s competition regulator the Commerce Commission has issued guidance for consumers and businesses to assist them in understanding what their rights and obligations are in relation to disruptions to travel, trading and events as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic could cost telecoms operators more than US$25 billion in lost revenue during the next nine months, with more than 650 million passenger trips to be cancelled due to the virus – accounting for over 80% of the anticipated international passenger trips that were previously forecast before the spread of the virus, according to one research firm.

Optus has launched a Traveller SIM offering visitors to Australia using the service free mobile calls and text messages.

Travel company Intrepid Group's experience with the Pluralsight learning platform was so positive that the company has significantly expanded its use, business systems development manager Ryan Warrener told iTWire.