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Australian firms struggle with changing employee spending habits
Data Analytics

Australian firms struggle with changing employee spending habits

Australian firms are struggling to manage evolving employee spend habits, with an SAP Concur study highlighting increased office, travel, and entertainment expenses.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Global Stories

Travel technologies stories

NP Digital acquires SearchGuru to bolster APAC market presence
Marketing Technologies

NP Digital acquires SearchGuru to bolster APAC market presence

NP Digital is set to acquire SearchGuru, boosting its APAC presence and enhancing service offerings. This move adds 120 marketers to NP's 270-strong team.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
Kinly launches sustainability-focused CSR strategy
Supply Chain

Kinly launches sustainability-focused CSR strategy

Kinly launches a new corporate social responsibility strategy in response to 53% of enterprises struggling to find AV suppliers aligned with their ESG goals.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th May 2024
SiteMinder deepens partnership with Trip.com amidst Chinese travel boom
Platform-as-a-Service

SiteMinder deepens partnership with Trip.com amidst Chinese travel boom

SiteMinder bolsters partnership with global OTA, Trip.com, amid increased demand from the outbound Chinese travel market.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd May 2024
Topia & Jobbatical partner to revolutionise global talent mobility
Artificial Intelligence

Topia & Jobbatical partner to revolutionise global talent mobility

Topia and Jobbatical unite to streamline international work relocations, revolutionising global talent mobility with tech-enabled visa and relocation services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Apr 2024
Sembo unveils AI multi-destination travel booking assistant
Artificial Intelligence

Sembo unveils AI multi-destination travel booking assistant

Nordic digital travel agency, Sembo, launches the world's first AI-powered multi-destination travel booking assistant.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Apr 2024
Half of online traffic in 2024 generated by bots, report finds
Gaming

Half of online traffic in 2024 generated by bots, report finds

Bad bots accounted for nearly half of all global internet traffic in 2024, hitting their highest ever level since monitoring began in 2013, warns cybersecurity leader Imperva.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
ExpressVPN reveals 41% of Brits fear holiday cybercrime
Virtual Private Networks

ExpressVPN reveals 41% of Brits fear holiday cybercrime

ExpressVPN study reveals that 41% of British tourists fear falling victim to cybercrime on holiday, with concerns especially heightened when using public Wi-Fi networks.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
DoubleVerify launches brand safety tool for TikTok advertisers
Gaming

DoubleVerify launches brand safety tool for TikTok advertisers

To aid TikTok marketers, DoubleVerify rolls out a brand safety tool introducing 16 additional suitability categories, enhancing precision and protection for advertisers in aligning with suitable content.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
Life360 launches new Landing Notifications feature for travel safety
IT Automation

Life360 launches new Landing Notifications feature for travel safety

Life360 introduces Landing Notifications, a feature that sends automatic alerts upon the landing of a user's connected network, boosting reassurance in travel safety.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2024
Travel eSIM users to surge 440% by 2028, says Juniper Research
Unified Communications

Travel eSIM users to surge 440% by 2028, says Juniper Research

Juniper Research predicts a tremendous 440% increase in global travel eSIM users from 40m in 2024 to over 215m by 2028, as high international roaming costs drive demand.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Apr 2024
SAP Concur & Mastercard unite for streamlined expense process
Marketing Technologies

SAP Concur & Mastercard unite for streamlined expense process

SAP Concur and Mastercard join forces to simplify expense processes, integrating transactions on corporate cards into Concur Expense to enhance user experience and compliance adherence.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Travel technologies stories

Current state of business travel revealed in HotelHub Index
Travel technologies

Current state of business travel revealed in HotelHub Index

HotelHub's Q1 2024 Index reveals a 19% drop in international business travel and an 8% rise in hotel costs globally.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024
Navigating New Zealand's data centre landscape: Modular trends and opportunities
Surveillance

Navigating New Zealand's data centre landscape: Modular trends and opportunities

New Zealand's data centres are evolving with modular, bespoke designs to meet low latency, sustainability, and scalability needs, attracting tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft.

By Jason Molloy • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
Outpayce, Amadeus's fintech, receives Spanish e-money licence
Fintech

Outpayce, Amadeus's fintech, receives Spanish e-money licence

Outpayce, fintech arm of Amadeus, is licensed by the Bank of Spain to offer regulated payment services and issue prepaid virtual cards, consolidating its position in Spain's e-money market.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 6th May 2024
Sembo unveils AI assistant revolutionising multi-destination travel booking
Customer Experience

Sembo unveils AI assistant revolutionising multi-destination travel booking

Nordic-based travel agency, Sembo, introduces an AI assistant that enables personalised, multi-destination journey booking, a first in the travel industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Apr 2024
UK business expenses surge 24% due to inflation, says SAP Concur
SAP

UK business expenses surge 24% due to inflation, says SAP Concur

UK business expenses surged 24% in FY 23/24, double the inflation rate peak, largely driven by increased costs in air travel, entertainment, and car hire, according to SAP Concur.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2024