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Canada to test blockchain for
traveller identification
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA has announced it will collaborate with the World Economic Forum and partners to test emerging digital technologies and their application to travel.
Following the launch of a Known Addison Lee launches global digital service
ADDISON LEE is launching a global digital service that it says will allow customers to book journeys in more than 100 cities worldwide via its app. To support this expansion, the taxi hire group is investing £65 million into additional fleet for its London and New York operations. Through the Addison Lee app and website, corporate customers can now book cars across the globe, including Paris, Berlin, Beijing and Johannesburg.
The group says its premium service levels are guaranteed through its affiliate network of 5,000 partners. It has also announced it will lease from a range of brands, including Ford, Mercedes and Cadillac, and maintains that it will be ready to roll out electric vehicles when better infrastructure is in place. Addison Lee was named Best Ground
Transportation Company at the 2018 Business Travel Awards (see p48).
Traveller Digital Identity prototype, Canada says it will design a ‘proof of concept’ pilot project between itself and the Netherlands to test the potential of biometrics and distributed ledger technology in facilitating secure and seamless air travel. International air arrivals to Canada are expected to reach 1.8 billion by 2030 – there were 1.2 billion in 2016. According to a report by the World Economic Forum and Accenture, infrastructure and human resources must be improved to accommodate this growth, while maintaining national and international security standards. The Known Traveller concept enables travellers to have control over their data and its components. They can choose to ‘push’ their information to relevant entities via secure distributed ledger technology.
SERVICED APARTMENTS Yotel to develop extended-stay product
YOTEL HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL OPEN FIVE NEW Yotelpad properties, adding an extended-stay product to its portfolio. Yotel says the concept borrows elements of luxury serviced apartments and translates them into purposefully designed ‘compact homes’, known as ‘pads’. The company says the product is intended to give guests a home-from- home experience. Standard pads start from 20 sqm, but
larger options will be available. They feature Yotel’s adjustable Smartbeds, work and relaxation areas, en-suite bathrooms, fully equipped kitchenettes and storage space. Yotel’s Technowall will enable guests to connect and personalise the space.
Communal areas and amenities within the property will be programmed to the local environment and may include 24/7 gyms, bike and gear storage,
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Amazon lockers, laundry facilities, a home cinema and a library, as well as Yotel’s Club Lounge, which can be used as a co-working space or for meetings. Yotel says that five properties are confirmed in North America, Europe
and the Middle East. The first two planned are in Park City, Utah, and downtown Miami, Florida, which will include 250 Yotel cabins and 208 pads. Future plans include opening properties in the Lake Geneva region and Dubai.
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