{"id":5204,"date":"2019-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgehoglab.com\/the-future-of-travel-technology-3-travel-tech-predictions-for-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:00:03","slug":"the-future-of-travel-technology-3-travel-tech-predictions-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgehoglab.com\/the-future-of-travel-technology-3-travel-tech-predictions-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of travel technology: 3 travel tech predictions for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As leading travel technology developers working with both industry giants and startup travel businesses\u201a we gain a unique 360-degree view of trends and emerging themes within the sector. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n As we approach the close of 2019 – a year that has seen the highest ever global investment<\/a> in Travel Technology – we take a look at some key predictions for what is in store for the sector as we enter 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The travel applications that are installed on most people’s devices all have the same problem; they only cater for part of a travellers’ journey. While the leading players have fought valiantly to dominate their own market segments\u201a this has been at the expense of ultimate convenience for the traveller. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s take a typical international business trip organised by a senior manager of a small UK business. This single trip could easily involve a taxi\u201a a train\u201a a flight and a hotel. In most cases\u201a this would involve the use of four separate applications. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The customer could be forced to open Trainline to book their train to the airport\u201a Uber to order a taxi to the train station\u201a Skyscanner to reserve their flight and then Airbnb to find a place to stay. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nTackling the first mile\/last mile travel problem head-on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n