U.S. Customs Looks to Blockchain and 5 Other Digital Trends This Week
Photo Credit: A U.S. Customs and Border Security agent at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs Visual Communications Division / Mani Albrecht
Skift Take
This week in digital news, the federal government considers blockchain for monitoring travelers, the EU will wait to put Google's flight and hotel platforms under the microscope, and Lastminute.com hopes to grab TUI's market share.
Digital Travel News Weekly Roundup
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines digital trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Blockchain for Travel Security Measures: As governments and big corporations adopt blockchain solutions to persistent challenges, one shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that blockchain’s ledger technology can be used to surveil and persecute travelers.
Google’s Travel Services Aren’t a Focus of European Regulators Just Yet: Over the last
