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Articles tagged “languages”

Hotels

HotelTonight expands in Europe and Mexico with localized language capabilities

Shank doesn’t reveal where the service will launch next, but Asia – a popular destination for both business and leisure travelers – seems like the smart next step after Europe.

HotelTonight expands in Europe and Mexico with localized language capabilities

Online Travel

Language learning startup Verbling adds classes via Google Hangouts and 9 new languages

Several startups are leveraging tech to connect strangers with a common goal in another case in which technology (like Google Street View) is replacing the need to actually board a plane.

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British travelers almost completely agree that there’s “no point” learning local languages

The changing face of tourism means that Mandarin and Portuguese could join English in the next few decades as the lingua franca of the international traveler.

Airlines

Southwest prepares to go global with launch of Spanish language website

The launch won’t drive Spanish speakers to Southwest’s website as other airlines and booking sites already offer translated web pages, but it is a sign of the airline’s commitment to expansion in Latin America.

Southwest prepares to go global with launch of Spanish language website

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Survey of European travelers reveals that Britons are the worst at speaking foreign languages

Meanwhile, Americans let out a sigh of relief that this survey did not include them.

Airlines

Tokyo Narita makes arrivals easier with iPads and foreign-language specialists

The number of iPads on the ground is slim (only 6), but Narita's language and wayfaring apps are impressive, as are the old-school badges that identify staff as foreign language speakers.

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Infographic: The world’s most spoken languages of today and tomorrow

It's predicted that the three most common languages today -- English, Chinese, and Spanish -- will still be the most dominant languages in 100 years.