Welcome to Silk Logic’s Travel Daily Podcast for November fourth, twenty-twenty-five! I’m your host, here to guide you through the most exciting breakthroughs reshaping the world of travel. Today, we’re diving into how mobile payment tech is transforming city transit, new airline routes unlocking legendary destinations, and global hotel brands leveraging digital strategies to thrive. If you want to travel smarter—or future-proof your travel business—stay tuned for the latest on travel’s digital frontier!

First up: Edinburgh, Scotland, is making ticket queues a thing of the past! Edinburgh’s trams and Lothian buses have just added Apple Pay Express Mode to their payment systems. That means you can now tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for rides—no need to unlock your phone, use Face ID, or even take off your gloves. Picture stepping onto a tram and paying instantly. This rollout comes after Greater Manchester’s launch in August, making Edinburgh one of the first UK cities outside L