Delicate production process

In the first episode, Jethwa guides his viewers through the delicate production process, from coffee bean to steaming cup of coffee. This special coffee is produced with the help of elephants. The VR experience ensures that you really experience it up close, putting you literally face-to-face with these majestic beasts.

Breath-taking travel videos

KLM has a reputation to uphold when it comes to applying technological innovation to provide customers with a memorable travel experience. We have introduced iFly VR to emphasise this.

Very soon, iFly will show you breath-taking travel videos that allow you to see 360 degrees around you. You’ll have time to take in all the splendour of the surroundings, so it’s nearly as impressive as real travel. You can enjoy the new videos with VR glasses, or on a tablet or smartphone. So anyone can take a long journey from the comfort of their own home. You’ll ride across rivers, sit among the locals at a ceremony – you can almost feel the sun warming your head. Wearing the VR glasses, you can imagine yourself sitting or walking next to the presenter as he walks through the rainforest, meets indigenous tribes, or pets an elephant.

KLM’s next iFly VR production will take place in Hawaii.

Upon entering Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s “geofence”, passengers automatically receive a notification with gate information and their boarding time. Opening the notification allows the passenger to swipe between all relevant flight information. An hour before departure, passengers receive a message with their boarding pass, ready to be scanned at the gate. A final notification with the passenger’s seat number is sent just before departure.

In line with this vision, KLM last year launched an airport navigation service using iBeacon technology that helps transfer passengers find their next gate at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

KLM is testing the smartwatch technology in order to benefit from user experiences. This will also be helpful for the Apple Watch app.

You can find the app here.

Two lucky winners will each receive a SkyTeam Go Round the World pass, offering up to 15 destinations on a single ticket with flights on any of SkyTeam’s 20 members.  In addition, winners can choose from one of five National Geographic Expeditions, worth up to approximately US$ 5,000, to enjoy on their travels. These include:

• Photo Workshop in Paris – 7-day workshop with an acclaimed National Geographic photographer
• Peru: Land of the Inca - 8-day journey into the legacy of the Inca and the vibrant traditions of Peruvian culture
• Alaska’s Inside Passage - 8 days aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion or Sea Bird
• Mongolia: Land of the Nomad - 13-day adventure to the steppe, the wetlands, and the desert
• Moroccan Odyssey - 11-day journey through Morocco from the seaside to the Sahara

To participate in the April contest, customers will like the SkyTeam’s Facebook page then click on the special Round the World tab. An App then generates their ‘ideal’ Round the World trip based on where their friends live, what interests them and what they like.  Customers can select the National Geographic Expedition they would like to win, before sharing the map with their friends via their Facebook wall.

Customers can also participate in the contest by booking a RTW trip in the month of May on www.skyteam.com. The winner for the Facebook contest will be chosen by lucky draw and announced the 15^th of May 2014 whilst the lucky customer from www.skyteam.com will be announced on the 16^th June 2014.

For more information about SkyTeam’s Round the World competition, click here