Suffering from travel withdrawal symptoms? You’ve got “Wanderlost”, says Klook
IF you miss travel and suffer from wanderlust withdrawal, you’ve probably contracted “Wanderlost”, according to tours and activities platform Klook which recently commissioned a study with YouGov across 15,323 individuals in 13 markets in Asia Pacific.
There is pent-up demand and a genu [...]
The Wrap: Thailand and Agoda partner to market hotel quarantine packages online, report on Asian NTOs’ readiness in tapping Muslim travel market, and more …
THE Wrap is a
round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of
developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges
in the era of coronavirus
Thailand enlists Agoda to expediate booking of hotel quarantine packages online
Agoda's dedicat [...]
Accor and Ennismore team up to form mega lifestyle platform
GIANT French hospitality group Accor has entered into a new partnership with Ennismore, the parent company of The Hoxton hotel chain, to form what they termed as “the world’s leading lifestyle operator in the hospitality sector.”
Through the all-share merger the new entity will bring toget [...]
Significant changes in every sector, new ideas will emerge: SAP Concur
The global
community will see significant changes in nearly every sector, but new ideas
that can benefit the future are likely, according to SAP Concur predictions for
2021.
Here are
the predictions:
1. Business travel will resume, responsibly2021 will usher in the era of responsible travel. [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia implements contactless clearance system, Tencent launches automatic subtitling solution, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep
track of developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet
challenges in the era of coronavirus.
AirAsia utilises AI-technology to provide contactless clearance before flight
Scan2Fly has go [...]
Guest Blog: Five hospitality trends for rebuilding consumer trust
This is a contribution from Jens-Henning Peters, head of vocational education and training at EHL.
AFTER what has been a dire time for hotels worldwide the industry is slowly rekindling its operations. From December 1 the Singapore Tourism Board will be issuing SingapoRediscovers S$100 credits [...]
Five tours & activities operators announced as booking partners for Singapore’s domestic tourism campaign
FIVE operators – Changi Travel Services, Klook, Trip.com, GlobalTix, Traveloka have been named as authorised booking partners for Singapore Tourism Board’s SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV) scheme following a competitive tender which closed early October.
From
December 1, Singapore citize [...]
Asian destinations are the most searched for international travel in 2021 (UPDATED)
AS borders gradually open and more people are planning to travel in 2021, destinations within Asia seem to be the flavour with them, revealed the 2021 Travel Trends Report from Expedia.
The top five most searched destinations for travellers are Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Maldives and Bali.
[...]
Wego takes pulse on Traveller Intent and Covid Trends in Middle East: Part 1
IN the run-up to WiT Middle East on November 25, we present a summary of the Wego Travel Pulse “Covid-19 & MENA Traveller Intent” from November 18. Part 1, Middle East. Tomorrow, North Africa.
MENA Key Highlights
Wego internal, MENA search activity. 100% equals 2019 average
Tr [...]
GlobalTix tackles content management challenge with Magpie
GLOBALTIX'S growing content management challenge has led the Singapore-based online ticketing platform to forge a partnership with Magpie. The San Francisco company Magpie provides content management solutions to the tours and activities sector.
“As we continue to build up our already vast dat [...]
