SIA to expand KrisConnect Programme to the US market
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will expand the KrisConnect Programme to its travel trade partners in the United States, providing them with a wider range of fares and personalised content from March 2021..
This is made possible through KrisConnect’s leverage of Application Programme Interface (API) [...]
Taiwan-based travel startup KKday raises $75m in series C round to expand in Asia
Travel experiences platform KKday announced it has raised US$$75 million in a series C funding round led by Cool Japan Fund and Taiwan’s National Development Fund.
Existing investors Monk’s Hill Ventures and MindWorks Capital also participated in the round.
The company plans to use the fr [...]
One-way trips, shorter booking windows – trends impacting travel: Skyscanner report
The New World of Travel Report released this week by Skyscanner looks at what the future of travel should look like, as well as explore the economics of travel and the changing psychology of travellers.
Among the sectors covered are domestic travel,
pattern of booking lead times, lo [...]
IATA calls for systematic Covid-19 testing of all international travellers before departure
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for the development and deployment of systematic Covid-19 testing for all international flight passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine.
IATA will work through the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) [...]
The Wrap: STB and Visa sign three-year pact to assist Singapore’s tourism SMEs, WTTC Safe Travels stamp adopted by 100 destinations, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root.
STB, Visa collaborate to aid Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle SMEs in their recovery
One of the aims of STB-Visa mark [...]
Covid-19 has shortened flight booking lead times in APAC, led by India and Thailand
Indian travellers appear to be the most
last minute in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to booking flights,
averaging just 10 days before their departure between March-July 2020.
They are followed by Thai and Singaporean
travellers, who booked on average 21 and 25 days prior to departure. & [...]
The Wrap: OTA 12Go ties up with Amadeus to boost European rail content, Taiwan is top searched destination for travel on Agoda, 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 the green shoots of recovery slowly take root
OTA 12Go boosts European rail content in new distribution pact with Amadeus
12Go customers will have access to European r [...]
Guest Blog: The Safe Flying Protocol (SFP): The Best & Smartest Way To Restart Travel
By Timothy O’Neil-Dunne, 777 Partners and Henry Harteveldt, Atmosphere Research Group
Unprecedented. Extraordinary. Incomprehensible. Ultra-Complex. Unrivalled. Sobering. We have exhausted the superlatives when it comes to describing, Covid-19, and its impact on the global travel industry.
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Don’t hold your breath for “travel corridors” or “green lanes”, work your domestic strategy for now
“True international travel in South-east Asia needs a vaccine”, says Agoda’s Hughes
Travel businesses in Asia should not pin their hopes on “travel corridors” and “green lanes” generating any substantial volume this year, with Agoda’s Timothy Hughes calling it a “dangerous” [...]
STB inks S$2 million deal with Klook to promote domestic tourism and local businesses
Hong Kong-based based travel activities and services booking platform Klook has been busy forming partnerships to promote tourism in Asia Pacific, recently with Grab and now with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in a S$2 million (US$1.47 million) domestic marketing partnership.
The partnership [...]
