Trip.com Group, in crisis mode, launches “Safeguard Cancellation Guarantee” to protect travellers
In response to the coronavirus crisis which has severely affected travel demand during the peak Lunar New Year season, Trip.com Group has launched a “Safeguard Cancellation Guarantee” initiative.
The company, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and announced ambitious plans to e [...]
Sabre partners Accor to create the first unified technology platform for hospitality
Sabre Corporation and Accor are partnering to create the first unified central reservation (CR) and property management (PM) platform for the global hospitality industry.
Sabre intends to develop a new full-service property management capability to layer on its existing central reservation and [...]
Alibaba and Nielsen identify top Chinese travel and mobile payment trends in 2020
A new report released by Nielsen and Alipay, 2019 New Trends for Mobile Payment in Chinese Outbound Tourism, outlined the latest trends in Chinese outbound tourism and spending habits.
According to the China Tourism Academy,
China’s outbound tourism market totalled over 81 million trips in th [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines expands codeshare with Qatar Airways, suspends Boeing 737 MAX delivery (Updated)
News Roundup: Partnerships take centre stage with Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways expanding code share agreement and Accor teaming up with Grab for additional benefits to loyalty members; highlighted too is Travelport reporting positive results from its Travel Unified campaign
Aviation: Ma [...]
Study looks at the way forward for Asia’s tours and activities sector
At WiT Singapore 2019 last October BeMyGuest, specialists in technology and distribution for the travel experience industry in Asia, presented a report into the state of the attractions, tours and activities sector in the region and where it could be headed. Its CEO Blanca Menchaca shares a snapsho [...]
New technology trends shape the future airport
To accommodate the additional 2.1 billion annual passengers by 2036 expected to arrive in Asia, airport operators will have to look to automation and new technology to maximise the capacity of existing infrastructure.
Travel industry leaders were asked, in a recent report by Amadeus, which tech [...]
JWT Intelligence Identifies The Top Ten Travel Trends Of 2020, Part Two
We continue our look at the latest travel trends identified by JWT Intelligence’s annual The Future 100: 2020 report. Last week, we took a closer look at five of the top ten key trends that will unfold in travel this year. Read part one here. Here is part two:
Legacy
tourism – protect [...]
WiT Africa 2020 to connect the dots between the Asian and African travel markets, in Cape Town, May 28
Singapore Tourism Board comes on-board as Destination Partner
Following
its success in Asia and the Middle East, WiT (Web in Travel) will host its
debut WiT Africa conference in Cape Town, drawing focus on the growth and
potential of the African travel market and its connection with Asia.
Th [...]
JWT Intelligence identifies the top ten travel trends of 2020, part one
According to JWT Intelligence’s annual The Future 100: 2020 report released this week, the year will see ten key trends unfold in travel. Many of the trends identified seem to combat the less desirable aspects of the industry – namely over-tourism and its negative environmental impact –& [...]
Sojern’s digital advertising platform now available to all hotels
Digital marketing solutions provider Sojern is offering its enterprise-grade technology developed to power marketing campaigns for the world’s biggest travel brands to independent hotels and chain properties as a subscription.
A commission version of the same solution,
known as ‘Pay On The S [...]
