More live entertainment, sports events for Accor’s customers in group’s expanded deal with AEG
Members of Accor’s new guest loyalty programme ALL (Accor Live Limitless) will get to enjoy more concerts and sports events with the extension of the French hospitality group’s partnership with leading sports and live entertainment company AEG.
In announcing the partnership’s expansion Acc [...]
The Millennial Traveller: I worked in New York City for a fortnight. Here’s what I learned.
New York City is an assault on the senses. Arriving on a cold November evening after over 25 hours of travel, I watched as the amber light of sunset descended behind the jagged skyline. The clocks had changed during my flight, dragging night forward an hour earlier, and painting the sky so black th [...]
These are the trends that will shape travel experiences in the next decade
This is the time of the year when predictions and trends in almost every sector are being made or revealed by businesses worldwide. Joining in is Travelport unveiling the 2020 Trends that “will shape travel experiences” at the start of the next decade.
The independent research carried out [...]
Online travel industry figures converge to navigate the “perfect storm” in travel
More than 15 leaders in the
online travel industry gathered at a villa on a private island in Miami to
brainstorm ideas on how to “navigate the perfect storm”.
The half-day Online Travel Executive Retreat, organized jointly by Amadeus and WiT, was held in conjunction with The Phocuswright C [...]
The Wrap: Travelstart takes over management of Jumia Travel’s operations across Africa
News Roundup: South African OTA Travelstart’s new distribution and commercial agreement with pan-African online travel booking portal Jumia Travel, Dubai Airports’ sustainable initiative in banning single-use plastics starting in the new year.
OTA: Travelstart takes over management of Jumia [...]
Trends that have shaped the past decade, and those that will transform in the next
Expedia Group and HomeAway jointly identified 10 trends that have shaped travel in the last decade and six emerging patterns that will change the industry in 2020 and beyond.
Gabriel Garcia, Global Head Mobile
Marketing & App Ecosystems, Brand Expedia, tapped on the rise of mobile,
the grow [...]
Startup Spotlight: ExploreMaps helps travellers share itineraries and travel trails
Meet ExploreMaps, a Singapore-based travel startup that wants to take the pain out of travel planning by letting users create and share mapped out itineraries that are easy to follow.
Describe the business, core products and services in one paragraph .
ExploreMaps is building a social netwo [...]
The Wrap: Agoda‘s new brand campaign promises ‘Less Hassle, More Travel’
News Roundup: Agoda’s new multi-market brand campaign launched, AirAsia’s first fast food restaurant serving inflight meals, China’s airlines and airports growing investments in AI and automation, Perth Airport’s tech boost from Amadeus
Marketing: Agoda ‘s new brand campaign promises � [...]
Shopping still top activity for Chinese outbound travellers
Chinese tourists still love to shop during
their overseas trips with shopping remaining at the top of
Chinese outbound travellers’ expenditure categories, according to the ‘2019 Chinese Outbound Travel Consumption Report’.
Published by Trip.com Group and UnionPay International, the report [...]
Questo wants to make every city a game and invites tour operators to come and play
Coupling the booming mobile gaming market and travellers’ quest for local experiences, Questo has designed a ‘real-world exploration game’ to help travellers explore destinations in unique ways.
As CEO Alex Govoreanu sees it, the platform
allows consumers to explore cities without a guide [...]
