“Airlines must overhaul practices at every level to become more sustainable”
At the Sustainology Summit held in New York last week, Max Knagge (General Manager Americas, Scandinavian Airlines – SAS) spoke of how the onus of improving the sustainability of air travel lies with individual airlines, before highlighting SAS’ efforts in the space.
Taking a bird’s eye vi [...]
The Wrap: Tourism Malaysia partners Mafengwo to tap China’s outbound tourism market
News Roundup: It’s Malaysia in the spotlight in the run-up to Visit Malaysia 2020 with two leading players spearheading the charge to drum up arrivals to the country – Tourism Malaysia’s partnership with Chinese travel-focused social network Mafengwo and Malaysia Airlines’ new promotional c [...]
APAC villa rental market continues to grow despite falling occupancy rates
According to the Asia Pacific Villa Rental Market Research 2019 report by Villa Finder, the total private accommodation market has increased by 12% in the past two years, reaching a value of US$441m.
Bali remains the top villa market (>4000 villas), having grown 18% since 2017. Despite being ov [...]
US aviation authority downgrades Malaysia’s status for air travel to Category 2
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating from Category 1 to Category 2, which will not allow the country’s airlines to add new flights to the United States.
In a press statement issued on 11 November, the FAA said it “has found the Civil Aviation [...]
Personal safety priority for APAC business travellers, study finds
Concerns over personal safety while on the road, frustrations that some companies seemingly put self-interests ahead of employee needs and stress before and after the trip, are some of the challenges facing Asia Pacific (APAC) business travellers.
These are the results of a new SAP Concur survey [...]
Accor, Alibaba to jointly develop initiatives for digitalisation of global tourism in tie-up
French hospitality group Accor and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have announced a strategic partnership to develop a series of digital applications and loyalty programmes to improve the consumer and traveller experience over the next five years.
The collaboration will leverage Alibaba’s nea [...]
Travel giants Trip and TripAdvisor extend global reach through partnership
Trip.com Group Limited and TripAdvisor, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to expand global cooperation, including a joint venture, global content agreements and a governance agreement.
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The Wrap: WebBeds launches destination index in support of Hong Kong’s travel industry
News Roundup: WebBeds’ new destination performance tool launched, SITA's latest report on airlines and airports reaping benefits from IT investments, mobile app for booking tours and activities in Malaysia, ANA reducing single-use plastics from 2020
Distribution:WebBeds launches destination i [...]
Omio acquires travel planning engine Rome2rio
Omio, Europe's leading booking platform for multi-modal travel has acquired Rome2rio Pty Ltd, bolstering its transportation discovery and planning capabilities and taking an important first step towards a global offering.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Rome2rio enables consumers to search and d [...]
The Wrap: TAT, Expedia launch global sustainable tourism initiative in collaboration with UNESCO
News Roundup: "Industry-first” global initiative in sustainable tourism launched in Thailand, Malaysia Airlines' and Singapore Airlines' wide-ranging partnership agreement, AirAsia’s enhanced mobile app, American Express Global Business Travel’s new online booking tool Neo
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