Grab launches ride-hailing service on Booking.com mobile app
As
an extension of its current partnership, Booking.com and Grab have incorporated
Grab’s ride-hailing service into Booking.com’s mobile app. The collaboration
will allow international travellers visiting South-east Asia to make real-time
transport bookings via the Booking.com app, in their pre [...]
Experiential travel from Asia will fuel Africa’s rise, sustainability and conservation paramount
As consumers become more conscientious about the sustainability of their travel practices, some are actively seeking out brands better aligned with their values. And Singita, which runs high end lodges alongside wildlife protection programmes in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Rwanda believes [...]
South African Tourism and Tencent team up to boost Chinese arrivals in South Africa
China’s Tencent and the South African Tourism Beijing Office (SA Tourism) have announced a new partnership geared towards increasing the number of Chinese tourist arrivals in South Africa.
The collaboration will
span over two years and aims to position South Africa as one of Chinese
travellers [...]
Navigating the pitfalls for travel startups: A “safety” guide
“My goal is to highlight some of the most common place calamities to befall travel startups,” was how Rod Cuthbert, board member of Veltra Corp and former chairman & CEO of Viator & Rome2rio, started his presentation at WiT Innovation Stage held last week in conjunction with WiT S [...]
The Wrap: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
News Roundup: Tencent-YesMilano partnership to boost Milan tourism from China, Singapore Airlines’ new NDC aggregator, Amadeus NDC-enhanced booking platform, more flexibility flying with Cebu Pacific
Destination: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
Gall [...]
Sabre buys airline retailing software provider Radixx for US$110 million
Leading technology travel provider, Sabre Corporation , has purchased airline retail platform, Radixx, for US$110 million in cash, including payments to debtholders.
Founded in 1993, Orlando-based Radixx is a
passenger service system (PSS) with Internet booking engine (IBE) specialising
in low [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: Agoda’s CEO talks Asia, moving beyond accommodation, partnerships
Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” could be the theme song of Singapore-based travel platform Agoda as it focuses on finding the "best inventory" for its customers, operating with the "best tech" and fending off the intense competition in Asia armed with the "best weapons”. In a wide-ranging [...]
IDEM Hospitality takes top prize of WiT Startup of the Year 2019 in Singapore
IDEM Hospitality has taken the top prize in this year’s WiT Singapore Startup Pitch, powered by Amadeus, after the finals were held earlier this week at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
IDEM Hospitality beat two
other finalists – eRoam and Travenues – with its solution to he [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: How Generation Alpha is influencing travel, from planning to in-trip activities
They are born after 2010 (nine years and under) in the same year as Instagram and the iPad, are known as the children of millennials, the largest generation that is still being born on a daily basis, and the longest living generation.
This is Generation Alpha. “If you don’t know about Alpha, [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: Accor and Expedia Group on how to save the hotel-OTA relationship
The hotel-OTA relationship has always been a tricky one. The two are co-dependent and must care for each other, but not too much. On a panel at the WiT Singapore 2019 Main Stage, Louise Daley, deputy CEO, Accor APAC and Melissa Maher, senior vice president, marketing and innovation, Expedia Group e [...]
