Former Sabre executive Greg Webb replaces Gordon Wilson as Travelport’s new CEO
Travelport has named the ex-vice chairman of Sabre Greg Webb as CEO, succeeding Gordon Wilson on August 1 as he steps down after 28 years with the company and having been its president and CEO since 201l. Webb will also join the board of directors at Travelport.
The new Travelport chief was most [...]
Zara Khanna, 10, wants to change travel for kids and inspire girls to code
The
future of coding is in the hands of the next generation, and they’re starting
younger than you might think. Meet Zara Khanna, a precocious young girl of 10
with big plans to change travel through technology.
At just eight years old, Zara built her
first chatbot, Octa, to help fellow childr [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia and Singapore airlines strengthen ties in new pact, no potential merger as speculated
News Roundup: New MoU inked between Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines and speculations of a SIA investment or a possible merger of the two airlines, BCD Travel acquiring majority ownership of Japan’s Hitachi Travel Bureau, rebranding for Thailand-based hotel management company BHMA, Agoda� [...]
5 tech trends business travel agents should heed to remain competitive
Business travel is fast growing. The sector is estimated to reach US$1.6 trillion by 2020 according to the Global Business Travel Association, and by 2025 business travel spend in Asia Pacific will double and account for half of the world’s total. (See infographic below)
The challenge for busi [...]
American Express GBT acquires German business travel management company
Another day, another acquisition. This time it is the turn of American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading business partner for managed travel, which announced Tuesday (June 25) it would acquire German business travel agency DER Business Travel (DER) for an undisclosed [...]
Gillian Tans appointed Chairwoman of Booking.com
Booking Holdings announced that Gillian Tans has been appointed to the role of Chairwoman of Booking.com and Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings, will take on an expanded role that includes CEO of Booking.com, effective immediately.
"Gillian has led Booking.com through a period [...]
Want a quick exit? Try Shanghai and Perth
A new report on the quickest “seat-to-seat” times by Blacklane shows Shanghai and Perth having Asia Pacific’s fastest international and domestic terminals for arrival flyers to exit: 22 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. The slowest? Kansai International for international (80.5 minutes) and [...]
The Wrap: Finnair flies into the tours and activities sector with new digital travel service
News Roundup: Finnair's newly-launched Here/now aims to attract international tourists to Finland and the Nordic, ATPCO signs new expansion deal with Google Flights, Ypsilon join forces with Amadeus to streamline payments to low cost carriers.
Travel: Finnair flies into the tours and activities [...]
Grab announces investment and partnership with Splyt, to let travellers book rides via Grab app worldwide
Self-acclaimed “every day super app”, Grab has deepened its partnership with and invested in Splyt Technologies – a London-based transportation solution.
Currently, Grab and Splyt already have an existing partnership that allows international travellers to book Grab rides across over 300 [...]
BeMyGuest raises new funds for expansion in Asia
Singapore-based provider of travel activities and tours in Asia, BeMyGuest, has secured a new round of funding in Series B "largely from internal stakeholders" to drive continued development in its Asian home market.
The technology and distribution specialist did not disclose the amount of the n [...]
