HotelsCombined to roll out new affiliate portal featuring real-time data
Independent hotel metasearch company HotelsCombined is soon rolling out a new affiliate portal, developed "with partner feedback", focused on providing real-time data.
The new portal is also being developed with the corporate market in mind.
"With one of the primary concerns of this (corpo [...]
The Wrap: Tokyo Station now has an AI concierge to help travellers
In the news: Tokyo Station gets a chatbot helper; Ctrip and Royal Caribbean Cruises to end JV; Klook boosts its executive team to help with global expansion
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Tokyo Station now has an AI concierge to help travellers
Tokyo Station, the train hub of Japan’s capita [...]
Of travel fairs and Japan: A Malaysian love story
E-commerce, buying travel online, economic uncertainty and a weak ringgit (Malaysian currency) have not affected Malaysian's love for travel and thronging travel fairs to find the best deals and physically book their vacations.
A case in point – despite predictions that the annual travel fairs [...]
IHG acquires 51% stake in Regent Hotels in a JV agreement with FIH
Taiwan-based Formosa International Hotels Corporation (FIH) has inked a joint venture agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to accelerate the international expansion of Regent Hotels & Resorts (Regent).
In a statement announcing the deal, IHG reveals that under this agreement it [...]
The Wrap: ‘We Were Built’ – The story of how a Singapore icon came to be
In the news: A journey down memory lane to discover the beginning of Raffles Hotel Singapore; Amadeus’ invests in automated pedestrian analytics and insights company CrowdVision; Alipay adds four more SEA countries to its platform.
HOTELS: ‘We Were Built’ – The story of how a Singapore [...]
TourScanner wants to make tours & activities easy to search, compare and book
Tours and activities has been a notoriously difficult and fragmented vertical to crack. Merchants are still in the process of transitioning from offline to online, and consumers typically book activities in-destination.
Nevertheless, the sector is attracting investment. Phocuswright valued the to [...]
Travelstart introduces Travelstart Live, new service to cater for complex bookings
Travelstart, the Cape Town-based online travel agency, has relaunched its internal travel consultancy, Travelbar, as Travelstart Live.
The OTA said in a statement with Travelstart Live the company would “focus on improving their expert ‘human’ service and being better equipped to assist cu [...]
LN Global Hotel Alliance formed to accommodate needs of Chinese travellers
Guangzhou-based Ling Nan Hospitality and online solution provider for independent hotels Compass Edge, together with China Southern Airlines and GZL Travel Services, have teamed up to launch the LN Global Hotel Alliance.
The alliance has four “pillars”. Compass Edge represents hotels outside [...]
Egencia expands Global Leadership Team with hiring of Wendy White
It’s International Women's Day today (April 8) and leading global travel management company, Egencia, announced it has enlarged its Global Leadership Team to include four women leaders.
The latest to join the team is Wendy White as its vice president of marketing, tasked with leading all global [...]
Jane Sun: Shattering the ‘Glass Ceiling’ – Greater female presence needed for innovation
By Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip
Women have been asking for equal labor right and social status since the establishment of the International Women’s Day in 1910. It is common sense for a responsible company to provide equal career development and remuneration for women. According to the report by the� [...]
