HK Express links up with flight comparison site Dohop to expand international interline services
Hong Kong-based airline, HK Express, has joined forces with flight comparison site, Dohop, to provide international interline services, making it the first Asian carrier to partner with the Icelandic company.
The partnership, sealed at the ongoing Aviation Festival 2018 in Singapore, will make i [...]
Robert Bailey joins Travelport as chief strategy officer
Travelport has appointed Robert Bailey, former president and CEO of Abacus, to the newly-created role of chief strategy officer based in Langley, the UK.
Reporting to Travelport’s president and CEO Gordon Wilson, Bailey will take up his new posting on March 1.
His responsibilities will i [...]
Asian tours and activities platform KKday closes US$10.5M in series B funding
Asia’s tours and activities platform, KKday has raised an impressive US$10.5 million in Series B funding, led by Japanese travel agent H.I.S., and current investor MindWorks Ventures (a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm) in participation. KKday previously raised US$4.5 million in series A fundi [...]
European airlines scored big in a la carte revenue last year, flying off with US$19bil
Estimated airline a la carte revenue worldwide in 2017 stood at US$57 billion, with European airlines leading at US$19.4 billion followed by Asian carriers at US$15.8 billion.
The estimates from the CarTrawler Global Statistics of a la Carte Revenue released by consultancy on airline ancillary re [...]
The Wrap: Travelport reveals plans to include NDC content on its distribution platform
In the news: This week’s focus is on IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) as three rival global distribution companies – Travelport, Amadeus and Sabre – step up their game to deploy NDC-enabled products and adopt NDC standard in their airline retailing and product distribution strategy.
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Building talent and brand identity main challenges facing hospitality, says Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore’s Roy Liang
From a distance, the Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore looks and runs like any longstanding branded accommodation property in the city; smoothly and seemingly effortlessly, like a duck floating on the water.
As many in the industry know, this reality is often far from the case as each property faces [...]
Singapore sees record tourism growth for two years running, according to STB
Singapore saw growth in visitor arrivals by 6.2% (to 17.4million) across all of its top ten markets as well as higher-spending markets like China, South Korea, the USA and the UK. Tourism receipts rose by 3.9% to S$26.8 billion. It marks the second consecutive year of record tourism levels in Singap [...]
TrustYou puts review data into one platform, invests in new tech to boost hotels’ ROI
Following its acquisition in June last year by Recruit Holdings Co Ltd, TrustYou has stepped up its expansion in Asia Pacific with the appointment of Alex Tan as managing director, who will oversee development in key Asia markets (excluding Japan and Korea), as well as New Zealand and Australia.
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The Wrap: Here’s where Chinese travellers are going to welcome the Year of the Dog
In the news: With the Year of the Dog just around the corner we take a look at where the Chinese people are spending the week-long Spring Festival holidays, and how another Singapore company is wooing Chinese visitors to the city-state.
DESTINATIONS: Here’s where Chinese travellers are going to [...]
Inaugural Marketing Innovation Programme by STB awards AccorHotels, Millennium Hotels & Resorts and Wildlife Reserves Singapore
AccorHotels, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore have been selected as the top three marketing campaigns that will receive support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB)’s inaugural Marketing Innovation Programme (MIP) this year.
Launched in 2016, the MIP is a fundi [...]
