The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines on track to become a digital airline, launches first Innovation Lab
In the news: Malaysia Airlines' new Innovation Lab, partnership between Travelport and MakeMyTrip, Expedia’s revenue management tool for hotels, Scoot’s new payment provider
AIRLINES: Malaysia Airlines on track to become a digital airline, launches first Innovation Lab
Most airlines ar [...]
Why Asian travellers choose non-hotel accommodation
Where do you like to stay when you’re on holiday? In hotels/resorts or go for private accommodation to get the ‘home away from home’ feel? If you fall in the latter group then you are in good company, as a growing number of Asians are opting for non-hotel accommodation (NHAs), also known as ho [...]
Who is the APAC traveller and what do they want?
Amadeus released what it touts to be its most comprehensive study to date – “Amadeus Journey of Me Insights: What Asia Pacific Travellers Want” – a data-driven look at the world’s largest travel market, Asia Pacific. It is part of the company’s initiative to better understand how custom [...]
The Wrap: Klook lends Korea a helping hand to woo Asian FITs
In the news: Partnership between tours booking platform Klook and Korea, new mobile travel concierge from Changi’s SATS, low cost carrier Scoot’s new Malaysian destinations, Travelport’s deal with Ugo
DESTINATIONS: Klook lends Korea a helping hand to woo Asian FITs
Korea sees strong [...]
Beyond Pricing acquires Smart Host, offering revenue management tools for vacation rentals
Vacation rental revenue management firm, Beyond Pricing has acquired Smart Host – another travel technology startup, focused on introducing flexible pricing strategies to vacation rentals – for an undisclosed amount.
Beyond Pricing grants its users with free and open access to data of nearby [...]
Bangkok, London top destinations for APAC travellers this fall
Travel from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is still robust in Q3 this year with vacationers favouring both short haul and long haul destinations, with Bangkok and London as most popular respectively - no surprises there.
The other cities in the top five destinations list are Tokyo, Singapore, T [...]
Hoteliers must prepare for new wave of challenges in increasingly dynamic marketplace
Hotels must find ways to optimise their pricing and distribution in a marketplace that is continually under pressure from new entrants and new technology.
One of the industry’s front runner in revenue management is organising its third presentation of a revenue strategy forum, this year in Hong [...]
These are the five trends shaping the future of luxury travel
The evolving definitions of ‘luxury’ and ‘status’ are changing the preferences and expectations of service from high-end travellers, says Sabre Corporation in its recently-released The Future of Luxury Travel.
According to the report, published in collaboration with TrendWatching, travell [...]
The Wrap: MBC Group, Middle East’s leading multimedia company, invests in Wego
In the news: MBC Groups’s investment in Wego, Cathay Pacific’s partnership with Alibaba Group, SIA’s creative inflight safety video unveiled
ONLINE TRAVEL: MBC Group, Middle East’s leading multimedia company, invests in Wego
Last week travel search site Wego announced it has recei [...]
Marriott teams up with Alibaba to woo Chinese outbound travellers
Marriott International and Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, have formed a new joint venture "to redefine the travel experience for the hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers travelling abroad and domestically every year.”
The JV leverages Marriott’s portfolio of more than 6,200 [...]
