The Wrap: An innovative way to explore Amsterdam – with a luggage tag
In the news: KLM’s smart luggage tag guide, AirAsia's latest offering for corporate travellers, AAPA’s call for closer collaboration between governments and aviation industry, Sabre’s new shopping API
DESTINATION: An innovative way to explore Amsterdam - with a luggage tag
If you [...]
Backstreet Academy and Seabin get a boost from Booking.com
Backstreet Academy has clinched the top grant of €400,000 from Booking.com’s first accelerator programme for startups in sustainable tourism, Booking.com Booster.
After three weeks of workshops and intensive coaching, which started last month in Amsterdam, the 10 teams of finalists pitched [...]
Investors give tips to startups: Think big but keep it real as well
What a dream it would be, to unravel the complex, multi-layered decision processes that shape how and where investors devote their attention and, more importantly, funds.
At WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 Bootcamp, five investors shared their observations on the state of startups in Asia, key le [...]
The Wrap: Self-service technologies boost passenger satisfaction during the airline journey
This week's focus is on SITA’s new survey on passenger IT trends and the partnership between Flight Centre and Airbnb
AVIATION: Self-service technologies boost passenger satisfaction during the airline journey
When we travel we hope to go through all the ‘formalities’ at the airpor [...]
WIT Start-ups: WanderSnap aims to be the Airbnb for photography
Describe the business, core products and services in one paragraph.
WanderSnap is Asia’s Airbnb for photography. It connects travellers with local photographers to capture selfie-free adventure moments — anytime you need curated photos taken: on vacation, during off-the-beaten path adventure, [...]
The Wrap: Corporate Traveller merges with FCM Travel Solutions in Asia
This week we see the restructuring of two travel companies in Asia to better market to the growing travel demand in the region, and feature new products from Travelport and TripAdvisor.
CORPORATE TRAVEL: CORPORATE TRAVELLER MERGES WITH FCM TRAVEL SOLUTIONS IN ASIA
The Flight Centre Travel [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Peatix’s Emi Takemura on life beyond your startup
The road to success always looks smooth from space. However, every self-made entrepreneur knows that if you look closely enough, pitfalls, dead ends, misleading loops and seemingly insurmountable hurdles invariably riddle the path to eventual success.
At WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 last week, [...]
Revealed: Habits and preferences of China’s affluent travellers.
'The Chinese Luxury Traveller 2017’, published by Hurun Report in association with International Luxury Travel Market Asia (ILTM Asia), unveiled the habits of Chinese luxury outbound travellers, where they prefer to go for their holidays and what they want to do during their vacation.
The repor [...]
Hotel reservations startup Softinn wins WIT Startup Pitch in Japan
Softinn Solutions, a travel technology company offering a cloud-based hotel reservation system for small to medium hotels, is the proud victor of the 2017 WIT Japan & North Asia Start-up Pitch, powered by Amadeus Next.
The Malaysia-based startup has won: a ticket to Web In Travel’s landmark [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels expands Singapore presence with new John Paul office, more properties
In the news: AccorHotels’ expansion in Singapore, Ctrip's car rental business, Amadeus Airport Pay for Lufthansa Group
HOSPITALITY: ACCORHOTELS EXPANDS SINGAPORE PRESENCE WITH NEW JOHN PAUL OFFICE, MORE PROPERTIES
On June 12 AccorHotels launched its subsidiary John Paul, a concierge and c [...]
