Three key pillars of any startup from Air Black Box’s Timothy O’Neil-Dunne
Timothy O’Neil-Dunne is no young chook in travel. His career history includes being part of the founding team at Expedia, head of technology at Worldspan, co-founder of VaultPAD Ventures, and a managing partner at T2Impact. Needless to say, he’s built an impressive CV over the years.
Neverthe [...]
Amadeus cytric Travel and Expense launched with focus on mobile-first Asia
Amadeus has recently launched a new tech solution that aims to simplify corporate travel expenses. Amadeus cytric Travel and Expense is an end-to-end software platform that enables corporate employees to plan, book, submit expenses and have them reimbursed, in a single system. To top it all off, it� [...]
Booking.com launches new platform for travel agents
Booking.com is piloting a portal, Booking.com for Travel Agents, which will enable travel agents to book and manage accommodations via Booking.com.
The new platform is an extension of the company’s existing Affiliate Partner Programme, and leverages technology and infrastructure being developed [...]
Sabre awards US$10,000 to Singaporean team at first Asia Pacific Hackathon to “Reinvent Travel”
Developers, start-ups and technology and travel industry innovators from around Asia Pacific gathered in Singapore to code through the night during Sabre Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SABR) first Asia Pacific hackathon, ‘Destination Hack: Singapore’. The challenge? In 24-hours, conceptualise and prog [...]
The Wrap: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help Laos grow its tourism market
The weekly news roundup: It’s all about partnership and growth this week – Sabre’s distribution agreement with SilkAir, Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s technology partnership with Amadeus, Travelport’s new deal with Indonesian travel agencies
DESTINATIONS: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help [...]
Could Leo ‘The Baggage Robot’ make air travel feel more personal?
Fresh innovation in the airport space has been long overdue. And it shows. Visiting an airport is probably one of the most strenuous parts of any journey involving air travel. Long queues, heavy bags and vigorous security are enough to disenchant even the most romantic of travellers.
Fortunately, [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Google Travel and the ‘Man Behind the Curtain’
All eyes were locked on Eric Zimmerman, director of Google Travel, when he commanded the stage at the WIT Conference 2016 in Singapore last week. But this wasn’t the same sort of attention usually paid to other speakers. An air of intrigue, anger and even a touch of intimidation floated in the roo [...]
2020 Insights: T&E – the game-changer for business expenses (infographic)
Business travel-related expenses account for, on average, 10% of a company’s annual budget. The unique habits and expectations of millennials will put upward pressure on this. With Asia expected to home 60% of the world’s millennials globally by 2020, current Travel and Expenses (T&E) operat [...]
Sojern survey: When and where travellers are heading for year-end holidays
As the year draws to an end and travellers are planning to take their vacation break Sojern, a leading performance marketing platform for travel brands, takes a look at the planning patterns for Q3 and Q4 2016.
Its recently released Q3 Global Travel Insights report, based on the analysis of over [...]
The Wrap: Finland enlists the help of Travelport to boost Asian tourist arrivals
The weekly news roundup: Visit Finland’s partnership with Travelport, Sabre’s new Traveler Experience Platform, more perks for Malaysia Airlines loyalty programme members
DESTINATIONS: Finland enlists the help of Travelport to boost Asian tourist arrivals
Finland is looking to Asia f [...]
