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What Singapore travellers want when flying
Comfort, sleep and staying hydrated during their journey are what Singapore flyers value, reveals findings from Ex [...]
London is world’s most connected city, HK leads in Asia
London is the most connected city in the world with direct flights to 351 global destinations, while Hong Kong takes the same ranking in Asia connecting to 147 cities.
These are findings from the inaugural Global Connectivity Ranking produced by multimodal search specialist, Rome2rio, and social [...]
Triplynr uses images to make planning simpler, social and more inspiring
Launched approximately six months ago, Singapore startup Triplynr is a website designed to simplify stages of travel planning through an image grid format.
“It’s like a Pinterest board for travel,” said co-founder Sean Yang, “it takes out the hassle of having to open 10-20 browser tabs ju [...]
WIT Indonesia startup winner takes plunge into dive marketplace
Congratulations to Deepdive Travel, the victors of WIT Indonesia’s Start-Up of the Year!
Deepdive presented the most compelling pitch to an admittedly intimidating judging panel of industry experts, including Kei Shibata (CEO Venture Republic), David Peller (Booking.com), Brett Henry (AngelVest [...]
Virtual Reality to help shape the future of luxury travel
Virtual Reality (VR) escapism and immersive brand experiences will play a key role in influencing the future of luxury travel, predicted Fortune 500 futurist Faith Popcorn.
Described as ‘The Trend Oracle’, Popcorn teamed up with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, which celebrates 70 years [...]
Serial entrepreneur at the age of 22: Here’s how this young man built a profitable startup after being chucked out of his flat
Ritesh Agarwal is a role model for aspiring entrepreneurs. He has achieved everything in life that an ordinary young man could not do at this age. He is India’s first graduate of the Thiel Fellowship, a programme started by PayPal Founder Peter Thiel. He is also author of a best-selling book The E [...]
Meet China’s new wave of travellers – young, free, independent, affluent, sophisticated
A new breed of Chinese travellers is emerging in China, dubbed free independent travellers (FITs), who increasingly shuns escorted travel in favour of spontaneous exploration.
Travel site TripAdvisor shared findings from a Phocuswright study, which provide insights into the behaviour, spendin [...]
Rome2rio launches instant bookings for train journeys
Rome2rio, the Australia-based multi-modal search specialist, has made available on-site bookings for train journeys in the UK.
Launched in partnership with SilverRail Technologies the new feature allows Rome2rio users to search its site for available transportations between any UK locations. They [...]
10 key learning points from WIT Indonesia (Part Two)
The fourth annual WIT Indonesia conference took place against the backdrop of turquoise skies and deep blue ocean at Grand Nikko Bali on April 28, 2016.
Part Two takes an in-depth look at where the industry is headed and what it will take for businesses to get where they want to be. While the tra [...]
10 key learning points from WIT Indonesia (Part One)
The fourth annual WIT Indonesia conference took place against the backdrop of turquoise skies and deep blue ocean at Grand Nikko Bali on April 28, 2016.
Key industry players geared up to "Reboot" and tackle the big issues like how to surf the wave of technology that pervades the industry (without [...]
