Klook Travel secures US$5 million funding, plans to expand business globally
Hong Kong-based travel activities booking start-up, Klook Travel (Klook), has secured US$5 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners, along with China Growth Capital and Francis Leung Pak To. Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Beijing and Shang [...]
Free business solution for SMEs and SMIs from AccorHotels
AccorHotels has launched a free solution, AccorHotels Business Solution, for SMEs and SMIs, which will allow them to manage online their travel policy and bookings in 2,800 hotels around the world.To access this service customers just have to create an online account in the Pro Solutions section of [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: Travel agents have major role to play in China cruise market
Featured stories from TravelWeekly Asia: Travel Weekly China’s inaugural CruiseWorld China conference, visa-free entry to Indonesia for more countries, Bollywood tourism ambassador for New ZealandTravel agents have major role to play in China cruise marketThe huge growth of the cruise market in Ch [...]
The Wrap: Business travel taking off for Booking.com
In the news: Booking.com’s business reservations on the rise, SITA’s survey on Australian air passengers, new country director for FASTBOOKING in Thailand, Trisara Phuket’s virtual reality tour, Business travel taking off for Booking.comBooking.com reveals that more and more of its leisure tra [...]
Heritage Race heads to Bangkok to uncover local stories
The Heritage Race, which was run in Singapore in 2014 and 2015, will travel to Bangkok on November 29.A travel industry-led event created to uncover local stories about places and to raise funds for good causes, the Bangkok Heritage Race is organised by local travel industry volunteers and WIT, and [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia Japan taking a second shot, take-off in 2016
In the news: Second edition of AirAsia Japan, survey on youth travel by ITB Berlin, MyTeksi’s new safety featureAirAsia Japan taking a second shot, take-off in 2016When AirAsia’s joint venture with All Nippon Airways (ANA), then known as AirAsia Japan, ended in June 2013 Tan Sri Tony Fernandes [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: There’s life beyond Angkor Wat
Featured stories from TravelWeekly Asia: New marketing plan by six Greater Mekong Subregion countries, Hollywood star power for Emirates, debate on number of pilots in airlinesThere’s life beyond Angkor WatThe six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries - Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic R [...]
Brand Karma “reboots” to VR, TrustYou expands in Asia with new deal
The takeover of Brand Karma’s Online Reputation Management services by TrustYou is part of the Taiwan-based company’s “reboot” to become a leader in virtual reality content, said Morris Sim, CEO & co-founder.Under the agreement – terms were not disclosed – TrustYou will take over al [...]
Very Local Trip links travellers to local friends and local experiences
By Alisha Somanas After five years in Thailand a French pharmaceutical consultant is pushing ahead with his travel start-up, based on the realisation that many travellers want to feel like a local rather than a tourist when visiting a destination.Maxime Besnier, CEO and founder of Very Local Trip, s [...]
Mobile shopping and sharing soars across markets
The rapid adoption of mobile devices, the rise of social networking, the myriad device and channel options have all added to the growing complexity of the travel search, shop, buy process.A new report from travel industry research authority Phocuswright, Search, Shop, Buy: The New Digital Funnel, pr [...]
