Trip.com sees rise in bookings in Europe, SE Asia; app-first strategy pays off
TRIP.com, riding on the back of travel recovery in the rest of the world outside China, is reporting healthy growth in bookings in Europe and South-east Asia as well as strong app downloads, helped by its app-first strategy.
Apptopia, the app analysis firm, listed it as the 10th most downloaded [...]
Travellers seeking inclusive choices but not seeing enough in advertising
Expedia's new reports says 7 in 10 willing to pay for more inclusive choices
NEW data released by Expedia Group™ Media Solutions shows that seven in 10 consumers are willing to pay more when making a travel choice that is more inclusive to all types of travelers. Furthermore, 78% of consumers sai [...]
Bookaway Group launches seatOS to bring ground transport online, acquires Sisorg
Determined to accelerate the digitisation of the ground transportation sector, Bookaway Group has launched ‘seatOS’, a Transport Management System developed inhouse for operators of buses, ferries and rail in its core APAC and LATAM markets, with the ultimate aim of making booking ground transpo [...]
Singapore travel confidence peaks, 73% planning trips before October
More planning needed to find a good deal amid rising prices
TRAVEL in the post-pandemic world has been redefined in many ways – rebuilding trust in travel again while navigating through a complex and high-cost travel environment has made travellers much more aware about their travel planning need [...]
KKDay secures $95m in Series C to accelerate tech and hyper localisation
TRAVEL experiences platform in Asia, KKDay, has secured additional funding in a Series C+ round, bringing the total Series C round raised to US$95 million. The round is led by major tech Asia private equity firm TGVest Capital to accelerate tech.
The injection will be used to expand KKday’s tea [...]
The Wrap: More NDC content, more car and train, more connectivity, let’s go Mongolia
Sabre offers NDC content from Qatar
Sabre Corporation has successfully integrated IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Qatar Airways (QR) to its global distribution system (GDS). After a pilot phase with agency customers in Australia and Sweden, the offers of Qatar’s flag carrier [...]
International travel drives May air traffic recovery
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season.
Total traffic in May 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 83.1% [...]
Bali, Thailand make it to Airbnb’s top 20 places for remote work
OUT of Airbnb’s list of 20 destinations in its Live and Work Anywhere initiative, only two in Asia made the cut – Bali, Indonesia and Thailand.
The choice of Bali and Thailand in Asia is not surprising – these are the two places that consistently make it to the many lists of top places for [...]
The Wrap: Passengers love mobile, touchless tech, Ascott expands, Air India transforms
Passengers going all in for mobile and touchless tech, SITA Insights show
ITA’s 2022 Passenger IT Insights research highlights pent-up demand for both business and leisure travel emerging from the pandemic, with passengers further embracing mobile and touchless technologies.
The survey revea [...]
With Bangkok launch, Go City banks on strong city passes to spur growth in APAC
AS part of its ramping up efforts in Asia, Go City launched its Bangkok pass last month. Senior vice president, commercial, APAC, Baidi Li speaks to WiT about its plans for Thailand as well as other markets in the region.
Q: Congratulations on the Bangkok launch. I understand it was a relaunc [...]
