SpotQuest tackles real-time data, launches platform with actionable insight for travel professionals
“It is the only tool allowing the quantification of the quality of a location.”
“Data” became a household word over the pandemic after many businesses turned to data insights to help them navigate the crisis. The travel and hospitality space was no different. But the value of data has been [...]
SmartRyde Inc raises $3.4 million in series A+ funding round, introduces “Demand Partner API”
Company will invest in corporate functions, building strengths of business teams, and product development.
Japan-based SmartRyde Inc, the owner of a pre-booked airport transfer marketplace, SmartRyde, announced that it has published a new product called “Demand Partner API”.
With this prod [...]
Virtual tours are getting popular, and Actsugi meets that demand in Malaysia
“Virtual tours are not an alternative to actual tourism - it’s a pre-marketing tool.”
When the pandemic first hit, one concept that gained popularity was virtual tours. With travel restricted, people turned to digital tours of popular destinations as an alternative. Some travel companies surv [...]
Expedia launches ChatGPT travel planning in its iOS app
Implementation of conversational travel planning natural next step in company's AI ecosystem
Last week, we published an article about Expedia becoming one of the first travel brands to build a plugin for ChatGPT, allowing the AI platform to access Expedia’s library of travel data and users to boo [...]
Travelport secures $200 million investment, plans to enhance tech innovation and boost momentum
After strong Q1 results, restructuring of debt and strengthening of company’s balance sheet in the pipeline
Travelport has been on a bit of a hot streak lately. For context, Travelport is a technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide. Th [...]
As profiles shift, Worklounge caters to an underserved, luxury segment of remote workers
“When have you had a better work experience than when you're out on a business trip working from your hotel?”
There was a time when the term “digital nomad” and “remote work” carried their own connotations. Not only were they rare, but the jobs were almost always associated with 20-some [...]
Klook forms first multi-market partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Company reports more than double growth for three quarters in a row
Quantifying a country’s recovery in regard to travel and hospitality can be complicated, but a good indicator seems to be in the positive results reported by key players in the region.
As such, [...]
Expedia collaborates with OpenAI to create ChatGPT travel plugin
Expedia Group and Kayak are the first travel brands to create plugins for ChatGPT
Expedia Group recently unveiled a new plugin in collaboration with OpenAI to simplify trip planning for ChatGPT users. The goal of the plugin is simple - until now, ChatGPT could suggest places to stay and things to s [...]
Why change now? The reasons and aspirations behind Sentosa’s big brand refresh (Sponsored)
SINCE 2014, Sentosa has had the “State of Fun” tagline to its name. That all changed this year when Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) announced its new tagline, "Where Discovery Never Ends” while initiating a total brand refresh, which also included a new motif and new frontiers beyond jus [...]
MATTA Fair 2023: A microcosm of Malaysian tourism and its appetite for international travel
The expo estimated 250,000 visitors and RM400million in sales.
I need to make a couple of things clear before getting to the heart of this article. The only times I’ve been to a MATTA (Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents) Fair were when I was a kid, with my dad. This was back in the 9 [...]
