Aviation
Flightroutes24 adds hotels as it continues global expansion
13/09/2023 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
Back in the hands of its original founders, Flightroutes24, the global B2B marketplace for flight content, is ready to expand not only geographically but also across verticals – it is adding hotel content, launched in 2023, according to Nancy Zhou, co-founder and vice president, business developme [...]
Air travel and accommodation costs are high in Asia amidst market turbulence
30/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
FCM Consulting's Q2-2023 Global Trends Report highlights challenges and opportunities for corporate travel The second quarter of 2023 was a period of halves in the global travel landscape, as detailed in the latest Global Trends Report by FCM Consulting. While the Northern Hemisphere witnesses a su [...]
Korean Air weighs passengers. Skyscanner speaks Hindi. Grab enjoys revenue boost.
25/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Skyscanner introduces Hindi option to cater to growing Indian demand Skyscanner is launching a new Hindi language option across its products and services as part of its commitment to the Indian market. With Hindi being the third most widely spoken language worldwide and the increasing number of Hin [...]
Giants rev-up marketing. WayAway for female-led travel. Google joins SAF program.
18/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
WayAway responds to demand for female-led travel by highlighting women-owned businesses and safe locations WayAway has responded to a growing demand for female-led travel experiences by launching a new feature that highlights female-led businesses and locations of interest to women. The feature, ti [...]
Business travellers want AI. Airport selfies are risky. Travelport+ includes Deem, British NDC.
11/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Travelport integrates Deem to create corporate travel solution within Travelport+ ecosystem Following its acquisition of Deem, Travelport has integrated the corporate travel management platform into its Travelport+ ecosystem, including access to multi-source content like NDC. By merging Deem's inte [...]
Spotnana partners with Lufthansa Group to drive direct NDC integrations and Green Fares
11/08/2023 by WiT
Spotnana says adaptable data model and microservices infrastructure are strategically aligned to facilitate the dissemination of innovative offers. Fresh from news that it has been picked to power Qantas Business Rewards programme, Spotnana has made another breakthrough by partnering with Lufthans [...]
Behold the GranWhale – A metaverse globetrotter that aims to be a lifestyle platform
11/08/2023 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
ANA NEO is reaching out to Gen Z consumers first, with big ambitions in the pipeline. “It’s more to have fun, to enjoy yourself in the metaverse.” That was the response I got when I asked Masaru Watanabe, Board Member & COO of ANA NEO Inc. about the gap in the market ANA NEO’s GranWhale [...]
Qantas picks Spotnana to power Business Rewards programme
10/08/2023 by WiT
The platform is touted as "new architecture for connecting suppliers directly to the travellers that's available off-the-shelf". Qantas is expanding the travel management capabilities of its Qantas Business Rewards programme, including offering businesses the ability to book flights, hotels and car [...]
From AI to AR/VR, airports on cusp of digital transformation, says Amadeus’ Samuel
01/08/2023 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
Narita’s Face Express a good example of enhanced passenger experience The single biggest trend that will impact airports in the next few years is the evolution of the passenger experience, said Sarah Samuel, Senior Vice President, Airport & Airline Operations, APAC Amadeus. Speaking at Wi [...]
Blog: Spotnana enables unused ticket management across airline content channels
31/07/2023 by Sarosh Waghmar
It’s our goal at Spotnana to maximize the efficiency of every traveler and agent who uses our technology. To achieve this we are working step-by-step to fully automate every possible travel workflow, no matter how complex. We believe travelers should only reach out to an agent when they want to [...]