VoiceMap: Immersive audio tours giving voice to stories untold
We travel to experience places, hear stories and uncover perspectives from people that grew up in a world different to our own. Stumbling upon these stories isn’t easy and it’s easy to transition from traveller to a simple tourist, gawking at different landmarks for days on end.
Fortunately, [...]
Letter from a Homeliday: I wished I had stayed in La La Land
Warren Buffett once famously said, when everyone is doing one thing, do the other. It’s something I try and keep in mind whenever I feel a herd instinct come over me. It’s something I do particularly over the holiday season – while everyone’s travelling, I have a “homeliday”.
A holida [...]
Asia one bright spark in ski tourism facing climate and generational challenges
Climate change and demographic trends are the challenges facing ski tourism but delegates attending the first European Mountain Travel Summit held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, remained undaunted about the industry's potential. Plus there's the new market of Asia to tap. Arnie Weissmann, Editor In [...]
Local love and infolust are what travellers want these days
Sabre Corporation has released a study, in collaboration with TrendWatching, identifying three behaviourial trends among Asia Pacific travellers, which can present new opportunities for hotels in 2017.
The trends are ‘Betterment’, a growing consumer desire for self-improvement; ‘Local Love� [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Unplugged then plugged back in again
In major cities across the world much like Jakarta and Singapore, many of us peer at our smartphones, skimming the news on their way to the office, or scroll through the muted group chat on Whatsapp that we have neglected to open for far too long.
Meanwhile at the peak of a small mountain on an i [...]
Amadeus Next: A year of powering startups in APAC, forecasts growth in funding in 2017
Travel innovations like BorderPass and Seatfrog have enabled air passsengers to skip immigration queues and secure last-minute airline upgrades respectively, examples of two startups made possible by Amadeus Next, the division launched by Amadeus to provide technology, expertise, reach and fundin [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part II)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 2.
Kei Shibata, CEO, Venture Republic
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Ctrip acquired Skysca [...]
Mobile is generation-busting, it’s not all about Millennials, be Mindful of that
I know there are many of us who can’t wait to see the end of 2016. It’s been a horrible year and even one day before New Year’s Eve, there are people saying, “Hey wait, it hasn’t ended, let’s get through 2016 first.”
It’s like we’re constantly bracing ourselves for more bad news [...]
The Ghost of Years Past Will Come Back To Haunt Us
Usually at the end of each year, I am asked to reflect on what happened in the world of airline and travel technology the previous year and what can be expected for the coming year. The process often drives me to have near term thoughts and see if this fits into a somewhat loose understanding I have [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part I)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 1.
Steve Hafner, CEO & Co-founder, KAYAK
Top 3 Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Rise of AI. [...]