MyRealTrip built its AI Trip Planner in 2 days using ChatGPT
“In travel, it’s not just people asking random questions to have fun with this thing, they are actively trying to gather information.”
The announcement of the multimodal GPT-4 by OpenAI and Microsoft this week has sent every tech industry scrambling to unlock all its capabilities, and the tra [...]
Business travel leads the way in recovery in China
Leisure travel wave should follow in early summer, projects McKinsey’s Saxon
Other than VFR (visiting friends and relatives) and student travel, whose comeback was immediate, it is business travel that is leading the recovery in China, said Steve Saxon, who leads McKinsey’s Travel, Logistics & [...]
Excuse me, what’s your discomfort zone?
The seven desires of travellers in 2023, according to Booking.com
You couldn’t ask for a more comfortable start to the year than the one Booking.com just had – in January 2023, room nights booked hit 95 million, surpassing the previous record set in May by more than 10 million. The 95 million [...]
Chinese consumers booked 4.5x more flights in first 3 months of 2023, records Fliggy
Pre-sales of the company’s cruise tours along Nordic fjords and the Mediterranean each surpassed RMB1 million in a single day
The resumption of ITB Berlin this year brought about a range of travel discussions from around the world, one of them being the reopening of China and the impact it might [...]
Go City and Mandai Wildlife Group announce multi-year partnership, targeting long-haul travelers
Go City will deliver a range of global marketing activities to promote the destination, specifically the US and UK
Attraction pass company Go City has signed a multi-year partnership with Mandai Wildlife Group, the steward of Mandai Wildlife Reserve, a popular wildlife and nature destination in Sin [...]
Despite high air fares, Sabre data indicates significant outbound travel rebound in China
WITH more than 166 million international trips booked by Chinese travelers in 2019, contributing over $245 billion to global tourism in the process, it is no wonder that the world has been watching, and waiting, for China to re-open its borders, after nearly three years of Covid-19 closure.
Now t [...]
Travel Talk: Takeaways from ITB Berlin
Returning to the marquee travel trade event for the first time in four years, Northstar’s thought leaders share first impressions.
This week, the halls at Messe Berlin were buzzing with thousands of members of the travel trade, returning in person to ITB Berlin for the first time since 2019. Am [...]
In an ideal world, his travel startup shouldn’t exist, says misterb&b founder
Mission: To be “the main place for all LGBTQ+ peoples to connect around travel”
While it’s fun to think of travel as an all-inclusive activity, the harsh reality is that not everyone experiences the benefits of travel equally. It’s not uncommon for marginalised communities, people of colour [...]
Liquids allowed on London flights, Qantas locates travel credits, Frankfurt gets touchless tech
Airport liquid rule turns to dust
London City Airport will become the UK's first to scrap the 100ml liquid rule thanks to new CT machines that will use X-Ray technology to take a high-resolution 3D image of luggage, giving security staff more detailed view of the contents. Current security scanner [...]
Gin, hidden gems and rewards – Singapore wants travellers to go off the beaten track
SingapoRewards platform, built by GlobalTix, simplifies redemption
While Hong Kong chose to give away 500,000 free air tickets and Taiwan opted for cash incentives of NT$5,000 ($165) each to 500,000 tourists to generate demand for their destinations, Singapore is choosing to reward them with “hid [...]
