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Should travel businesses invest in crypto?
12/09/2022 by WiT
Is crypto too risky? Here's what travel tech experts have to say. The travel sector exists to get people from A to B and provides everything they need in between. But there’s one very popular journey many around the world are taking right now that the travel industry doesn’t seem to be paying a [...]
Ixigo sees rise in revenues, fuelled by lower tier cities
12/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
Aviation activity – Air India, Akasa, Jet Airways – will spur growth: Aloke Bajpai AS travel recovers in India, Ixigo’s revenues are also seeing a rebound. According to the company’s financial statement published on its website, the Gurugram-based travel booking app saw revenues grow 2.8X t [...]
What’s the next big thing in luxury travel?
09/09/2022 by Cheryl Teo
LUXURY travel is back this season, and so is ILTM APAC which kicks off its comeback by decoding the mindset of Asia's most affluent travellers. Luxury travel is bouncing back, but the sector is looking anything but the same. New trends have taken root and are shaking up the world of affluent trav [...]
July passenger demand remains strong
07/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
 THE recovery in air travel continues to be strong, according to July 2022 data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total traffic in July 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 58.8% compared to July 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 74.6% of pre-cr [...]
Spotnana, American Airlines partner to personalise travel offers
08/09/2022 by WiT
Spotnana, the modern infrastructure for the travel industry, has developed an advanced integration into American Airlines direct channels that supports personalised travel offers. Travellers booking trips through Spotnana’s Travel-as-a-Service Platform can now access NDC enhanced offerings for [...]
Letter from Bangkok: What the world needs now is a lot more wellness
07/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
RAKxa invests $27m to transform Suan Sampran into RXV for “Everyone's Wellness” YOU know the theme song from “America’s Greatest Hero”, Walking On Air, which goes, “Believe it or not, I am walking on air, I never thought I’d feel this way.” Well, that was the song (I know, showing m [...]
Solving a boring problem in travel? One Travel Ventures wants you
06/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
Pandemic has surfaced “unsexy” issues, says Weinstein IF your startup is solving a boring problem, like fixing the back end of travel, then One Travel Ventures, the Israeli-based travel and hospitality-focused fund, wants to hear from you. In fact, said co-founder Henry Chen Weinstein, “th [...]
The start-up on track to revolutionise rail distribution
06/09/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Investor and a partner hop onboard Rail Online as it grows its global ambitions James Dunne has been around trains long enough to know the pain points for travel agents when booking rail travel. Dunne, along with founding partners Lachlan McCallum, and Kew Muthalif – all three are former Rail [...]
Reality check: WFA it’s not what you think it is!
05/09/2022 by Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
WFA is all good and well for those who've actually worked in an office before and know what it's like. But what about the newbies who've never had a chance to experience working with people in a real environment? What are they missing? Can the older generation offer a helping hand? Timothy O'Nei [...]
The Wrap: Agoda partners with GSTC, Sustainability Lead at FCM, Vietnam Air and Sabre extend partnership, RedBus Offers “Cancel For Any Reason” Protection
05/09/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
Agoda partners with GSTC to support hotels Agoda is partnering with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to support hotels develop sustainable tourism practices. Singapore is the first country where the programme will be launched, with Agoda and GSTC sponsoring 50 Singapore hotel pro [...]