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Tech In Travel: Dancers in Bali, unhappy travel app users and a passenger security prototype pops up Down Under.
27/10/2022 by Ian Jarrett
THERE is a new dancer in Bali – and it’s not a beautiful Balinese lady performing the Kecak dance. Launching 17 November, Bali Dancer NFT (non-fungible token) is a digital asset that works as a membership card and assists tourists in premium clubs, restaurants, cafes and tourist spots in Bali [...]
Digitalising transport: Merging first, middle and last mile in a single journey
25/10/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
This startup wants to enable mobility transformation for the developing world THE word "journey" is used loosely in travel to describe the act of getting from Point A to Point B... and then C, D, all the way to Z. It's an idealistic word, come to think of it, that encapsulates what travel-tech comp [...]
Tech in Travel: Cricket at 36,000-ft, a sustainability hub for Spain, Cathay gets chatty, Europe ends the cable wars and an app to help you choose between the train over the plane
06/10/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Cricket in the air? Vistara won’t be caught behind India’s Vistara is promising to turn its two of its aircraft into mini sporting stadiums with the introduction of onboard Live TV ahead of the cricket T20 World Cup in Australia. The Live TV service has launched on Vistara's two Boeing [...]
Bridging experiences: What does the Booking.com x Klook partnership say about consumer behaviour?
03/10/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
As international travel makes a comeback, Klook experiences are now available on Booking.com We often talk about the importance of collaboration in the travel space - especially now that most of Asia has opened up and travel platforms of all sizes are redefining their place in this new landscape. I [...]
Searching for each and every Byway, travellers do it their way on slow travel holidays
04/10/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Travellers with world’s first platform for flight-free holidays are never alone with WhatsApp It’s midday and hot; you’ve missed your train from a station in a remote part of Spain. You’re worried. Who are you going to call? If you are a customer of Byway, the world’s first platform for f [...]
The promise of the Third Age of Digital Travel – let’s live up to it
03/10/2022 by Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
The time is now to act together and make our industry incredible or face a barrage of restrictions and regulations. Timothy O'Neil-Dunne gets into what can be done collectively, to prove travel's value to governments and to societies. We are entering the Third Age of Digital Travel – a time o [...]
Top Of The WiT Ep 01: Redefining Boring Jobs, Railway Tech, and Wellness Travel
13/09/2022 by WiT
Here's the first episode of a new weekly series called Top Of The WiT, in which we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in the world of travel, technology and Asia – the most interesting tidbits that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. And hey, w [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]