Kabuk Style announces partnership with Hotelbeds to expand global destinations
Kabuk Style Inc., the company behind HafH, an online subscription hotel booking service, recently announced an strategic partnership with Hotelbeds, a leading online distributor for wholesalers, supply partners and destinations worldwide. This collaboration is a milestone in Kabuk Style’s miss [...]
HalalTrip’s Saudi ambitions in-sync with Kingdom’s Vision 2030 transformation
Singapore-based Muslim travel specialist aims to promote Saudi beyond Hajj and Umrah
The expansion of multi-layered tourist visas and a national drive to diversify the economy has positioned Saudi Arabia as a rising destination for both domestic and international tourists. Couple that with its sign [...]
AI in the air. Toyota backs air taxis. A boost for Podcasters. Switchless, pay less. More
This is your Captain AI speaking
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has launched a multilingual project allowing flights to Spanish, Arabic, and Russian-speaking countries to feature AI-generated announcements in the respective local language, following the English version.
The Pegasus Innovation Lab, [...]
Chinese tourists explore beyond capitals and opt for live entertainment during Golden Week 2024
As millions of Chinese travellers prepare for the upcoming Golden Week holiday in October, both Trip.com Group and Alibaba Group-owned Fliggy have released data revealing travel flows for their last major travel period of 2024. Already, Trip.com Group is witnessing hotel bookings peak in arrivals on [...]
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Velma’s now listening at Warwick Hotels
Global hospitality brand Warwick Hotels and Resorts has selected Velma, Paris-based Quicktext’s AI technology, to streamline guests’ interactions.
Velma, the virtual assistant for hotels globally, is based on Q-Brain+, the hybridisation of classic [...]
Gen Y and Z travel intent for 2025: Social media a major deciding factor in key demographics
Ibis, a leading economy hotel brand under the Accor umbrella, has unveiled its first global travel trends report focused on Generation Y and Z. In collaboration with the travel trend forecasting agency Globetrender, the report explores the evolving travel preferences and intentions of young traveler [...]
The quest for longevity: What’s travel got to do with it?
Over truffled mushroom canapes and lemongrass-ginger infusion tea, I asked Dr. Athasit Amornthanomchoke, an anti-ageing and preventive medicine doctor, practising at the RAKxa Integrative Wellness Retreat in Bangkok, if he saw a lot of male customers and what was the most common reason for their vis [...]
As F1 roars into town, hotel occupancies and rates in Singapore soar
As Singapore revs up for yet another Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Grand Prix this weekend, hotels, especially those close to the race circuit, are enjoying an influx of visitors paying record rates and splurging on dining and entertainment at the world’s only F1 night race.
Hilton Singapore, fo [...]
PKFARE flies with Starlings. QR payments big in SE Asia. Traveloka teams with TAT. More.
PKFARE flies with Starlings
PKFARE has entered Latin America in a partnership with Starlings, an integrator in the region known for its technological solutions in the travel industry.
The collaboration aims to enhance access to PKFARE's global flight inventory, comprising over 600 airlines acro [...]
How Accor’s Kerry Healy addressed rate integrity in Middle East
Removal of offline and static rates core to global strategy to limit distribution partners and offering best price on ALL.com
Fresh from an intense few days at her division’s huddle in Bangkok last week, Kerry Healy, chief commercial officer, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Asia Pacific for Pr [...]
