The Wrap: WeMo Scooter Launches RenTour, Airbnb vs rowdy guests, Sentosa wins Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification
WeMo RenTour goes electric
WeMo Scooter has launched WeMo RenTour, Taiwan’s first shared all-electric vehicle platform. WeMo RenTour has partnered with smart vehicle brands and rental companies to offer drivers with smart vehicle rentals and short-term leases.
WeMo RenTour’s first launch i [...]
Villa rental market in APAC growing along with travel recovery
How has travel behaviour changed over the past two years, and how can villa owners stay on top of the trend?
Travellers are ready to fly again
According to a research by American Express, 74% of travellers are more willing to book a trip, even if they have to change or cancel it later on. Masterca [...]
Airbus A380 recapturing the skies as demand soars
It looks like the Airbus A380 is bouncing back from semi-retirement and is being spruced up to resume its reputation as the passenger-friendly giant of the skies.
British Airways is revamping its entire fleet of A380s, Qantas is returning the superjumbo on routes to Los Angeles and Lon [...]
Spotnana’s Sarosh vows not to be distracted by new $75m fund raise
20-year corporate travel veteran stays focused on three priorities – hire the right talent, deliver on product, grow customer base
“IT's only the beginning, there’s so much to do,” said Sarosh Waghmar, CEO and founder of Spotnana, laughing and shaking his head, when I congratulated him on [...]
The Wrap: More NDC content, more car and train, more connectivity, let’s go Mongolia
Sabre offers NDC content from Qatar
Sabre Corporation has successfully integrated IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Qatar Airways (QR) to its global distribution system (GDS). After a pilot phase with agency customers in Australia and Sweden, the offers of Qatar’s flag carrier [...]
YouTrip firing on all cylinders as it launches YouBiz – next, travel insurance
How the pandemic crystallised its mission to be “borderless banking platform” for travellers in South-east Asia
HAVING raised a total of $56m since its founding in 2017 – the last round of $35m happened last year, YouTrip, which wants to be a borderless banking platform serving the needs of [...]
FCM steps up its game in Japan with blend of global-local tech solutions
GLOBAL travel management company FCM is marking its 10th year of operating in Japan by opening a new, dedicated Tokyo office as part of its decision to have more skin in the game in the world’s fourth largest business travel market
Last September, it took a majority stake in NSF Engagement, w [...]
The Wrap: It’s all about partnership – STB with Traveloka and Trans Digital, Trip Affiliates Network with TX Travel Indonesia
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
STB, Traveloka, Trans Digital Media join forces to revitalise Indonesians’ wanderlust to visit city state
SINGAPORE is gear [...]
Q&A: Steve Hafner on the development of Kayak for Business
KAYAK quietly launched its Kayak for Business (K4B) corporate travel solution just before the pandemic in late 2019 with a full launch in July 2021.
The product has been developing over the past year but is still treated as a startup within Kayak, according to CEO Steve Hafner.
He talks to Ph [...]
The long and winding road that led to Simard
Founders of Winding Tree behind Web3 solution to solve corporate travel pain points
WINDING Tree, the non-profit blockchain decentralised travel marketplace, had just gone live with a couple of airlines towards the end of 2019 when Covid hit and brought the project to a standstill.
“The silver [...]
