Agoda teams up with JTB Corp and LINE Travel to expand online sales and distribution in Asia
Singapore based online travel agent (OTA) Agoda inked new deals last week with JTB Corp (JTB), Japan’s largest travel network, and LINE Travel, a newly-formed one-stop travel booking service in Taiwan.
In joining forces with two of Asia’s leading travel industry players Agoda, one of the worl [...]
Newly-released Salam Standard report highlights Muslim tourism’s economic impact and vast untapped opportunities
The global Muslim travel sector is growing at a fast pace. Last year this segment has had a significant impact on overall tourism, generating a total GDP ((Gross Domestic Product) of US$148 billion and employing 4.7 million people, both directly and indirectly.
The impact is set to be even greate [...]
Teenage Tesloop founder switches direction from ride sharing to data connectivity: Here’s why
Ahead of their on-stage conversation at Phocuswright next Wednesday in Los Angeles, teenage founder of Tesloop, Haydn Sonnad, reveals to Yeoh Siew Hoon a change of direction for the company he founded in 2015 when he was 16.
Tesloop, the Tesla ride-sharing service started by teenager Haydn S [...]
As Accor hits 1,000 in APAC, Issenberg ponders China softening, tech impact and talent
What does it take to grow a hotel group to 1,000 properties in Asia Pacific? Well, if you ask Michael Issenberg, CEO, AccorHotels APAC, it takes time and investing in people on the ground, helped of course by a handful of acquisitions.
“When I joined Accor 24 years ago, we had fewer than 50 [...]
The Wrap: Longer trips and closer to home this December for travellers, study finds
In the news: Survey on holiday trends for Q3, Travelport’s commercial team strengthened, SITA's purchase of MEXIA Interactive
Travel: Longer trips and closer to home this December for travellers, study finds
Christmas and New Year holidays fall mid-week this year, on a Tuesday, and thi [...]
Guest Blog: The Success of Travel Tech Consolidation Relies on Integration
The big are getting bigger. That sums up what’s been happening in Asia and looks all but certain to continue. Whether in the OTA space or in the hotels' space, buying sprees, mergers and acquisitions are all the rage.
Meanwhile, hoteliers may be wondering what their play is in all this, and how [...]
The story of Mary Li: From ASLAN to Mystifly, from China to India, and truths in between
I first met Mary Li when she was introduced to me as the co-CEO of Mystifly, the India-based global airfares marketplace. My curiosity stirred, I did some research on her and found her back story. With no background in travel, she founded ASLAN, China's first data-driven travel technology company, c [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: Unravelling the Power Paradox in China where behemoths fight to be all things in travel
At WiT Singapore 2018, Maggie Rauch, senior director of research at Phocuswright spoke of the different worlds emerging between Asia and the rest of the world, or specifically how China is creating its own post-mobile ecosystem.
Addressing the ‘Power Paradox’, which is also the theme of the [...]
The Wrap: Emirates Skywards introduces new on-demand taxi app in partnership with CarTrawler
In the news: New taxi app for Emirates & flydubai loyalty programme members, strong China sales growth for Hotelbeds Group, Kansai Airports’ new digital campaign
Transportation: Emirates Skywards introduces new on-demand taxi app in partnership with CarTrawler
Members of Emirates S [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: Whatever it takes to design and build for the customer: Ponde
When asked to pick a song that best describes his personal journey with Facebook, its head of global travel strategy Nikhilesh Ponde, chose “Whatever It Takes” by Imagine Dragons.
“Whatever it takes, 'cause I love the adrenaline in my veins/I do whatever it takes 'cause I love how it feels [...]
