The Wrap: New brand identity for Bedsonline with expanded product portfolio
In the news: Brand refresh for Bedsonline, AR to check hand baggage size at KLM, Sabre’s new pricing solutions for airlines
Travel: New brand identity for Bedsonline with expanded product portfolio
Global provider of accommodation and travel services, Bedsonline, is getting a new bra [...]
Livn joins up with Leezair to boost in-destination sales
Travellers can now “discover and book experiences on the go” in 182 countries with the recent partnership between Sydney-based aggregator of instantly bookable tours, activities and attractions Livn and online travel marketplace Leezair.
Livn, which distributes more than 700,000 live tour [...]
Travel.jp and LINE Travel integrate to rebrand as LINE TRAVEL jp
Travel.jp, Japan’s leading travel metasearch operated by Venture Republic Inc., and LINE Travel, operated by LINE Corporation that runs Japan's dominant messaging app, have joined forces to combine their brands and services rebranding as LINE TRAVEL jp.
In a joint announcement of the strategic [...]
Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Even DBS Bank had a “near death” experience.
It is said that misery loves company, so does change. Change loves, and needs, company because it is definitely less lonely when you see that everyone’s experiencing and muddling through the same set of challenges.
In the past few months, I’ve seen and spoken to an array of companies grapplin [...]
Singapore Airlines and Hotelsbeds come together to form a holiday packaging partnership
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and global bed bank Hotelbeds Group have teamed up in a pact to offer bundled flights and hotels to the carrier’s customers.
The collaboration enables SIA to utilise Hotelbeds’ dynamic packaging platform, allowing its customers to curate their own holiday packages, w [...]
Work on digital literacy to compete against aliens, magicians and barbarians, futurist Rohit Talwar urges
In a world where “aliens, magicians and barbarians” are shaking up the world at large with their tech and tech change is happening at an exponential rate, organisations have to ensure digital literacy at every level if they are to transform successfully.
Rohit Talwar, futurist and CEO of Fast [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines is now on WhatsApp
In the news: Airlines are increasingly using technology to boost their operations, make the travel experience more stress-free for their customers and even for training staff as shown by Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic in partnership with tech service providers.
Messag [...]
Sean Menke pushing the limits with his own Sabre endurance race – 80 miles to go
The toughest endurance race Sean Menke, Sabre president & CEO, has ever run is the Leadville Trail 100, a 100-mile race in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, which you have to be complete in 30 hours. It has an elevation gain of 5,000 metres and you do it without oxygen and sleep.
He completed [...]
Stop thinking in verticals, says Menke as Sabre sets out to become platform at the centre of travel
To travellers, a trip is a connected journey – we grab a ride to the airport, fly, arrive, grab ride to hotel, hopefully have a lovely stay and if we have time, book a couple of activities (or should we say experiences these days), depart hotel for airport, and the loop continues.
The travel in [...]
Sabre gets on board with China Eastern and Hong Kong Airlines
Sabre Corporation, which hosted its first Sabre Technology Exchange (STX) in Singapore this week for over 600 customers from across the business of travel to steer the evolution of travel, has also busy inking deals with its partners at the event.
The global technology company announced a partner [...]
