The Wrap: Lost or delayed baggage a thing of the past with AI?
In the news: Airlines and airports look to AI revolutionise baggage management; videos to facilitate searching and booking travel; an airline on quest to make customers happy
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Lost or delayed baggage a thing of the past with AI?
One of the biggest nightmares of m [...]
WIT launches Indie event to champion creators of unique, local experiences
WIT is launching an Indie event aimed at empowering independents and creatives at the long tail of the travel experience. The first edition of WIT Indie will be held in Penang, Malaysia, on April 13, and is supported and sponsored by Penang Institute, one of Malaysia’s leading think tanks.
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FASTBOOKING provides CRM solution through Cendyn collaboration
FASTBOOKING now provides a CRM solution after it inked a collaboration with Cendyn, a CRM and sales platform.
According to FASTBOOKING, “this collaboration will…drive qualified traffic to the hotels’ website”. Hoteliers will be able to capture a holistic view of every guest and thereby im [...]
WIT collaborates with Phocuswright to find APAC Innovators of the Year
WIT Startup Pitch Japan & North Asia 2018 now open for entries
WIT has teamed up with Phocuswright in a search for two APAC Innovators that will be given opportunities to fast track their business ideas to become successful ventures on the global stage.
The WIT Startup Pitch for bo [...]
Longhaul low cost the next wave – airlines have to become ecommerce companies that fly
In the last 10 years, longhaul low cost airlines have mushroomed with international seats growing by 900%. Newcomer World Airways, the first longhaul LCC in the US, will be 100% digital and Millennial-focused while Cebu Pacific is trying to think of itself less as an engineering company but more of [...]
We in APAC are most vacation-deprived but guess who takes the lead?
Walking through Resorts World at Sentosa the other day, and spending time in Penang during the Chinese New Year festive period, It is hard to believe there are vacation-deprived folks in Asia. Both places were crowded with families and groups from all over Asia, with Chinese travellers clearly leadi [...]
Chinese travelling more, spending more, favour mobile payments: Nielsen/Alipay report
Chinese travellers are travelling more, spending more, and are more prone to using mobile payment when travelling.
These are the key findings of the latest of many reports on outbound Chinese travelling trends. According to the Outbound Chinese Tourism and Consumption Trends: 2017 Survey, by Niel [...]
The Wrap: Everyone can now say ‘hi’ from the sky
In the news: Airlines take the stage this week, not only in conferences around the region, but in touting new services for its guests. In the limelight – AirAsia, Hong Kong Airlines and, indirectly, Travelport and ACI with a new solution for airline passengers.
AVIATION: Everyone can now say [...]
HK Express links up with flight comparison site Dohop to expand international interline services
Hong Kong-based airline, HK Express, has joined forces with flight comparison site, Dohop, to provide international interline services, making it the first Asian carrier to partner with the Icelandic company.
The partnership, sealed at the ongoing Aviation Festival 2018 in Singapore, will make i [...]
Robert Bailey joins Travelport as chief strategy officer
Travelport has appointed Robert Bailey, former president and CEO of Abacus, to the newly-created role of chief strategy officer based in Langley, the UK.
Reporting to Travelport’s president and CEO Gordon Wilson, Bailey will take up his new posting on March 1.
His responsibilities will i [...]
