Only One Thing Will Disrupt OTAs (and It Ain’t Blockchain)
OTA bashing is about as old as OTAs themselves. It's been bountiful fodder for media hype and conference roundtable hysterics for decades. We've heard it all before, from airlines, hotels and the myriad technology companies, startups and consultants that seek to serve them: OTAs are expensive, innov [...]
SnapShot launches Marketplace to solve hotels’ data and tech woes
One of the biggest pain points in hospitality is fragmentation of data points, and hence too many data silos. One company that is trying to solve that problem, as well as solve the industry’s access to “a properly integrated data platform which would dramatically accelerate the hotel technology [...]
How to boost direct bookings in APAC, according to Triptease
Asia-Pacific is fertile ground for ambitious hoteliers; more and more travellers are flocking there every day seeking new and unique experiences. A new report by Triptease focuses on one of the best ways to capitalise on that; finding new strategies to increase direct bookings.
The report, Spo [...]
STB to unleash passionate marketers and storytellers to support and animate its new brand
Having launched its “Passion Made Possible” brand last year, the success of which depends on unleashing the passion of Singaporeans and residents, the Singapore Tourism Board is investing in building an industry of marketers and storytellers.
As a first step, it has opened its internal Ma [...]
The Wrap: onefinestay launches personalised concierge service
In the news: Higher Living with onefinestay; STB partners with Grab to provide seamless experience to visitors; 250 airlines on board with Travelport's merchandising tool
HOSPITALITY: onefinestay launches new personalised concierge service
For your next stay at any onefinestay’s propert [...]
Johan Svanstrom on how Hotels.com intends to stay on the pitch in Asia
Before he became president of the Hotels.com brand, Johan Svanstrom was based in Hong Kong and played a key role in building up the business in Asia Pacific. With Expedia committing more resources to growth in the region, Svanstorm and his team are riding high on the wave of globalisation. I caught [...]
As online travel reaches maturity in the west, what does the next chapter look like?
As the global online travel market reaches a turning point, what lies in store for all players, from global to local?
To me, there was one key message that came out of the two largest conferences in online travel for Asia Pacific and North America – WIT (Web in Travel, Singapore) and Phocuswrig [...]
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
This post is reproduced courtesy of PhocusWire. The article first appeared here.
PhocusWire has four core areas of focus: Startups, Distribution, Technology and Online.
In this analysis for the PhocusWire Forecast 2018, we focus on Online, in particular the web agency and supplier market [...]
The Wrap: AI flightbot connects agents with travellers anytime, anywhere
In the news: Amadeus launches AI flightbot for travel agents; Uber partners with AirAsia to provide convenient door-to-door transfer for travellers; Klook introduces a mobile pass for travel on Hong Kong's airport express train; South Korea's Eastar Jet inks distribution deal with Sabre.
ARTIFI [...]
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology
This post is reproduced courtesy of PhocusWire. The article first appeared here
PhocusWire has four core areas of focus: Startups, Distribution, Technology and Online.
In this analysis for the PhocusWire Forecast 2018, we focus on technology and a number of the important elements that are [...]
