The Wrap: Flight Centre Travel Group expands footprint in Europe, acquires stake in 3Mundi
In the news: Flight Centre Travel Group’s acquisition of stake in 3Mundi, Deem's Intelligent Attach solution for corporate travel, YTL Hotels’ new portal for Singapore, communications solution for Star Cruises
TRAVEL AGENCY: FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN EUROPE, ACQUIRES STA [...]
Expedia acquires majority stake in SilverRail Technologies
Expedia has nabbed SilverRail Technologies, acknowledging that rail is projected to be the next big thing in travel.
“Rail is ready for an online revolution, and we're ready to be a part of it. Rail's shift online is one of the fastest growing areas of innovation in the US$1.3 trillion travel m [...]
Metasearch: the winning approach to direct bookings
Technology has consistently changed our approach to the ways we manage and do business. As consumers are always connected to their digital channels, their habits are constantly evolving. These constant shifts have challenged the hospitality industry to keep pace with new technology and trends so as [...]
Healthy report cards in travel, Asia stays strong
Travel businesses released healthy report cards this first quarter of the year. Two giants in the distribution business – Amadeus and Travelport – saw growths in revenues with Asia Pacific doing particularly well.
Travelport’s net revenue increased 7% to $651 million and net income increase [...]
The Wrap: ZEN Rooms brings cash-on-delivery concept to hotel booking
In the news: ZEN Rooms' new pay-at-hotel feature, Amadeus’ expansion in Indonesia, new partnerships - Serko and HRS, Hotels.com with Standard Chartered
HOSPITALITY: ZEN ROOMS BRINGS CASH-ON-DELIVERY CONCEPT TO HOTEL BOOKING
ZEN Rooms, a leading online budget hotel franchise in Southeast [...]
New study reveals more Singaporeans are buying travel on the go
Last year one in five online travel transactions were made on mobile, while mobile purchase increased 35% from 2011-2016, and is expected to continue growing.
Tech savvy Singaporeans are among travellers who are increasingly using mobile to browse and purchase travel, revealed marketing technolog [...]
How travel apps of leading brands rank in speed
Most of us have our favourite apps to shop for travel and, depending on how fast and/or how user friendly the interface is, we either keep them as our favourites or discard them.
Slow performing apps could put some of us off as we want to be able to quickly book air tickets and accommodation, sea [...]
Kuoni’s GTA rooms in with Hotelbeds
GTA is joining the Hotelbeds family after Kuoni sold GTA, its global travel distribution business division (not including MTS Globe).
Kuoni will maintain a “substantial minority stake in the combined Hotelbeds/GTA business”, it said in a statement released today.
No further details regardi [...]
The Wrap: British Airways is investing £500m to boost customer travel experience
In the news: British Airways’ large investments in products and services, Amadeus APAC’s enhanced team to drive airlines business, Tourico Holidays’ new push service
AIRLINES: BRITISH AIRWAYS IS INVESTING £500M TO BOOST CUSTOMER TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
British Airways has launched its [...]
AirAsia strengthens ancillary portfolio with purchase of travel planning startup Touristly for US$2.6m
Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia has acquired a 50% stake in Malaysia-based online travel planner, Touristly, through an asset injection and loan deal valued at RM11.5 million (US$2.6 million).
Launched in June 2015, Touristly describes itself as a “travel platform that helps trav [...]
