Expedia’s Greg Schulze on dogs, consumer anxiety and “anything that moves”
If Greg Schulze had his way, the entire travel search process should have dog-friendly filters. The global executive of “anything that moves”, as he calls his portfolio at Expedia, moved to Singapore with his family in January and left their two dogs behind. Clearly missing his best friends, Sch [...]
The Wrap: Klook partners WeChat & AirAsia BIG, offers more ways to book activities
In the news: New partners for Klook Travel, Ticketbis launches in the U.S.,more countries for TripAdvisor Instant Booking Klook partners WeChat & AirAsia BIG, offers more ways to book activities Klook Travel (“Klook”), Asia’s leading platform for booking attractions and travel activities, [...]
Why Travelstart’s Ekbergh decided to get married after 10 years of bacherlorhood
It was around March last year that Stephan Ekbergh, sole owner and founder of South Africa-based Travelstart, was first approached by Amadeus Capital Partners (not related to Amadeus IT by the way).The first meeting with Andrea Traversone took place in ITB Berlin and Ekbergh recalled it didn’t go [...]
Booking.com dominates, Agoda makes showing in Europe
SiteMinder's list of top 10 hotel booking sites in 2015 within five of Europe and Asia Pacific's top travel markets shows the clear dominance of booking.com across markets including Thailand where its sister company Agoda is based.Interestingly, the results also show Agoda making headway in markets [...]
The Wrap: ASEAN for ASEAN – new joint campaign to promote intra-regional travel
In the news: ASEAN for ASEAN campaign, Amadeus' new partnership with AccesRail, trending destinations for Singapore travellers, Thailand hotels’ top booking sites ASEAN for ASEAN: new joint campaign to promote intra-regional travel It’s all for one and one for all as the 10 member countries of A [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Matching resolutions with recommendations could be best way to avoid family fights
In an attempt to make New Year’s resolutions less of a burden on our moral conscience, Booking.com (in partnership with Weiden+Kennedy) has unveiled a ‘Resolution Translator’ as part of a Best 2016 Ever campaign (as opposed to the other 2016, which isn’t looking as great) to revive a sense o [...]
Don’t just manage revenue, create a holistic strategy
In the decade when Marriott International was credited for adapting American Airlines’ yield management practices for the hospitality industry, the Internet barely existed, Expedia was still a decade from launching, Mark Zuckerberg was just a baby and Google was 20 years from changing the world.Su [...]
Hotel wonderland as distribution is disrupted and ALICE comes out to play
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away, I dreamt of being a hotelier. In fact, I recall asking a general manager if he would switch places with me for a day just so I would understand what it was like to walk around with hands behind my back and look at floors to see if there was litter or occas [...]
The Wrap: Good year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellers
In the news: UNWTO’s report on overseas travel, Thai Lion Air’s first GDS partner, Amadeus’ new rebooking solution for travellers, SLH's redesigned Apple appGood year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellersDespite fear of terrorism and attacks on holidaymakes in various pa [...]
WIT and Hotel ICON team up for WIT Hospitality
In line with Web In Travel’s (WIT) mantra of innovation and nurturing new talent, the first WIT Hospitality in Hong Kong on March 22, 2016 will be held in partnership with Hotel ICON, the teaching and research hotel built for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management by the Hong Kong Polytechnic [...]
