Want to be a K-artist? South Korea ramps up for recovery with fresh ideas, new products and eye on tech
K-wave, longtail experiences, NDC, Urban Air Mobility – Seoul all out to bring back travel
FROM Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) considering visas for fans wanting to enrol in K-pop training classes to global attraction pass company, Go City launching its first city pass in Seoul since the pandem [...]
As Japan reopens fully, Trip.com reports surges in bookings
THE big news of the week is the full reopening of Japan effective October 11, after two-and-a-half years of restrictions. The pent-up demand for both inbound and outbound is being experienced by travel brands across the world.
Trip.com, which started looking at booking data for trips to Japan fro [...]
As travel resumes in 2022, technology promises to meet new expectations
Persistent trip, payments flexibility, AI-driven pricing – the promise of a new world
With the world opening up for travel this year and Asia rebounding, the travel and hospitality industries are quickly gearing up with new technologies that promise to deliver ease of use, convenience and persona [...]
Traveloka secures $300m financing from INA and other investors
TRAVELOKA has secured a financing facility of $300 million from Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), BlackRock (through a private credit fund it manages), Allianz Global Investors (through funds managed by them), Orion Capital Asia (through funds and accounts managed by them), and other leading glo [...]
Klook sees surges in searches, bookings amid second wave of Asia reopening
New platform features, lots of deals and the return of TravelFest as it turns 8
TRAVEL and experiences platform, Klook reports seeing accelerated cross-border travel growth in Asia/Pacific with one of its strongest quarters (over 300% QoQ growth) as it celebrates its eighth anniversary.
It says [...]
The promise of the Third Age of Digital Travel – let’s live up to it
The time is now to act together and make our industry incredible or face a barrage of restrictions and regulations. Timothy O'Neil-Dunne gets into what can be done collectively, to prove travel's value to governments and to societies.
We are entering the Third Age of Digital Travel – a time o [...]
Why India travel needs to thank Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) for its growth
“The elephant has started dancing”
Virendra Jain, Co-founder and CEO, VIDEC and Director, Business Development, APAC and Middle East, Phocuswright casts his eye over the India travel landscape and examines the factors that are fuelling the Indian travel boom currently – from a humongous smart [...]
Ixigo sees rise in revenues, fuelled by lower tier cities
Aviation activity – Air India, Akasa, Jet Airways – will spur growth: Aloke Bajpai
AS travel recovers in India, Ixigo’s revenues are also seeing a rebound. According to the company’s financial statement published on its website, the Gurugram-based travel booking app saw revenues grow 2.8X t [...]
Seera Group set to launch tours and activities marketplace with Klook in Saudi Arabia
Rebound in all sectors puts group in strong position, “this is just the beginning”
ON the back of another quarter of growth, with its consumer brand Almosafer recording the best quarter in its history for travel bookings, Riyadh-based Seera Group is looking to expand aggressively into the tours [...]
A “pretty much recovered” BeMyGuest waits for next wave of travel
“We all died, and we got a chance to restart with all the tricks in the bag”
AFTER a tough two years, a time Blanca Menchaca, CEO and co-founder of BeMyGuest, would rather not remember, her attractions, tours and activities, technology company is “pretty much fully recovered”.
And th [...]
