Airbnb enables “split stays” to ease inventory woes
IN what has become a familiar cadence of biannual comprehensive updates, Airbnb is releasing the newest version of its platform, described as “the biggest change to Airbnb in a decade.”
In 2021, Airbnb also released widespread revisions in May and again in November.
One of the most interes [...]
The Wrap: Klook and KAYAK expanded partnership, Sabre’s acquisition of Nuvola, Tourism Malaysia-Emirates MOC
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Klook, KAYAK expand partnership, integrate activities inventory
Travel and leisure e-commerce platform Klook and travel searc [...]
DMCs will play critical role in travel rebound, says dnata’s John Bevan
Fam trips, tech investment, sustainable offerings part of tool kit as Destination Asia gets set for recovery
FRESH from his first trip to visit his associates in Destination Asia in Bangkok and Singapore, John Bevan, divisional senior vice president of Dubai-based dnata Travel Group, is looking for [...]
Go City betting big on APAC and new head banking on deep localisation to get there
Travellers are coming whether attractions are ready or not, says Baidi Li
Baidi Li, who's spent her travel career in the tours and activities space, was recently elevated to lead Go City's expansion and growth in Asia Pacific as its new SVP of commercial for the region. Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up wi [...]
Expedia’s three-pronged approach to serve traveller needs
Open World, move away from price, planning and collaborative tools, all in arsenal to face the future
AT its annual partner event, EXPLORE, Expedia Group debuted a three-tiered strategy to redefine its place in travel, including a new technology platform to power the industry called Expedia Group� [...]
Behold, the new Expedia – “we finally got it right after 25 years”, declares Diller
“When the traveller wins, we all win” forms heart of the Big Reset
WHEN your chairman opens your conference with a declaration that “we finally got it right, after 25 years”, you’d better deliver. Such was the case at EXPLORE 22, Expedia Group’s conference which kicked off in Las Vegas [...]
Travel for love leads the way, then it’s nature, wellness and sustainability
Australia and Singapore blaze new trails in recovery
FIRST it was “travel for love”, said Tourism Australia’s Brent Anderson, those travelling from the region down under to visit families and friends, then it was travellers looking for a different kind of love – that of immersive experience [...]
Asia’s travellers are back and with new preferences and expectations
SINCE the onset of the pandemic the travel industry has dealt with a great amount of adversity – particularly in Asia. But now the tide is finally turning. Travel demand in the region started picking up towards the end of last year and has continued accelerating during the past months.
The grad [...]
No shorthaul if there is rail, no day trips and limits on number of staff in one event
Ernst & Young sets rules on business trips, tests blockchain direct bookings with airlines and hotels
SUSTAINABILITY and technology, rather than health and safety, dominated the discussions during the panel on corporate travel at the CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit in Manchester last week, w [...]
Having survived, Blue Mansion on mission to build a business that matches the brand
Venture capitalist-turned-hotelier Shen on “hospitality with a conscience”
HAVING been involved with the family business since 2015, Loh-Lim Shen Yi decided to return to Penang to lead the heritage Cheong Fatt Tze/The Blue Mansion fulltime in January 2020 “when I felt it could pay me a salary [...]
