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Reading between the lines, Klook and Go City are going places
11/11/2021 by Ian Jarrett
Attractions business looks even more attractive as Covid forces travellers to go local. IF Covid has offered something positive to the travel trade, it is the extra time given to people to reassess their businesses, to contemplate next steps, to read books and draw inspiration from the words of [...]
Global air travel demand dropped 53.4% in September compared to same month in 2019: IATA
09/11/2021 by WiT
DEMAND for air travel in September 2021, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), declined 53.4% compared to the same month in 2019, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, this (performance) was “a moderate rebound” from August 2021’s performance, which [...]
Sponsored Post: Trip.com leads the way for global travel recovery by launching innovative campaigns to support industry partners
09/11/2021 by Trip.com Group
The international online travel agency has efficiently launched campaign initiatives across Asia to support partners in line with changing customer demands. THROUGHOUT the past 18 months, Trip.com, an international one-stop travel service provider owned by Trip.com Group, has launched several in [...]
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer stepping down in 2022
09/11/2021 by WiT
AFTER leading TripAdvisor for more than 20 years as its co-founder and CEO, Steve Kaufer will step down from his position in 2022. "Steve has been the driving force at Tripadvisor since its launch in 2000. His contributions to the consumer's travel experience are immeasurable, and his vision has [...]
Europe travel drives Booking Holdings’ revenue uptick in Q3
05/11/2021 by Mitra Sorrells
BOOKING Holdings is reporting that room nights booked in Q3 2021 increased for the third quarter in a row, growing to 183 million, and revenue increased to $4.7 billion – putting it just shy of Q3 2019 revenue of $5 billion. Room nights in the third quarter were up from 157 million in Q2 of th [...]
How Certares is making capital out of Covid
03/11/2021 by Ian Jarrett
‘The only shop in town’ has travel companies queuing at the door IF you’re a travel company seeking pandemic survival funds, there’s probably only one person you are going to call: Greg O’Hara, founder and senior managing director of New York-based investor managers, Certares. But d [...]
The Wrap: RWS leverages Trip.com’s marketing hub to meet post-pandemic demand, SITA makes its digital travel declaration tool free for governments, and more ….
03/11/2021 by WiT
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and  updates on how businesses in these sectors are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel. RWS leverages Trip.com’s marketing hub to meet post-pandemic demand from Chinese travellers The Resort Worlds [...]
As Thailand reopens, it looks to better days with new bio, circular, green tourism model
01/11/2021 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
“Covid has taught Thailand a huge lesson in balance,” says deputy governor Numfhon Boonyawat WITH Thailand reopening to vaccinated travellers from all countries on November 1, the country is certainly looking forward to better days. But one woman is determined it also builds back better. Dur [...]
Match fit, Scoot is ready to swap scenario planning for the real thing
01/11/2021 by Ian Jarrett
Robust and ready to go, Scoot has put pieces in place for a digital future THREE days after rejoining Scoot in 2020, CEO Campbell Wilson was told to go home. Covid had struck. But being locked down at home during “a difficult time, both from a business and a staff perspective” gave Wilso [...]
The Wrap: Klook and Dream Cruises integrate APIs globally, weak September for Asia Pacific airlines, and more …
28/10/2021 by WiT
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and  updates on how businesses in these sectors are resetting as they prepare for post-pandemic travel. Klook and Dream Cruises synchronise their multi-market APIs Customers of Klook get access to Dream Cruises worl [...]