The Wrap: Cathay Pacific’s content now available for Amadeus-connected agents, Sabre and Emirates seal new distribution deal, and more …
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.
Cathay Pacific offers NDC content to Amadeus-connected travel agents
Amadeus-connected travel agents worldwide n [...]
TechSembly now wants to focus on hospitality. Here’s why.
BUOYED by the success it’s seen with its first hotel client, The Peninsula Hotels, TechSembly, an e-commerce platform that builds local storefronts for businesses, is taking the plunge to focus on the hospitality sector.
CEO and co-founder, Amy Read, first met executives from the Hong Kong-ba [...]
In marriage of two giants, Marriott and Rakuten take vow on loyalty
Part of a broader hyper-local strategy, says Toomey
MARRIOTT International and Rakuten Group have signed a partnership that will allow their customers to dip into each other’s loyalty programmes, in a landmark deal that plays to two trends accelerated by Covid.
For Marriott, it’s about go [...]
The Wrap: Korean Air transfers all IT systems to Amazon Web Services, Emirates and Qantas extend joint business partnership, and more …
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.
Korean Air transfers all IT systems to Amazon Web Services
Fist bump to seal a migration deal: Jang Sung-hyun (right [...]
TruTrip rolls out flexible booking service for business travellers
COMPANIES are bringing employees back together with team meetings and gatherings as a result of vaccinations and pent-up demand, according to this article by McKinsey.
However, uncertainty in travel restrictions may lead to changes in plans for business trips. To help corporate travellers save o [...]
The WiT Podcast – Episode 38: Mieke de Schepper, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Asia Pacific Amadeus IT Group
IN this episode, we
speak about coping with fatigue in a region that’s lagging behind in travel
recovery, how technology can facilitate the return of safe travel and boost
confidence of travellers and how governments and travel companies need to
collaborate to get us out of this and through this [...]
Business travel must go on: How a Singapore-based entrepreneur did it amid Covid restrictions
IF there is one thing entrepreneurs have to be, it’s to be resourceful and nimble and Blanca Menchaca, CEO & co-founder of tours and activities platform BeMyGuest, had to find a way not only to save her business but also to grow and diversify, and that meant cementing old partnerships and wel [...]
The Wrap: Accor joins global sustainability network, Emirates implements IATA Travel Pass across worldwide network, and more …
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.
Accor joins global sustainability network to help address environmental challenges
Fairmont Banff Springs in Alb [...]
How Mary Li wants to build The Atlas to change the way people buy flights
Her third startup focused on domestic and low cost airline content
SOMETIME in 2019, Mary Li was at an exhibition of South-east Asian art at the National Gallery Singapore when she realised that maps depicting the region in the 18th and 19th centuries varied according to the interpretations of [...]
Domestic China pushes Trip.com’s revenues to new highs in Q2
This article first appeared in PhocusWire
TRIO.COM Group posted revenue across the business of $912 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Highlights at a glance
The figure is up from the $628 million captured
during the first quarter of the year and a large increase (86%) on the $448
mill [...]
