With airlines facing two endemic crises, AAPA commits to net zero emissions by 2050
Travel recovery needs to move from “Las Vegas principle” to “Olympics model”, says Subhas Menon
THE backdrop isn’t pretty. After 20 months into the pandemic, Asia Pacific airlines remain in hibernation as far as international passenger traffic is concerned – still at five percent of [...]
Travel experiences marketplace Headout lands US$12m in funding for expansion
HEADOUT has raised US$12 million in Series B financing round to expand its geographical reach and reach EBITDA profitability.
The Series B round was led by Glade Brook Capital, with participation from existing investors Version One Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, FJ Labs, 500 Startups, Haystac [...]
Asia’s two success stories, ixigo and Yanolja, pursue different paths to growth
ixigo digs deeper into India’s NBU, Yanolja fans out across the world
IF a collaboration announcement is made between ixigo and Yanolja, just remember you heard it first at the WiT Travel Roadshow Episode 6, where the CEOs of the Indian and South Korean companies joined WiT founder Yeoh Siew H [...]
The Wrap: GlobalTix integrates with Google, Hana Tours strengthens partnership with Amadeus, 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.
GlobalTix integrates with Google for booking links
Free ticket booking links on Google Search make it easy for trave [...]
Covid spawns 70m new digital consumers in South-east Asia
SINCE the start of the pandemic, 70 million people – equivalent to the entire population of the United Kingdom – have become digital consumers in South-east Asia.
Almost 8 in 10 people (78%) among South-east Asia’s population of 15-year-olds and above will be digital consumers [...]
FCM takes stake in Japan’s NSF Engagement as it prepares for corporate travel rebound
VTL to Germany sparks “let's go gold rush” from German customers in Singapore, says Saillet
WHILE corporate travel in Asia remains grounded for the most part, there are clearly opportunities to be seized and this week, FCM put deeper roots into the Japanese market by taking a majority stake [...]
Vietnam’s fintech unicorn to use new funds to beef up online travel business
VNTRAVEL launching three new solutions targeting corporate, premium and events
VNLIFE, which recently raised US$250 million in Series B, will allocate “a significant chunk” of the new funds to build up its online travel division, VNTRAVEL, managing director Niraan De Silva said in an intervi [...]
Cryptocurrency in travel: Who will be the winners?
This article first appeared in PhocusWire
THE shock the travel industry has experienced is driving many to look at different ways of doing things post-pandemic.
There is a greater need than ever to remove costs from processes and gain efficiencies, so that the industry can recover fr [...]
Online travel in Indonesia: On the cusp of revival
THIS report by Redseer takes a look at the online travel sector in Indonesia. The likely easing of travel restrictions in Indonesia (and the rest of South-east Asia) offers a possible case for a sharp improvement in the travel sector in the coming months. Here are some findings from its rece [...]
The Wrap: Philippine Airlines offers preferred currency option to international travellers, IATA supports EU Digital Covid Certificate, 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.
Philippine Airlines makes shopping easier for international travellers with preferred currency option
Philippine [...]
