D’EDGE points to revolution in hotel distribution as direct takes hold
A REVOLUTION is taking place in hotel distribution with a reshuffling of the cards between different players and different sales channels, according to a new White Paper "Hotel Distribution and the Pandemic: The Travel Chessboard” from D-EDGE.
The paper studies the evolution of hotels' online [...]
What Yanolja intends to do with its new $1.7b funding
No plans for consumer superapp outside South Korea, focus is on building next-gen travel platform “beyond OTA”, says CEO Jongyoon Kim
WHEN news broke of SoftBank Vision Fund’s US$1.7b investment in Yanolja last week staff of the South Korean travel unicorn were working from home due to tig [...]
Tripadvisor Plus on the move, signs three hotel groups, four connectivity partners
HOT on the heels of its signing three hotel groups to its Tripadvisor Plus subscription programme, Tripadvisor, now calling itself “the world’s largest travel guidance platform”, announced four new connectivity partnerships that it says will enable thousands of hotels to participate for the f [...]
Variety is the spice of life and diversity is the oxygen of business
IT is often
said that variety is the spice of life and although this pandemic with its
restrictions on our movements has significantly restricted our ability to have
variety in our lives, it’s certainly reinforced, to me, the belief that
diversity is the oxygen of business.
Diversity
in every [...]
AirAsia Group going all in on logistics and digital
Tony Fernandes describes his Teleport and cargo business as “diamond in the rough”
DESPITE media reports painting a dire situation in Malaysia of record daily infections and continuing lockdown measures, Tony Fernandes, AirAsia Group CEO, projected optimism and a fighting spirit throughout h [...]
IATA calls on states to follow WHO guidance on cross-border travel
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to Covid-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Aviation Group launches travel and lifestyle platform, BigPay to enter into Thailand, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and an
update on how businesses in these sectors are adapting and resetting as they
prepare for post-pandemic travel.
Malaysia Aviation Group rolls out one-stop travel and lifestyle platform
Consumers can shop for product [...]
Air travel improved marginally in May, remained below pre-pandemic levels: IATA
BOTH international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
However, air traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels, while recovery in international traffic, in particular, continued to be stymied [...]
Open road ahead as each OTA takes different bet on the future
“Nothing guaranteed, everything possible” is sentiment of the day
WHEN things have gone full circle, it can look like they’ve stayed still, but at the WiT Travel Roadshow Episode 4, four travel players tell us they’ve been very busy indeed, making bold bets for the future while honourin [...]
AirAsia acquires Gojek’s Thai operations in all-share deal
Gojek to increase investment in its Vietnam and Singapore operations in realigned strategy, acquires stake in airasia Super App
AIRASIA is revving up the expansion of its superapp footprint in ASEAN with the acquisition of Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek’s business in Thailand. [...]
