Booking.com names Laura Houldsworth new APAC chief
BOOKING.com has appointed Laura Houldsworth as managing director & vice president for the Asia Pacific region, effective June 2021. She succeeds Angel Llull Mancas, who served as managing director for Asia Pacific since August 2018.
Laura Houldsworth: From SAP Concur to leading Booking.com i [...]
The Wrap: UNWTO develops new project to help in jobs recovery, Qatar Airways introduces NDC retail platform, 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.
UNWTO launches Jobs Factory to kickstart tourism jobs recovery
Job-seekers can create a profile and sea [...]
FCM launches tech platform in China to deepen localisation
FCM has launched its new proprietary technology platform in China to enable it to be the best localised global travel management company in China. Its platform has been enhanced with unique localised features and content developed specifically for the Chinese market, and FCM expects its first pil [...]
Have vaccination, will travel: Rising confidence among vaccinated people to go on vacations, study finds
GLOBAL vaccine rollouts are driving increasing demand for summer vacations, with vaccinated travellers more likely to stay longer and spend more on their trips than their unvaccinated counterparts, reveals a new research paper by TripAdvisor.
The report, A Shot in The Arm for Travel? Examining t [...]
Americans are off and cruising, new cruisers hop onboard in Asia
GIVEN the timeless, borderless virtual world we live in these days (ironic in itself I know), I tuned into the Expedia Cruises 2021 Virtual Conference, which set sail around 11.30pm SG time on Tuesday. I was curious to find out what was happening on the other side of the ocean – are people really [...]
How Covid has led a centuries-old heritage site to digitalise operations and rethink distribution
THE Borobudur Temple Compounds, located in the southern part of the Central Java, is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world and one of Indonesia’s most visited sites attracting about five million visitors yearly BC (before Covid) – 90% of whom were domestic tourists, 10% internatio [...]
Expedia Cruises looks to tech in push to be top agency in the sector
EXPEDIA Cruises, a full-service leisure travel agency that is part of Expedia Group, is boosting its focus on technology as it aims to provide an omnichannel strategy that can meet the needs of all travelers.
Company executives shared highlights of its
efforts during the opening day of the Exped [...]
The Wrap: Vietjet and Malindo Air pilot IATA Travel Pass, Sabre partners with health risk management platform GOPASS, 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.
VietJet, Malindo Air join IATA Travel Pass trial
Vietjet will trial IATA Travel Pass on its internation [...]
Leisure travel leads recovery; business travel may soon follow: Sabre
DESPITE new surges of Covid-19 in APAC, a new industry report by Sabre Hospitality Solutions suggests traveller confidence is returning and highlights strategic themes for hoteliers to capture returning travellers.
The recovery of travel
Bookings with ultra-short windows (<7 days) decline [...]
RedDoorz goes up the value chain with fourth brand, Sunerra
AS it chases scale and its ambition to be South-east Asia’s largest hospitality company, Singapore-based RedDoorz yesterday launched a new mid-scale brand, Sunerra Hotels, pitched at the three stars and above market.
This is the fourth brand in its stable as it attempts to climb up the value c [...]
