Singapore Tourism Accelerator hits sweet spot with Covid
THE Singapore Tourism Accelerator programme, along with other initiatives that support the industry in digital transformation, is starting to look more and more on point and timely as the post-pandemic travel reality will clearly be more high tech and low touch.
“The current pandemic has under [...]
Google launches free “living” data tools for destinations and hoteliers in APAC
GOOGLE is leveraging the power of its search data to launch today Travel Insights with Google, two free real-time tools to help destinations and hoteliers understand live demand patterns and respond in an informed and tactical manner to customers.
Destination Insights and Hotel Insights
are bein [...]
Travel 2021 Predictions: A take on what travel might look like the next year with Covid-19
LET’S be honest - who in 2019 could have predicted that a microscopic organism would come out of the blue and like a wrecking ball turn our world upside down? Yet, here we are, hoping that the next year will be the ray of sunshine at the end of a long, grim tunnel. What will 2021 be like? Are we [...]
Some hiccups at launch, the “monumental” making of SingapoRediscover Vouchers
What went on behind the scenes to make this happen and concerns remain over the fate of smaller agents and operators who may not be able to outlast Covid.
ON midnight December 1, Singaporeans were able to redeem their SingapoRediscover Vouchers (SRV) through the five chosen platforms – Trip.c [...]
SIA welcomed first passengers with tickets booked using NDC technology
SOME passengers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) international flights arriving into Changi Airport early last month flew on the carrier with tickets booked using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology.
The transaction was done through Star Cruise Travel Services, one of Trav [...]
The Wrap: Thailand and Agoda partner to market hotel quarantine packages online, report on Asian NTOs’ readiness in tapping Muslim travel market, and more …
THE Wrap is a
round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep track of
developments in these sectors as businesses adapt and reset to meet challenges
in the era of coronavirus
Thailand enlists Agoda to expediate booking of hotel quarantine packages online
Agoda's dedicat [...]
Invest now in future-proofing to recover faster, airlines urged
AIRLINES that are looking ahead and putting in place the right capabilities for a post-Covid world that will require a touchless journey, more personalised and dynamic information, and quick disruption recovery process, will have a good chance of coming out of this crisis strong.
In an
intervie [...]
Accor and Ennismore team up to form mega lifestyle platform
GIANT French hospitality group Accor has entered into a new partnership with Ennismore, the parent company of The Hoxton hotel chain, to form what they termed as “the world’s leading lifestyle operator in the hospitality sector.”
Through the all-share merger the new entity will bring toget [...]
Wego data reveals how travel behaviour in the Middle East has changed post Covid
THE
coronavirus pandemic has brought about irrevocable changes in the world of
travel. Travel priorities along with the pattern of booking and planning have
seen considerable changes throughout 2020 in the Middle East and the rest of
the world.
In the latest Customer Behaviour Report 2021 [...]
Meet the OTAs investing their way out of crisis in Middle East
WEGO launches Shopcash, MakeMyTrip starts TripMoney, Seera enters alternative accommodation and car rentals, Cleartrip goes back to roots
From top, clockwise, Stephan Ekbergh, Travelstart, moderating the OTA panel – Muzzammil Ahussain, Seera Group, Ross Veitch, Wego, Subramanya Sharma, Cleart [...]
