The Wrap: Accor to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022
News Roundup: Accor’s commitment to remove single-use plastics within two years, Sabre’s global partnership with OYO Hotels & Homes, new media partner for Japan's Chubu Centrair International Airport
Environment: Accor to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022
Accor's new economy segm [...]
How a virus can bring travel to its knees, but we needn’t stay down
So what can
I write about the Wuhan coronavirus that hasn’t been written about already? How
many new cases? How many more infections? How many more countries?
What can I
write about it and its worst possible timing? That it happened during Lunar New
Year, the biggest travel season for China, [...]
Trip.com Group, in crisis mode, launches “Safeguard Cancellation Guarantee” to protect travellers
In response to the coronavirus crisis which has severely affected travel demand during the peak Lunar New Year season, Trip.com Group has launched a “Safeguard Cancellation Guarantee” initiative.
The company, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and announced ambitious plans to e [...]
Sabre partners Accor to create the first unified technology platform for hospitality
Sabre Corporation and Accor are partnering to create the first unified central reservation (CR) and property management (PM) platform for the global hospitality industry.
Sabre intends to develop a new full-service property management capability to layer on its existing central reservation and [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines expands codeshare with Qatar Airways, suspends Boeing 737 MAX delivery (Updated)
News Roundup: Partnerships take centre stage with Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways expanding code share agreement and Accor teaming up with Grab for additional benefits to loyalty members; highlighted too is Travelport reporting positive results from its Travel Unified campaign
Aviation: Ma [...]
Study looks at the way forward for Asia’s tours and activities sector
At WiT Singapore 2019 last October BeMyGuest, specialists in technology and distribution for the travel experience industry in Asia, presented a report into the state of the attractions, tours and activities sector in the region and where it could be headed. Its CEO Blanca Menchaca shares a snapsho [...]
From Scoot to Swoop, from hot to cold: Greenway on surviving in Canada and the future of the airline seat
To say that it’s been a major adjustment for Steven Greenway, as he went from Scoot to Swoop, is probably the understatement of the year. Not only was it a change in model, from low cost to ultra low cost (yes, that’s the new term these days, ULCC), it was also a switch from the tropics to the [...]
Letter from Penang: Going batty in Green Acres and getting lost in Garden of Evening Mists
With sustainability such a hot topic these days, you can imagine my excitement when I heard a team of bat researchers from Rimba Research was doing field work at Penang Green Acres the day I was due to visit Eric and Kim Chong at their durian farm last week.
I was
curious as to what research th [...]
Meet Benny: revolutionist, disruptor and the next gen travel agent
Enter Benny, a self-proclaimed revolutionist and disruptor in the hotel and travel agency space on a mission to “break free from the powers of the OTA”. Founded by Sage45 which is made up of a team of hotel experts, Benny is an invite-only community where travellers become agents for independen [...]
Sojern’s digital advertising platform now available to all hotels
Digital marketing solutions provider Sojern is offering its enterprise-grade technology developed to power marketing campaigns for the world’s biggest travel brands to independent hotels and chain properties as a subscription.
A commission version of the same solution,
known as ‘Pay On The S [...]
