Travelstart launches online bus booking platform
Travelstart.co.za has launched a new online bus booking platform.
The platform,
available at bus.travelstart.co.za,
will help customers save time and money by comparing bus tickets from competing
companies and serving the cheapest fare for a return or one-way route within
South Africa, or [...]
How Trip.com intends to execute its way to becoming the top travel brand in Asia in three years
The message is loud and clear – Trip.com Group wants to have the leading international travel brand in Asia in three years and to be the leading international travel brand in the world by 2025.
Those ambitions were declared by chairman James Liang at its 20th anniversary celebrations and the [...]
Immigration, inequality, inclusion – the themes occupying America
It is interesting the amount of soul-searching that’s going on in North America, both on the political and corporate front, as I discovered on this recent trip which started in Las Vegas, continued to New York and now headed for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Phocuswright, which begins tomorrow. & [...]
AirAsia now sells flights on other airlines in digital transformation push
Malaysia’s low cost carrier AirAsia is selling flights on more than 100 other global airlines on its website and app as it transforms airasia.com into a travel and lifestyle platform and to boost revenue.
This is made possible through a strategic partnership the carrier signed with Prague-base [...]
Skyscanner starts selling flights, via mobile only
Skyscanner has now gone beyond being just a metasearch platform, announcing it will sell flights, albeit via its app and mobile web only in Australia, Singapore and the UK.
Bryan Dove, Skyscanner CEO said: “It’s not a secret that people are increasingly turning to thei [...]
Letter from Explore ’19: Persevere, respect, be mindful – and oh, get more sleep
If I had to sum up the first day of Expedia Group’s Explore ’19 conference in Las Vegas today in three words, they’d be “perseverance, respect and mindfulness”.
The morning opened with a talk by Colin O’Brady who, after nine years of having his legs burnt at a beach party in Thailand [...]
Expedia sets as its “Everest” – a frictionless travel experience
He got burnt badly at a beach party in Koh Tao, Thailand, was told he’d never walk again and ended up climbing several mountains including Everest and walking across the Antarctica. Colin O’Brady opened Expedia Group’s Explore ’19 conference in Las Vegas this morning by asking delegates, � [...]
Personal safety priority for APAC business travellers, study finds
Concerns over personal safety while on the road, frustrations that some companies seemingly put self-interests ahead of employee needs and stress before and after the trip, are some of the challenges facing Asia Pacific (APAC) business travellers.
These are the results of a new SAP Concur survey [...]
Accor, Alibaba to jointly develop initiatives for digitalisation of global tourism in tie-up
French hospitality group Accor and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have announced a strategic partnership to develop a series of digital applications and loyalty programmes to improve the consumer and traveller experience over the next five years.
The collaboration will leverage Alibaba’s nea [...]
Travel giants Trip and TripAdvisor extend global reach through partnership
Trip.com Group Limited and TripAdvisor, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to expand global cooperation, including a joint venture, global content agreements and a governance agreement.
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Investment Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Trip.com Group has entered into
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