Korea’s TOURVIS first in Asia to implement NDC with Air France-KLM
TOURVIS, the South Korea-based online travel platform, has become the first OTA in Asia to implement NDC (New Distribution Capability) with Air France-KLM.
It is celebrating the milestone, reached on June 28, with discounted fares and waived ticketing fees on all routes from July to August.
Th [...]
Off to Africa to learn from cheetahs: Klook’s Sarah Wan on self-care, high growth and travel trends
Event tourism and slow travel factoring high in Travel Pulse survey
When you’re working for a high growth company like Klook, it is important to practise self-care regimes, said Sarah Wan, general manager, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, such as keeping to a good fitnes [...]
Go, ixigo – a new chapter begins as two co-founders mark milestone and plans bright future
Customer obsession remains focus, AI will bring “unimaginable shifts”
After a three-year delay, ixigo’s parent company, Le Travenues Technology, is finally listed on the Indian stock exchanges and at its debut on June 18, listed at 78% premium over issue price, making it “one of tech’s mo [...]
Japan’s largest credit card issuer selects Hopper to power new travel booking portal
Following recent partnership announcements with Lotte Card in Korea and Air Asia MOVE, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) has sealed an agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. (SMCC), the credit card company of SMBC Group and the largest credit card issuer in Japan, to create a travel loyalt [...]
One founder’s bid to reduce dependence on Google amid drop in traffic
Reeling from the drops in organic traffic his two websites, Travel.jp, a Japanese travel metasearch and guide site, and Trip101, a travel guide promoting unique stays and experiences, have sustained as a result of the updates made by Google search since the third quarter last year, Kei Shibata is re [...]
Four markets, four approaches – lessons on how to unlock opportunities in Africa, North Asia, ASEAN and Middle East
WiT Europe puts spotlight on four regions investing in travel and tech
Four markets with growth promise and opportunities – how do you choose between them? Well, during the WiT Europe track at Phocuswright, the audience was taken on a tour of Africa, North Asia, South-east Asia, Middle East and A [...]
TV shopping giant Japanet acquires senior travel specialist Yuko Yuko
“Considerable synergy” between the two companies, says Yuko Yuko's Wakako Tokuda
Japan’s largest home shopping company, Japanet Holdings, has acquired Yuko Yuko Holdings and Yuko Yuko Net, a travel company specialising in the senior ryokan and onsen market, in a deal [...]
Expedia’s growth focus while giants play the long game in AI
The divide between big and small – will it grow bigger in age of AI?
After 19 years with Expedia Group, sporting a new role as chief commercial officer and president of travel partners and media since February and relocating from the US to London, Greg Schulze, speaking at Phocuswright Europe, sa [...]
Solve air problems with tech and commercial will follow, urges Trip’s Xing Xiong
AI “most powerful tool” – 15% efficiency improvement in engineering, 80% of queries answered by bots, 95% answered within 20 seconds
“Use tech to solve the problems and commercial will follow”. That was the central message delivered by Xing Xiong, COO of Trip.com Group, to the more than [...]
With “innovationism” as its new philosophy, Trip.com Group comes roaring back
Goal to be No 1 flight OTA in five years; robust growth driven by higher-tier members and youths
Trip.com Group is back and if you ever had any doubts about its resurgence and ambitions, well, those were swept away by the mighty and impressive show of force it put on for its Envision 2024 Global Pa [...]
