Meet the man who wants to change the way governments look at tourism in Asia
Ang Choo Pin left the world of politics and diplomacy to join travel because he saw an opportunity to make an impact in an industry that he believes is truly a force for good. Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up with Expedia Group’s senior director for government and corporate affairs for Asia to find out [...]
LINE TRAVEL jp gets innovation boost with latest hire
LINE TRAVEL jp intends to "stir innovation in the travel and tourism industry" and "acclerate technology transformation" with its newest team member who comes from IBM with a heap of experience in the field.
Masaya Higuchi (pictured left) has joined the LINE TRAVEL jp team as chief digital offic [...]
VIDEOS: WiT Europe 2019 – Through the Looking Glass
This year’s WiT Europe @ Phocuswright Europe on May 16 in Amsterdam took a peek "Through The Looking Glass" at the key trends driving and influencing two of the world’s largest and fastest changing travel markets – Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The discussions went deep into the opportuni [...]
A Bird’s Eye View: What will OTA 4.0 look like?
I guess if someone had been asked 20 years ago what an OTA 1.0 might look like, few people would have the answer – until Booking.com and Expedia did it in 1996 and Ctrip followed in 1999, and showed the way.
It’s a testament to these three that two decades on, they are still on top of their [...]
New investor in Travelstart gives it access to funds to own Africa
"We can now do the deals we want to do," says CEO Stephan Ekbergh
Travelstart, Africa’s leading online travel company, has taken on a new investor in the form of global private markets investment firm HarbourVest in a move that CEO Stephan Ekbergh says gives it access to capital to realise it [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines, JAL pursue joint business partnership to boost traffic, enhance services
In the news: Partnerships make the travel world go round, or so it seems judging from the number of agreements and MoUs inked almost daily between companies to increase product offerings, expand accommodation choices and more. Latest to join forces are Malaysia Airlines /Japan Airlines, Amadeus/Boo [...]
Emerging technology trends and their impact on the hospitality industry: Viewpoint
Earlier this month Amadeus and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) released a research paper – Drivers of Change in Hospitality – produced in collaboration Foresight Factory and Cornell University that identified three trends that the sector must respond to meet the needs of the consumer of the [...]
Amadeus runs live NDC bookings through global partnership with Travix
Amadeus announced last week that it has started conducting live NDC bookings since last November, through a newly established global partnership with online travel agency, Travix.
Travix is considered one of Amadeus’ “driver customers” for its NDC-enabled Web Services solution, which the G [...]
It’ll take the whole industry to truly make NDC a reality, but progress is being made
In
the complicated world of airline distribution, NDC is an acronym many use but seemingly
few truly understand. In a panel made of travel management companies, airlines
and GDS providers openly shared their hopes and hesitations regarding the
elusive technology that continues to promise to revolut [...]
The Wrap: Rising costs halved Asia Pacific airline profitability in 2018
In the news: Airlines take centre stage with Asia Pacific carriers reporting a dip in profits, Malaysia Airlines and Radisson in loyalty partnership and Vietnam looks to technology to lower operational costs
Aviation: Rising costs halved Asia Pacific airline profitability in 2018
APAC airline [...]
