A ‘solid’ H12017 for Travelport in line with expectations of steady growth
Travelport has reported a “solid” second quarter and half year ended June 30, 2017 with net revenue increasing 1% to US$612 million.
Travel Commerce Platform revenue rose 2% to US$584 million, with Asia Pacific contributing primarily to this increase due to a 4% increase in both Reported Segmen [...]
No goosing around for Air New Zealand as it changes the world map
You should take your business seriously but you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously, that was the key message from Christopher Luxon, CEO Air New Zealand, as he shared how the 77-year-old airline had achieved 15 years of consecutive profitability and 13 years of positive dividends.
Of course, [...]
Jetstar’s bets on digital, data 4 years ago paying off
Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO of Jetstar Group, painted a picture as sunny as the weather outside for her airline at this week’s CAPA Aviation Summit in Sydney.
Opening the two-day conference, she said, “The global economy is in its best shape since the GFC. We are carrying 37 million passengers now, t [...]
The Wrap: Indonesia gets on board with AirAsia and Adobe for tourism promotion
In the news: Indonesia’s new tourism partners, AccorHotels’ move into collaborative workspace, two new travel companies for Flight Centre
DESTINATIONS: Indonesia gets on board with AirAsia and Adobe for tourism promotion
Indonesia is entering into partnerships to promote itself as the [...]
How technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality are shaping future travel
There is more forecast on the future of travel, this time from Sabre on the role technologies will play in shaping the travel landscape in the years ahead.
The rather detailed 2017 Radar Report by Sabre Labs looks at nine tech trends impacting travel by studying the technologies and the impact th [...]
Expedia’s US$350m investment in Traveloka: ASEAN’s first travel unicorn set to fly higher
It’s finally happened – Traveloka, the Indonesian online travel agency, that’s been streaking ahead in the world’s fifth largest domestic market, has received a US$350 million minority investment from Expedia, with analysts saying this values it around US$2 billion, making it Southeast Asia� [...]
Hotel distribution like Whack A Mole game: Expedia’s de Schepper on taking on Asia
When you sign up to work in online travel, you know you are never going to have a quiet moment. This is what Mieke de Schepper, who joined Expedia to manage hotel relationships in Asia Pacific from a career in Philips, has discovered.
“It’s like the game of Whack A Mole we used to play as [...]
AccorHotels merges its private holiday rental companies under a single brand – onefinestay
AccorHotels will group its three holiday home and villa rental companies –Travel Keys, Squarebreak and onefinestay – under the onefinestay brand before the end of the year.
The integration will see onefinestay offering over 10,000 properties in six continents – from metropolitan centres suc [...]
The Wrap: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
This week partnerships throughout Asia make the news – Klook with HK Express, Minor Hotels and Cendyn, Red Planet Hotels and SiteMinder
TRAVEL: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
Klook Travel (Klook), Hong Kong-based tour and activities booking startup, has [...]
Guest Post: The evolving landscape of the world’s largest business travel market – Asia
Bertrand Saillet (below right), general manager at FCM Travel Solutions Southeast Asia, shares some insights into the rapidly expanding Asian business market, and what lies ahead for travel companies operating in the region.
Asia accounts for more than a third of US$1 trillion in annual spending [...]
