AccorHotels ventures into private sales with purchase of booking platform VeryChic
AccorHotels' buying spree continues with its latest acquisition - VeryChic, a digital platform for the private sale of luxury hotel rooms and apartments, cruises, breaks and packages.
This deal follows close on the heels of its decision to buy French hospitality firm Potel & Chabot (deal is [...]
Letter from Hong Kong: Hard questions posed at WIT Hospitality, the answer lies in commitment to change
The sky was blue. The air was distinctly chilly. Hong Kong put on her best winter frock for us as we kicked off our first WIT event of the year, our conference dedicated to hospitality.
The day prior to the event, we had held a Think Tank gathering of about 20 industry leaders and we were gathere [...]
AccorHotels in talks to buy French hospitality firm Potel & Chabot
AccorHotels is on the acquisition trail again, as it is in negotiations to purchase French event company, Potel & Chabot Group.
The French hotel group is working with private equity firm, Edmond de Rothschild Investment, to acquire the company.
Under the deal Edmond de Rothschild Investment [...]
BeMyGuest recognised as Ctrip’s most valued strategic partner
BeMyGuest has made the news again – this time being awarded ‘Best Strategic Partner 2016’ by China’s largest online travel agency Ctrip at its annual partners’ conference, the China Travelers’ Forum and the International Tourism Industry Summit 2017.
The Asian attractions, tours and a [...]
Confessions of an airline miles hunter: Building Mileslife is harder than a self-drive in Western Africa
He says his hardest trip ever was a self-drive in Western Africa. Over a month, he crossed three countries. Road conditions were terrible and he kept hitting police checkpoints everywhere and at each point, he never knew if he would be arrested or released.
“It was a very hard trip,” says Tro [...]
Letter from Delhi & Shanghai: Meet the two giants shaking up travel & Asia
As I stood at the immigration queue at Delhi airport, just two days after I had departed Shanghai, I was mindful that I had just gone from one mega city to another, two giants that are leading what experts are calling the Asia Decade, or maybe the next two Decades.
In terms of population, both ar [...]
The Wrap: Meet IVALO, the Tinder for fashion
In the news: IVALO, a mobile shopping app for high fashion, new presidents for Genting Hong Kong, York Hotel Singapore’s revamped website, mobile boarding for more Jetstar's destinations
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY: MEET IVALO, THE TINDER FOR FASHION
See a beautiful dress that you like and want to [...]
Want to have a memorable holiday? Take selfies, bring friends and family along and blog away
Snapping photos on their smart phones, bringing not just family but also friends along on a vacation, and spending time planning for a holiday are some of the ways Asian travellers make their vacation time more memorable.
These findings were discovered through a survey of over 500 travellers by H [...]
‘Cash is King’: How revenue is reshaping frequent flyer programmes
Frequent flyer programmes (FFPs) and how they are now more revenue aware is the subject of a new report in the ‘2017 thought leadership series on revenue and loyalty from CarTrawler.
Produced as a joint initiative with IdeaWorksCompany, Cash is King: Revenue Now Rules Frequent Flyer Programme A [...]
Rail: the time to get onboard is now and here’s how
For all the current chatter about new technology, there is an age-old travel product that is now demanding new attention.
According to Amadeus’ white paper on rail travel in Asia – Changing Tracks: Five make-or-break factors for rail travel in Asia Pacific – momentum is building. It also no [...]
