Letter from Northumberland: Hello, New World
“WHAT’s life like in Singapore? Is it expensive?” asked my Albanian driver on the way from Manchester to Newcastle, roughly a three-hour car ride. He was complaining about the high costs of living, and rising fuel prices, in this land which he moved to almost 15 years ago.
I told him Singap [...]
Traveller confidence is high, so is interest in sustainability
But industry must give right information, otherwise “it’s disingenuous or meaningless”
THE three markets that are most interested in travelling are also the ones most interested in travelling sustainably, according to Booking.com’s inaugural APAC Traveler Confidence Index, shared at the OTA [...]
“Be really good at one thing”: Focus pays off for Trip101
Longer stays, workations helping to fuel travel guide's growth
GROWTH in vacation rental and Airbnb bookings in the US and around the world gave travel media startup Trip101 a strong performance in 2021.
The Singapore-based startup saw growth across all metrics in 2021 – 87% in Gross Merchan [...]
From founder to CEO, Agoda’s CEO-in-waiting on startup journey, tactics and tech
THE startup he founded was acquired by Booking Holdings and now he’s the CEO-in-waiting of Agoda, waiting to step into the role on July 1. How did he get from founder to employee to CEO? Omri Morgenshtern, currently COO, Agoda talks about his personal evolution, the lessons he’s learnt along the [...]
The Wrap: It’s all about partnership – STB with Traveloka and Trans Digital, Trip Affiliates Network with TX Travel Indonesia
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
STB, Traveloka, Trans Digital Media join forces to revitalise Indonesians’ wanderlust to visit city state
SINGAPORE is gear [...]
Letter from Thailand: Take it slow, make it sustainable, be well – a destination in transition
I HAD waited more than two years for this moment and when it arrived, it was almost bitter sweet. This week, I got on a flight to Bangkok, a place I fell in love with at first sight decades ago and stayed in love with through the passage of time.
I had visualised it so hard – the moment when I [...]
Q&A: Steve Hafner on the development of Kayak for Business
KAYAK quietly launched its Kayak for Business (K4B) corporate travel solution just before the pandemic in late 2019 with a full launch in July 2021.
The product has been developing over the past year but is still treated as a startup within Kayak, according to CEO Steve Hafner.
He talks to Ph [...]
As travel returns, more transparency needed for consumers to make sustainable choices
More than 68m travellers have opted for Skyscanner’s “Greener Choice”; Travalyst coalition working on standardised score
FRESH from attending his first physical airline conference, the CAPA Aviation Summit in Manchester, since the pandemic, Hugh Aitken, vice president of flights of Skyscanner [...]
Elizabeth Liau: Marrying travel with scent and stories
Creating a luxury niche fragrance brand around destinations not to be sniffed at
YOU could say it was her nose for travel and stories that led her to create her own luxury niche fragrance company built around her favourite places in Asia. That, and love for her mother who passed away in 2018.
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The Wrap: Klook and KAYAK expanded partnership, Sabre’s acquisition of Nuvola, Tourism Malaysia-Emirates MOC
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Klook, KAYAK expand partnership, integrate activities inventory
Travel and leisure e-commerce platform Klook and travel searc [...]
