BeMyGuest introduces web-based point of sale system for offline transactions
SINGAPORE’S BeMyGuest has developed Xplore WebPOS, a web-based point of sale (POS) system, for offline transactions.
The online specialist said the software module, the company’s first, is designed for activity operators to sell faster over the counter. It has been created specifically for t [...]
D’EDGE points to revolution in hotel distribution as direct takes hold
A REVOLUTION is taking place in hotel distribution with a reshuffling of the cards between different players and different sales channels, according to a new White Paper "Hotel Distribution and the Pandemic: The Travel Chessboard” from D-EDGE.
The paper studies the evolution of hotels' online [...]
What Yanolja intends to do with its new $1.7b funding
No plans for consumer superapp outside South Korea, focus is on building next-gen travel platform “beyond OTA”, says CEO Jongyoon Kim
WHEN news broke of SoftBank Vision Fund’s US$1.7b investment in Yanolja last week staff of the South Korean travel unicorn were working from home due to tig [...]
“Animal spirits” keeping travel alive, Phuket Sandbox making history
LET'S face it, there’s just no killing the human desire to travel. Look at all the conditions around travel these days and all the news about rising infections, and you’d be surprised there are still people travelling – people finding ways to get around the restrictions.
It’s amazing to [...]
Tripadvisor Plus on the move, signs three hotel groups, four connectivity partners
HOT on the heels of its signing three hotel groups to its Tripadvisor Plus subscription programme, Tripadvisor, now calling itself “the world’s largest travel guidance platform”, announced four new connectivity partnerships that it says will enable thousands of hotels to participate for the f [...]
Phuket Sandbox’s encouraging response paves way for Thailand’s reopening to international tourists
TWO weeks on since the July 1 launch of the Phuket Sandbox – a cocoon of vaccinated foreign tourists – despite a surge of Covid infections on the mainland, the scheme has seen some measure of success, receiving 5,473 arrivals and almost 200,000 room nights booked up until the end of August.
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Variety is the spice of life and diversity is the oxygen of business
IT is often
said that variety is the spice of life and although this pandemic with its
restrictions on our movements has significantly restricted our ability to have
variety in our lives, it’s certainly reinforced, to me, the belief that
diversity is the oxygen of business.
Diversity
in every [...]
AirAsia Group going all in on logistics and digital
Tony Fernandes describes his Teleport and cargo business as “diamond in the rough”
DESPITE media reports painting a dire situation in Malaysia of record daily infections and continuing lockdown measures, Tony Fernandes, AirAsia Group CEO, projected optimism and a fighting spirit throughout h [...]
IATA calls on states to follow WHO guidance on cross-border travel
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to Covid-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Aviation Group launches travel and lifestyle platform, BigPay to enter into Thailand, and more …
THE
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and an
update on how businesses in these sectors are adapting and resetting as they
prepare for post-pandemic travel.
Malaysia Aviation Group rolls out one-stop travel and lifestyle platform
Consumers can shop for product [...]
