TripAdvisor unveils the next big thing – the world’s most “personalised and connected” travel community
When Steve Kaufer was last in Singapore this time last year, he spoke to us about his vision for TripAdvisor to offer “the complete package to enable our 400 million users to experience much better vacations”.
“In five years’ time, with the TripAdvisor app, you will book and search in way [...]
Portier Technologies gains more ground with VinaPhone tie-up
As hotels seek ways to engage their guests beyond the initial booking and the check-in, and boost ancillary earnings, startups offering hotel concierge service like Portier are gaining traction.
US-based Portier Technologies, founded in 2016, just announced its latest tie-up – a partnership wit [...]
Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Even DBS Bank had a “near death” experience.
It is said that misery loves company, so does change. Change loves, and needs, company because it is definitely less lonely when you see that everyone’s experiencing and muddling through the same set of challenges.
In the past few months, I’ve seen and spoken to an array of companies grapplin [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines is now on WhatsApp
In the news: Airlines are increasingly using technology to boost their operations, make the travel experience more stress-free for their customers and even for training staff as shown by Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic in partnership with tech service providers.
Messag [...]
The Wrap: Singapore Airlines teams up with Alibaba’s Fliggy for mileage points sharing
In the news: Singapore Airlines and Fliggy ink 'loyalty' partnership, Alipay launches paperless tax refund service in South Korea, Xiamen Airlines uses SITA tech solution to stay competitive
Loyalty: Singapore Airlines teams up with Alibaba's Fliggy for mileage points sharing
Singapore Air [...]
Everyone wants to be an Experience Maker – lessons from Coca-Cola and ONE Championship
It seems everyone wants to be in the experience business these days, whether you’re selling bottles of sugared water, body lotion, education or sports. At the Adobe Symposium, held in Singapore this week, they call themselves experience makers.
As I listened to speaker after speaker talk about [...]
SIA launches fourth AppChallenge to solve five pain points
As part of its ongoing Digital Blueprint, Singapore Airlines launched its fourth AppChallenge last night at Block 71 in conjunction with NUS Enterprise, the innovation and entrepreneurship division of the National University of Singapore.
A full house turned out to listen to what the dominant [...]
How an island boy and his team grew Klook into a ‘fast fish’ which now wants to swim in world’s ocean
Eric Gnock Fah still remembers the day he presented at the WiT Startup Pitch in Tokyo in June 2015. It was barely a year after he and co-founder Ethan Lin had started Klook, their “discover and book fun-things-to-do at exclusive prices” business, in Hong Kong.
“We were nervous but we though [...]
South Korea’s MyRealTrip joins hands with Naver to launch “Naver Tour”
South Korea’s leading travel platform, MyRealTrip, has launched a new service called “Naver Tour” in partnership with Naver, the country’s largest Internet company.
Naver Tour was co-designed and developed by the two companies, said MyRealTrip’s CEO Donggun Lee. Naver offered the platfo [...]
Armed with $200m more, Klook eyes global domination as it steers course to hit $1b in bookings this year
It seems there is no stopping Klook which will go down in Asia’s travel history as the startup that has raised the most in the shortest time. Today, it announced it has closed $200m in Series D funding, bringing its total financing to date to US$300 million. This latest round makes the in-destinat [...]
