Locomote, backed by Travelport funding, powers on to change corporate travel
The idea of Locomote was born when Melbourne-based cousins Ross and David Fastuca (pictured) spoke to corporations about their problems booking their travel and found out what a disjointed experience it was.
“There were problems with duty of care, risk management, customer complaints with exist [...]
The Wrap: Road to Rio 2016: When and how travellers are planning their stay
The weekly news roundup: KAYAK's analysis on hotel bookings for Rio 2016 Olympics, airline reviews at TripAdvisor, Copa Airlines’ digital transformation
HOTELS: Road to Rio 2016: When and how travellers are planning their stay
The Rio 2016 Olympics (August 5-21) is less than a month away. D [...]
Developing your playbook for Asia – nuances matter, people critical
Travel insiders from Asia picked social, mobile and content as the new opportunities for Asia.
As with entry into any new markets, you’ve got to develop the right playbook. The fundamentals may be similar – yes, get the product right, define your market, hire the right team – but it’s in [...]
Saki Kobayashi, LCO-Creation: How WIT Startup Pitch opened my eyes to new opportunities
Saki Kobayashi, a young entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of LCO-Creation Singapore, was one of the finalists who pitched at WIT Japan & North Asia 2016 in Tokyo in early June. She shares how her participation opened her eyes to new opportunities in travel.
Taking part in the WIT Japan & [...]
Under Brexit cloud, travel leaders share experiences of Asia
The timing of the first WIT Europe in London held yesterday could not have happened at a more poignant time in the city’s history and travel industry leaders, while grappling with uncertainty, agreed there couldn’t be a better time than now to seize the Asia opportunity.
Every speaker express [...]
The Wrap: Sabre unveils new next-generation travel agency platform
The weekly news roundup: Refreshed Sabre Red Workspace for travel industry, Android Pay in Singapore, Asian airlines’ performance in May
TECHNOLOGY: Sabre unveils new next-generation travel agency platform
Sabre Corporation has given travel consultants and suppliers across the airline, hote [...]
A Matter of Opinion: Bobby Healy on Google’s Stealth Attack on Travel
Bobby Healy, CTO, CarTrawler, believe that Google poses the biggest long-term threat to the profitability and growth of airlines, hoteliers and travel intermediaries that they have ever seen. Here’s why.
Over the last number of years, Google has entered more and more areas of the market thro [...]
Now you can book an Uber ride on Hotels.com app
Hotels.com is the latest OTA to integrate Uber, the ride-sharing service, into its mobile app to enable travellers to hail a ride to their hotel with just a tap on a button.
Customers of Hotels.com who make a reservation wil see an Uber button appear on the booking site’s mobile app on the day [...]
Peach, China, minpaku, mobile – welcome to the changing world of North Asia
WIT Japan & North Asia closed on a high note last Friday in Tokyo with its biggest and most diverse gathering yet, with the 555 registered delegates coming from 250 companies and 11 countries, reflecting the evolution of the North Asian travel market.
North Asia has become its own centre [...]
Letter from Tokyo: Subtle changes speak of a deeper shift
For the last eight years, I’ve been visiting Tokyo pretty regularly – more so after visa restrictions for Malaysians (and the rest of South-east Asia) were lifted a couple of years ago. But it’s only this year that I am noticing discernible changes in the visitor experience for foreigners.
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