The Ranee’s Rosemarie Wong wants to do for Borneo what Jim Thompson did for Thailand
“You change what you can control, and go on,” says Kuching boutique hotelier
It was just slightly over 10 years ago when Rosemarie Wong burst onto the Sarawak hospitality scene with her boutique hotel, The Ranee. Brimming with enthusiasm and energy, she spoke of how she wanted to change the ima [...]
Klook forms first multi-market partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Company reports more than double growth for three quarters in a row
Quantifying a country’s recovery in regard to travel and hospitality can be complicated, but a good indicator seems to be in the positive results reported by key players in the region.
As such, [...]
China mis-step, Covid crash, Mystifly back on top to take stress out of air travel
US$8m fund raise to strengthen tech stack to bridge old and new world of airline retailing
Its attempt to enter China cost it dearly. Then Covid nearly crushed it, at a time when its financial reserves had been severely drained. But Mystifly’s co-founders Rajeev Kumar and Bharat Goyal are back on [...]
Expedia collaborates with OpenAI to create ChatGPT travel plugin
Expedia Group and Kayak are the first travel brands to create plugins for ChatGPT
Expedia Group recently unveiled a new plugin in collaboration with OpenAI to simplify trip planning for ChatGPT users. The goal of the plugin is simple - until now, ChatGPT could suggest places to stay and things to s [...]
Why change now? The reasons and aspirations behind Sentosa’s big brand refresh (Sponsored)
SINCE 2014, Sentosa has had the “State of Fun” tagline to its name. That all changed this year when Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) announced its new tagline, "Where Discovery Never Ends” while initiating a total brand refresh, which also included a new motif and new frontiers beyond jus [...]
Top of the WiT 21: The meaning of travel tech, virtual reality vs travel, more ITB Berlin talk
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.
In this episode, we continue our discussion of ITB Berlin with special guest Timothy O'Neil-Dunne (Principal, T2Impact). Tim goes over the me [...]
Middle East seeks women in tech; New Thai airline is Really Cool; Safe cities for female travellers
Travelling solo, ladies? Try this city
Travel metasearch website WayAway has named Iceland’s Reykjavik as the safest city in the world for solo female travellers, followed by San Juan, Budapest, Singapore and Madrid.
The least safe city for solo female travellers among a list of 30 research b [...]
Google offering price guarantee and refunds on select flights
“Algorithms are confident that the price you find is the lowest available.”
Google is offering a price guarantee on flights that gives consumers a refund if the airfare purchased drops before departure.
The pilot program is available on select itineraries where the company says its “algor [...]
Brex leverages Spotnana to launch integrated travel solution that isn’t impacted by commissions
New app builds on the momentum of the company's rapidly expanding Empower platform
With business travel picking up all over the world now that most borders have reopened, fintech company Brex has officially entered the travel space with the announcement of Brex Travel. The new app includes booking [...]
Australian domestic traffic at 88.8% pre-pandemic levels, APAC demand still strongest of all regions, reports IATA
Capacity in Asia-Pacific rose 167% and load factor surged to 83%
It looks like the first month of the year fared very well for flight traffic around the world, as some countries inch closer to reaching pre-pandemic levels of traffic and tourism. This was backed by the International Air Transport As [...]
