DMCs will play critical role in travel rebound, says dnata’s John Bevan
Fam trips, tech investment, sustainable offerings part of tool kit as Destination Asia gets set for recovery
FRESH from his first trip to visit his associates in Destination Asia in Bangkok and Singapore, John Bevan, divisional senior vice president of Dubai-based dnata Travel Group, is looking for [...]
Go City betting big on APAC and new head banking on deep localisation to get there
Travellers are coming whether attractions are ready or not, says Baidi Li
Baidi Li, who's spent her travel career in the tours and activities space, was recently elevated to lead Go City's expansion and growth in Asia Pacific as its new SVP of commercial for the region. Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up wi [...]
The long and winding road that led to Simard
Founders of Winding Tree behind Web3 solution to solve corporate travel pain points
WINDING Tree, the non-profit blockchain decentralised travel marketplace, had just gone live with a couple of airlines towards the end of 2019 when Covid hit and brought the project to a standstill.
“The silver [...]
Sabre maps how the pandemic has changed travel
SABRE Corporation has released a new global travel industry study, ‘Mapping Travel’s New Normal’, which identifies prominent shifts in travel.
The wide-ranging study, highlighting the different areas of focus for airlines and travel agencies, involved both quantitative and qualitative resea [...]
Travel is roaring back – Yum Seng
I attended my first wedding in Singapore this week and what a joyous occasion it was. I had forgotten how raucous and noisy a Chinese wedding can be – yes, there were still rules around intermingling between tables and masks on (when not eating and drinking, rare moments indeed during a wedding ba [...]
Qatar Airways enters the metaverse with the world’s first virtual cabin crew
QATAR Airways has stepped into the metaverse with the launch of Qverse, a virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors to the airline's website.
It features the world’s first known ‘MetaHuman’ cabin crew, Sama, to guide website visitors on the virtual tour.
Sama’s name originates from [...]
Asia Pacific preferred choice for travellers as they plan international trips
MORE than two years into the Covid pandemic people are planning to travel internationally again, with destinations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region top of their mind.
The date was revealed in a survey, commissioned by Airbnb and undertaken by YouGov, caried out among than 6,000 people across [...]
Expedia Group revenue jumps 81% as travel recovery continues
EXPEDIA Group saw total gross bookings and total revenue both increase significantly in the first quarter of 2022, according to the online travel giant’s latest earnings report.
Gross bookings for the three months ending March 31, 2022, were $24.4 billion, up 58% compared to $15.4 billion in [...]
Expedia’s three-pronged approach to serve traveller needs
Open World, move away from price, planning and collaborative tools, all in arsenal to face the future
AT its annual partner event, EXPLORE, Expedia Group debuted a three-tiered strategy to redefine its place in travel, including a new technology platform to power the industry called Expedia Group� [...]
Behold, the new Expedia – “we finally got it right after 25 years”, declares Diller
“When the traveller wins, we all win” forms heart of the Big Reset
WHEN your chairman opens your conference with a declaration that “we finally got it right, after 25 years”, you’d better deliver. Such was the case at EXPLORE 22, Expedia Group’s conference which kicked off in Las Vegas [...]
