In bid to differentiate meta-search service, LINE Travel jp plays Loyalty and Pay card
A year after its rebranding into LINE Travel jp, following a 34% equity investment by the messaging giant, Japan’s travel meta-search service will offer its customers a LINE Point-back service when they book and pay for travel bookings through its website effective September 25.
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New crop of startups reflects maturity of Asia’s travel market
Up to 10 travel companies will vie for the WiT Startup of the Year 2019 on October 14 following the completion of the first judging round of travel’s largest startup competition, powered by Amadeus.
The winner of the competition, run as part of the WiT
Singapore 2019 conference, stands to wal [...]
APAC key to driving pace of change and growth for Booking as it works on delivering “the connected trip”
The day I catch up with Angel Llull Mancas, the managing director for Booking.com, APAC, comes the news of the collapse of Thomas Cook Group, one of the most well-known brands in the history of travel. It is a shock yet not such a surprise, according to this analysis in Phocuswire.
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TripAdvisor takes fake reviews by the horns, urges others to do the same
TripAdvisor has taken the issue of fake reviews by the horns and is urging other platforms like Google and Facebook to do the same.
“We need other major platforms like Google and Facebook to step up and take the issue of fake reviews seriously. Right now, we are not seeing that,” said Bec [...]
FCM launches Asia chapter of Womenwise to foster female leadership and equality
In a bid to empower women in the workforce, FCM has launched its Asia chapter of Womenwise – an initiative focused on boosting representation, value and rewards for its female workforce. It aims to foster gender diversity and address issues associated with achieving equality in the workplace.
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The Wrap: What travellers want and their frustrations shopping online revealed
News Roundup: Latest study highlights growing demands of travellers and their online frustrations, new CEO for American Express GBT, AirAsia’s faster inflight WiFi
Study: What travellers want and their frustrations shopping online revealed
Many travellers want to personalise their flights [...]
Skyscanner hits 100m milestone, pledges move to sustainable travel
Skyscanner has hit 100m peak monthly active users and said it will take the lead in promoting sustainable travel.
Marking its milestone with a new look, it revealed that more than 172 million passengers have booked $23 billion worth of air tickets through its platform in the past 12 months.
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Is there gender equality in travel? Find out soon
How are travel companies faring in gender equity and promoting women’s leadership? Phocuswright will soon have the answers when it completes its second study on gender equity and presents its findings at the upcoming Phocuswright Conference in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale this November.
Phocuswr [...]
Thomas Cook collapses after rescue plan fails
Thomas Cook, one of the most well-known brands in the history of the travel industry, has collapsed after a financial rescue failed to materialise.
The U.K. and Germany-listed public company needed a £200 million bailout to secure survival following a previous investment of £900 million in Jul [...]
No-commission hotel booking platform Bidroom arrives in Asia Pacific
The hotel booking wars in Asia Pacific is heating up with the entry of “fair-minded” hotel booking platform Bidroom, which aims to boost the profitability of the region's hotel sector with its “radically different business model based on zero commissions.”
Launched in 2014 in the Nether [...]
