Traditional airlines must strengthen digital to stay airborne, says Korean Air’s Kee Hong Woo
At WIT Seoul, the Representative Director & Executive Vice President of Korean Air, Kee Hong Woo took the hot seat to discuss how the national airline is faring in turbulent skies.
Woo was not shy about admitting that competition was heating up in the region. He pointed out how US carriers we [...]
Why The Murray, Hong Kong, had me singing like a lark
I must have passed the Hong Kong Government building countless times when I was living in the city. You couldn’t help but do so, located as it is midway between Pacific Place and Central. But the Murray Building was a structure you hardly noticed in a city of super structures – it was nondescrip [...]
AccorHotels’ buying spree continues with acquisition of restaurant reservation platform ResDiary
Less than a week after announcing the purchase of a 50% stake in South Africa-based Mantis Group, AccorHotels has bought table reservation system ResDiary for an undisclosed sum.
Glasgow-based ResDiary, co-founded by Mike Conyers (also its CEO) in 2004, provides venues with a high-end table managem [...]
These three technology trends will define the future of travel
Sabre Corporation has identified automation, authenticity and blockchain as the three major evolving technologies and trends, which will impact travel over the next decade in its newly released Sabre Labs Emerging Technology in Travel Report 2018.
The exhaustive report, covering 62 pages (PDF for [...]
AccorHotels expands presence in Africa with purchase of stake in Mantis
AccorHotels is increasing its portfolio of hotels in the African continent with the acquisition of a 50% stake in Mantis Group, the South Africa-based hospitality and travel conglomerate.
This deal follows the French hotel group’s sale in February of a 55%t stake in its AccorInvest real estat [...]
Rainy Chan talks female leadership, bridging the generation gap and building loyalty in her career
Rainy Chan’s career has seen far more than the proliferation of technology through hospitality. Beginning as a receptionist, she made a steady climb to the top of the hospitality ladder as Regional Vice President of The Peninsula Hotels and General Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong, before starti [...]
Letter from Seoul: South Korea’s travel braces for change as perfect storm approaches
There was a time when I visited Tokyo and I thought I had landed in a science fiction novel. Today I get that same feeling when I visit Seoul.
Its citizens are more attached to their smartphones than anywhere else – by age 12, 72% of South Koreans own a smartphone and they spend 4.5 hours a day [...]
The Wrap: Skyscanner app now has new trains feature
In the news: Skyscanner launches trains feature while travel technology companies forge ties with more airlines
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: Skyscanner app now has new trains feature
Edinburgh-based Skyscanner has diversified its offerings to travellers in the United Kingdom with the launch of a [...]
Chatbot, travel guardian, instant feedback: Malaysia Airlines’ new digital offerings
Facebook may be facing a backlash due to the recent data scandal and the current movement to #deletefacebook. However, it has not deterred Malaysia Airlines from introducing a Facebook Messenger bot, MHchat, for flight booking.
The bot is one of the three latest digital initiatives (apps) the air [...]
AirAsia heads to Silicon Valley in search of travel startups
AirAsia is making its first foray into US Silicon Valley, home to many startup and global technology companies, to find “the best startups in the travel industry” as the airline puts it.
The low cost carrier is carrying out the search in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center, a global in [...]
