The Millennial Traveller: Gen-Z, the new millennial?
And so the focus now falls on Gen-Z. The new buzzword du jour. Millennials are so passé, they should have stopped ageing if they wanted to stay relevant.
So what is it that Gen-Z wants? Are their travel tastes so remarkably different to millennials’? Simply put… They want exactly the same th [...]
Letter from Penang: Beyond food to tech, heritage and startups
I have in my Dropbox a food guide to Penang. It saves me time whenever a friend tells me, “Hey I am going to Penang, what shall I eat and where?”
The problem with Penang is the good food is found in places which I don’t even know the name of, just the location – for example, right across [...]
Mother earth could get respite from more travellers looking for sustainable travel options
Good signs for mother earth – the number of travellers staying in eco-friendly or ‘green’ accommodations at least once could double this year as more than half (65%) have expressed intentions to do so. This compares to only 34% who actually stayed in one or more last year.
Data from Booking [...]
Concerns raised as business travellers fall outside travel policy while home-sharing
As the popularity of home-sharing grows – spreading also to corporate travellers – companies are finding it more challenging to maintain compliance of travel policies.
A study – Home-sharing and travel policies – a shifting landscape – by Global Business Travel Association in partnersh [...]
The Wrap: British Airways is investing £500m to boost customer travel experience
In the news: British Airways’ large investments in products and services, Amadeus APAC’s enhanced team to drive airlines business, Tourico Holidays’ new push service
AIRLINES: BRITISH AIRWAYS IS INVESTING £500M TO BOOST CUSTOMER TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
British Airways has launched its [...]
AirAsia strengthens ancillary portfolio with purchase of travel planning startup Touristly for US$2.6m
Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia has acquired a 50% stake in Malaysia-based online travel planner, Touristly, through an asset injection and loan deal valued at RM11.5 million (US$2.6 million).
Launched in June 2015, Touristly describes itself as a “travel platform that helps trav [...]
How reward-U is aiming to be “Hong Kong’s everyday loyalty programme”
In putting together its reward-U loyalty programme, Hong Kong’s low cost carrier HK Express turned a couple of things on its head.
One, members are rewarded for dollars spent, not miles flown. Two, it moved from an FFP (frequent flyer programme) to a lifestyle-based scheme, rewarding customer l [...]
Skyscanner says evolution from metasearch to marketplace the logical path to future distribution landscape
Skyscanner has made its intentions clear: it is transitioning from just being a metasearch engine to becoming a marketplace with multiple storefronts, where travellers “can shop for a rich array of air fares with a seamless process from start to finish across any device”.
Sounds like a logica [...]
Heritage Race heads to Melbourne for some coffee and culture
The Heritage Race is headed to Melbourne this May, after making runs in Singapore, Bangkok and Kuching.
The first to be held in Australia, the race aims to unearth local stories for good while doing good at the same time. This event will support and raise funds for Orange Sky Laundry and Shower w [...]
WIT Startup Pitch calls for new entries; celebrates past winners now successful ventures
The annual WIT Startup Pitch, an event that has been catalyst for a number of successful businesses, is now receiving submissions for its WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 tour in June.
The WIT Startup Pitch, supported by Amadeus Next, gives participants an opportunity to be coached by industry vet [...]
