RedDoorz: Lessons on how to build a business on the ground, not on the portal
The Chinese believe red is a lucky colour and it seems to be working in RedDoorz’ favour, although it’s also taken a lot of hard work to get to where it is.
The startup that pivoted from a B2B tech player focused on India to becoming a new generation budget hotel chain focused on Indonesia is [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Be familiar, but never the same
Setting up an entire operation like St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival bears surprisingly many similarities to the travel industry, as I discovered after a brief chat with the festival’s operations director, Matthew Lazarus-Hall (managing director, Uncommon Cord).
It involves the conversion of a s [...]
The Wrap: Where travellers are going to spend the Lunar New Year
In the news: Sojern's data on travel trends for the festive season, Marriott’s first pop-up innovation lab, Emirates' fares on Sabre Travel Marketplace
MARKET INTELLIGENCE: WHERE TRAVELLERS ARE GOING TO SPEND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
The forecast of a global economic slowdown and geopolitical [...]
Letter from KK and Penang: A new world of travel, a new class of accommodation
I hardly recognise Kota Kinabalu (KK) these days. It’s been just over a year since I’ve visited this East Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, and the developments blew me away.
KK is an example of a destination transformed by low cost airlines and the rise of the middle class traveller a [...]
No to compromise, yes to control – the paradoxes of today’s traveller
Human behaviour may be predictable but it would be a mistake to assume it is consistent. Our needs and preferences are in a perpetual state of flux. We often even confuse the two, resulting in far too much of what we thought we wanted and too little of what we truly need.
The same goes for the on [...]
The Wrap: Air travel “remains extraordinarily safe”, says AAPA in report
In the news: Reviews for 2016 in the travel and hospitality industry are still coming in - AAPA with its aviation safety performance report, Booking.com presenting Guest Reviews Award, HRS and its Hotel Price Radar
AVIATION: AIR TRAVEL "REMAINS EXTRAORDINARILY SAFE", SAYS AAPA IN REPORT
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A thought for the Rooster year – can fortune tellers be replaced by AI?
The bad jokes have started. The first press release arrived last week with a headline that used words like “crowing” and “strutting” and phrases like “feather in our cap”.
Yes, right after we’ve just said goodbye to the new year, it’s time to greet the Fire Rooster as he comes fly [...]
AirAsia to host its first hackathon in March
Last year when the AirAsia group posted a healthy 3Q2016 (financial year ending September 30) with revenue of RM2.97 billion (US$665.7 million) its chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said the 2017 would promise to be more exciting as ‘it marks the emergence of AirAsia group as a digi [...]
The Warehouse Hotel opens, marking Lo & Behold Group’s first step into hotel space
Lo & Behold Group’s latest venture into hospitality manifested itself with the opening of The Warehouse Hotel on Robertson Quay on January 1, 2017.
The hotel is the group’s first hotel, adding to their collection of popular bars and restaurants across Singapore, including Loof, OverEasy, [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part III)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 3.
Guillaume De Marcillac, Co-CEO, FASTBOOKING
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Is bigger [...]
