From food delivery to helping hosts, Limpert eyes global play for GuestReady
During his stint as managing director of Food Panda for Taiwan and Philippines, based in Taipei last year, Alexander Limpert became an Airbnb host. That was when he realised that being a host for the sharing accommodation site wasn’t that easy, there were many things to handle.
“I saw an [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels wraps up concierge deal with John Paul
The weekly news roundup: Accor’s acquisition of John Paul completed, CarTrawler and IdealWorksCompany forecast of 2016 ancillary revenue, partnership between China’s PKfare and Amadeus, virtual payment solution for agents from Sabre
HOTELS: AccorHotels wraps up concierge deal with John Paul
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Getting real and more human is the only way we can beat the machines, AI included
I was at the Accor Hotels Showcase last week. This is an annual roadshow put together by the fastest-growing hotel company in Asia Pacific to showcase their range of hotels across the region.
It’s an event that’s been going for 13 years (formerly named World of Accor) and Singapore was the fi [...]
Exploring the power of emotional intelligence in online travel
The inaugural Tern Tables was launched on Wednesday last week at Spacemob, the co-working space in Singapore. Sponsored by The Travel Corporation and HotelsCombined and in partnership with Travel Massive, the travel career coaching session focused on the power of emotional intelligence in a high-tec [...]
Getting to the bottom of “big data” buzzword will help airlines fly higher
‘Big Data’ was a buzzword of choice at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Singapore recently.
A panel, moderated by Stephen Pearse (managing director of CAPA – Centre for Aviation), explored what embracing big data could mean for the aviation industry going forward and anticipated what barr [...]
The Wrap: Air Black Box has two new investors – ANA and Cebu Pacific
The weekly news roundup: Two new investors for Air Black Box, Chinese airports’ investments in technology for improved experience, destinations made almost famous through film tourism
STARTUPS: Air Black Box has two new investors - ANA and Cebu Pacific
Air Black Box (ABB), a dedicated [...]
Ctrip buys out Skyscanner, first move into global meta-search territory
Following Jenny Wu, chief strategy officer of Ctrip's declarations of globalisation on stage at Phocuswright last week, this doesn't come as a surprise but it's a big deal – Ctrip acquiring Skyscanner for a valuation of £1.4b.
Edinburgh-based Skyscanner, which has built out a strong global bu [...]
Technology, travel and Trump – key takeaways from Phocuswright
Call it a funnel or a sieve or whatever, let’s face it, things are changing in online travel, lines are blurring even faster than you can say “revolution” and everyone, it seems, wants to be all things to all people.
Has specialisation died at the altar of growth – imagine, Airbnb getting [...]
My 15 Minutes of Fame (and Why Airbnb is Killing it)
In 2010, I was working on an update to our U.S. vacation rental market research, and one name kept popping up: Airbnb. I began digging in. The model was odd – people rent out their primary residences or spaces within their homes – but the product and founders were compelling. They took a very de [...]
Predictions: The 8 hot travel trends in 2017
In just over a month 2016 will come to an end, and we will welcome in a new year. This is also the time when many companies, regardless of the nature of their business, will come out with their predictions for what 2017 will bring.
Booking.com has done just that with eight travel predictions for [...]
