Sabre awards US$10,000 to Singaporean team at first Asia Pacific Hackathon to “Reinvent Travel”
Developers, start-ups and technology and travel industry innovators from around Asia Pacific gathered in Singapore to code through the night during Sabre Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SABR) first Asia Pacific hackathon, ‘Destination Hack: Singapore’. The challenge? In 24-hours, conceptualise and prog [...]
The Wrap: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help Laos grow its tourism market
The weekly news roundup: It’s all about partnership and growth this week – Sabre’s distribution agreement with SilkAir, Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s technology partnership with Amadeus, Travelport’s new deal with Indonesian travel agencies
DESTINATIONS: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help [...]
Tony Fernandes on retirement, egos and one AirAsia
Last week, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes was awarded Airline Executive of the Year by CAPA (Centre for Aviation) in Amsterdam. In giving this award, CAPA said, “AirAsia is back at the front of the pack and Tony has once again shown why he is one of the industry’s leading executives. The original sho [...]
Could Leo ‘The Baggage Robot’ make air travel feel more personal?
Fresh innovation in the airport space has been long overdue. And it shows. Visiting an airport is probably one of the most strenuous parts of any journey involving air travel. Long queues, heavy bags and vigorous security are enough to disenchant even the most romantic of travellers.
Fortunately, [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Google Travel and the ‘Man Behind the Curtain’
All eyes were locked on Eric Zimmerman, director of Google Travel, when he commanded the stage at the WIT Conference 2016 in Singapore last week. But this wasn’t the same sort of attention usually paid to other speakers. An air of intrigue, anger and even a touch of intimidation floated in the roo [...]
Future is in generic apps and WeChat is paving way for Western world, says KLM’s Pieter Elbers
For an airline that’s celebrating its 97th birthday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has done a pretty good job of innovating in the digital space. It was the first airline to start using Facebook Messenger to communicate with its customers.
It’s been active on social media – its Lost and Found vi [...]
2020 Insights: T&E – the game-changer for business expenses (infographic)
Business travel-related expenses account for, on average, 10% of a company’s annual budget. The unique habits and expectations of millennials will put upward pressure on this. With Asia expected to home 60% of the world’s millennials globally by 2020, current Travel and Expenses (T&E) operat [...]
The common leadership traits of Qatar’s Akbar Al Baker and AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes
I had the pleasure of interviewing His Excellency, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, and Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes, group CEO, AirAsia on stage in Amsterdam last week at the CAPA Aviation Awards of Excellence 2016 and while you couldn’t find more different personalities, I was struck by what t [...]
Sojern survey: When and where travellers are heading for year-end holidays
As the year draws to an end and travellers are planning to take their vacation break Sojern, a leading performance marketing platform for travel brands, takes a look at the planning patterns for Q3 and Q4 2016.
Its recently released Q3 Global Travel Insights report, based on the analysis of over [...]
The Wrap: Finland enlists the help of Travelport to boost Asian tourist arrivals
The weekly news roundup: Visit Finland’s partnership with Travelport, Sabre’s new Traveler Experience Platform, more perks for Malaysia Airlines loyalty programme members
DESTINATIONS: Finland enlists the help of Travelport to boost Asian tourist arrivals
Finland is looking to Asia f [...]
