The Wrap: California dreaming or French cuddle? Find out in KAYAK’s bed guide
In the news: KAYAK’s bed guide, multiple languages on SiteMinder, 150 airlines using Travelport’s rich content tool, key appointments in SojernCalifornia dreaming or French cuddle? Find out in KAYAK’s bed guide Sleepless in Seattle, London, Shanghai, Singapore or wherever you travel to? Apart [...]
Keen on Korea? Come learn about local market tactics at WIT Seoul
If there’s one market that’s managed to export its pop and fashion culture better than Hollywood in Asia, it’s South Korea.K-pop stars pack concert halls faster and quicker than Western acts. When Exo Planet #2 staged its concert in Singapore late last year, hordes of teen girls started queuin [...]
Stories that go beneath the armour to get under your skin
As someone who tries to exercise regularly, I’ve watched sporting brands come, go and come back, and I’ve watched them expand their space. Today, sports wear is everyday wear.New Balance is an example of a brand that’s made a comeback. Once it made only good running shoes, now it makes shoes t [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Girl Code or the Lack Of
With feminism to the fore this week following International Women’s Day, Expedia held a private screening of Code: Debugging the Gender Gap, a documentary which served to portray how gender issues are evolving as we delve deeper into the world of technology.
Both the film and the panel discussio [...]
My four lessons learnt from watching CODE
Last night, I caught a private screening of CODE: Debugging The Gender Code, at The Projector, a cool new movie space booked by Expedia to mark a week of activities around International Women’s Day. It was hosted by Britta Wilson, vice president global diversity and inclusion.The documentary, made [...]
Who calls the shots in travel? Asian women, of course
For anyone with a social media account, the annual flood of stories about feminist role models is almost unavoidable on March 8. This day marks International Women’s Day, a global date that celebrates the achievements of women while drawing attention to the gender parity that still exists, over 10 [...]
Seamless travel experience for air passengers with IoT
The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is coming to travel, and over the next three years passenger will be enjoying seamless self-service at airlines and airports worldwide.This is according to The Future is Connected, the latest industry report from SITA, a leading global IT provider to the air transp [...]
The Wrap: Roomorama, Tujia team up to tap China’s large outbound travel market
In the news: Roomorama’s new partnership with Tuija, TripAdvisor’s news sites for Hong Kong, white paper on APAC hospitality industryRoomorama, Tujia team up to tap China's large outbound travel market There were 120 million outbound tourists from China in 2015 who spent a total of US$104.5 bil [...]
Shut up and travel with TripHobo
India-based trip-planning platform TripHobo has joined Amadeus Next, the Asia Pacific startup community powered by Amadeus. The aim of the partnership, according to a press statement, is to enable TripHobo to create a “full stack, dynamic packaging solution” for its users.TripHobo currently cove [...]
Women – not just one day but everyday
I’ve been getting lots of reminders that today is International Women’s Day – lots of press releases from companies talking about women and how important the feminine sex is to them. TripAdvisor releasing a study that Asian women take the lead in travel decision making; Accor Hotels issuing a [...]
