The Wrap: ASEAN for ASEAN – new joint campaign to promote intra-regional travel
In the news: ASEAN for ASEAN campaign, Amadeus' new partnership with AccesRail, trending destinations for Singapore travellers, Thailand hotels’ top booking sites ASEAN for ASEAN: new joint campaign to promote intra-regional travel It’s all for one and one for all as the 10 member countries of A [...]
TravelersBox, armed with $10m new funding, will focus on Asia
TravelersBox, claiming to be the first and only solution allowing travelers to convert leftover foreign currency into usable digital currency, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.The round was led by Arbor Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm focused on the intersection of financial [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Matching resolutions with recommendations could be best way to avoid family fights
In an attempt to make New Year’s resolutions less of a burden on our moral conscience, Booking.com (in partnership with Weiden+Kennedy) has unveiled a ‘Resolution Translator’ as part of a Best 2016 Ever campaign (as opposed to the other 2016, which isn’t looking as great) to revive a sense o [...]
Don’t just manage revenue, create a holistic strategy
In the decade when Marriott International was credited for adapting American Airlines’ yield management practices for the hospitality industry, the Internet barely existed, Expedia was still a decade from launching, Mark Zuckerberg was just a baby and Google was 20 years from changing the world.Su [...]
CruiseWorld China sails back to Shanghai in March
Travel Weekly China’s second annual CruiseWorld China in Shanghai will be held at the Le Royal Meridien on March 30.The one-day event brings hundreds of travel agents and cruise industry leaders together for networking, learning, and discussion about the rapidly growing cruise market.“Our very [...]
Tuniu cements position as one-stop platform for Chinese travellers
Following the completion of its US$500 million investment from HNA Tourism Group, Tuniu Corporation (Nasdaq:TOUR) has put in place a range of strategic initiatives to enhance its hotel booking, themed tours, and air ticketing business units The leading Chinese online leisure travel company says it [...]
Hotel wonderland as distribution is disrupted and ALICE comes out to play
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away, I dreamt of being a hotelier. In fact, I recall asking a general manager if he would switch places with me for a day just so I would understand what it was like to walk around with hands behind my back and look at floors to see if there was litter or occas [...]
The Wrap: Good year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellers
In the news: UNWTO’s report on overseas travel, Thai Lion Air’s first GDS partner, Amadeus’ new rebooking solution for travellers, SLH's redesigned Apple appGood year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellersDespite fear of terrorism and attacks on holidaymakes in various pa [...]
WIT and Hotel ICON team up for WIT Hospitality
In line with Web In Travel’s (WIT) mantra of innovation and nurturing new talent, the first WIT Hospitality in Hong Kong on March 22, 2016 will be held in partnership with Hotel ICON, the teaching and research hotel built for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management by the Hong Kong Polytechnic [...]
Chinese travellers spent US$229b in retail, says GfK study
The number of Chinese outbound travellers topped 109 million in 2015, and they spent a total of US$229 billion in retail.The statistics, revealed by Nuremberg-based market research institute GfK in its latest analysis of the Chinese market, billed this development “a key milestone in China’s out [...]
