Latin America’s largest fintech bank launches travel portal powered by HTS
Nubank Ultravioleta, the largest fintech bank in Latin America, has announced the official launch of NuViagens, a travel portal powered by Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS). The platform is set to provide Nubank’s 100 million customers with the ability to book air tickets, hotels, and access trave [...]
Hotels’ digital revenue hits record high, Asia leading direct booking trends
In D-EDGE's latest Hotel Distribution Report for 2024, an analysis of the past five years reveals big shifts in online booking behavior, especially following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which draws from the data of almost 5,000 independent hotels and small hotel gro [...]
How an Indian techie, inspired by his first computer, is disrupting corporate travel
Building tech alone won’t make an impact, says company co-founder. Products must be business-first.
You’ve heard of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), but Travel-as-a-Service is a term uniquely coined by Spotnana – a service provider that calls itself a cocktail of ‘Online booking tool provider, [...]
Mastercard partners with Singapore Airlines for co-branded card programmes across South-east Asia
Mastercard and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have unveiled a five-year strategic partnership, appointing Mastercard as the preferred partner for SIA’s upcoming co-branded card programs across Southeast Asia. The partnership extends to countries including Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, [...]
Exploring the travel payments landscape in Asia
Calling the travel payments landscape complex is an understatement. From a B2C perspective, travel companies are dealing with the increasing number of ways to pay and trying to get to grips with what mechanism to offer to which customer. Then there's B2B travel payments, which bring their own set of [...]
Lessons from WiT Africa, Part 1: From Cape of Good Hope to the promise of youths, mobile and payments
“NDC adoption is slower than two elephants making babies”, among some of the more colourful quotes at the first WiT Africa
“Isn’t it wonderful to wake up to views like these?” said Farai, our driver, taking the very words from my mouth as we weaved through the coastline from Llandudno to [...]
Stripe’s Harapin on Tokyu’s subscription service, off-peak revenue, and the untapped Japanese market
“Tokyo commands the highest average room rates in the region but the region’s monthly occupancy rate is still below pre-pandemic levels, suggesting significant growth potential,” says Stripe’s Chief Revenue Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan
With over 200 businesses under its umbrella spanni [...]
14% increase in travel technology investment set for 2024
Recent research conducted by Amadeus, titled "Travel Technology Investment Trends," reveals a significant surge in technology investment across various sectors within the travel industry in 2024. The study, the first of its kind to comprehensively analyse investment intentions and technology priorit [...]
Amadeus acquires travel payments platform Voxel, expands into complementary areas for customers
Acquisition aims to enhance payments experience between a range of different players across the travel ecosystem
Technology provider Amadeus has finalised the acquisition of Voxel as a strategic move to enhance its payment solutions.
Voxel, known for electronic invoicing and B2B payment solution [...]
Relaxed visas, AI, and B2B loyalty programs bolster promising start to 2024
As the tourism industry sets its course for the year, Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of digital travel platform Agoda, sees 2024 as a promising period for travel enthusiasts worldwide. Speaking at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Laos, Morgenshtern highlighted the industry's positive momentum, building upon [...]
