SIA’s workforce gets seamless mobility
Singapore Airlines has partnered with US-based enterprise software provider VMware to create a seamless, mobile-friendly environment for its increasingly mobile-first workforce.
SIA will use VMware’s Workspace ONE
solution to streamline the delivery of mobile applications across more than
14, [...]
The Wrap: Middle East, Asia and the Pacific led growth in international tourism for H1 2019
News Roundup: State of international tourism for first half of 2019 unveiled
by the World Tourism Council, Flight Centre Travel Group’s recently opened new
division caters to B2B market, Amadeus’ agreement with Hertz for worldwide
distribution of rental cars and rates
Destinations: Middle E [...]
Expedia to use AI to improve online search in Asian languages
Expedia will use Artificial Intelligence to enhance travel search query understanding and improve the accuracy of search query resolution in Asian languages. The group announced it is collaborating with AI Singapore (AISG) under its flagship 100 Experiments (100E) programme to develop an artificial [...]
From “Yarikuri” to “Omoroi”: The Peach way of doing things, all in a book
Peach CEO Shinichi Inoue has the reputation of being different, doing things in a creative and smart way, yet always coming across as someone who just uses plain old common sense a lot. At least that's what I have gathered from the few interviews and interactions I've had with him over the years.
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The Wrap: Tech-savvy travellers will drive digital plans of airlines and airports, says SITA
News Roundup: SITA’s new report on the increasing number of digital travellers and their impact on aviation strategies, Amadeus and CyberSource jointly addressing travel fraud, India Airlines and subsidiaries to remove single-use plastics on all flights
Aviation: Tech-savvy travellers will dri [...]
How Foo broke the glass ceiling by switching lanes, and how Luxe Nomad wants to be APAC’s largest villa management company
After 10 years working in private equity, Foo Lee Lian decided she needed a break. “PE’s an aspirational career when you’re starting out but it can be very stressful and intense. It’s also very male-dominated and as a woman, it’s hard to see your way to the top.”
Aware of the glass c [...]
Asia’s top five get one-fifth of all region’s visitors
Asia Pacific’s five most popular destinations for international travellers – Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Seoul – welcomed over one-fifth, or 22 percent, of all overnight visitors to the region’s top 161 cities and regional centres in 2018, according to Mastercard’s Asia Pa [...]
From betel to kale, Oway founder Nay Aung on quest to build Next Gen “pagoda” in Myanmar
There we were in Parami Pizza, a popular pizza joint in Yangon. Nay Aung, CEO and founder of Oway, Myanmar’s first OTA, had ordered kale juice and I, a coffee. The impression wasn’t lost on me – kale in a country still known for its betel-chewing among the older generation – shows you how m [...]
From Morse Code to 4G, from Yangon to Loikaw, welcome to a new yet old Myanmar
About 20 years ago, I crossed the Burmese border through the Chinese frontier town of Muse. At one of the checkpoints along the route, I heard the tap-tap-tap of a Morse code machine.
This
time, flying into a new and expanded Yangon International Airport that looks
like it could be anywhere, th [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia Foundation’s Destination: GOOD finds permanent home in REXKL to support social enterprises
News Roundup: AirAsia’s social enterprise Destination: GOOD opens new hub in Kuala Lumpur; Kudos Travel Technology partners Amadeus to deliver innovations to the business travel space; Japan’s Narita set to welcome influx of visitors for the 2020 Summer Olympics;
Entrepreneurship : AirAsia [...]
