D’EDGE accelerates on Europe, consolidates in APAC as pandemic rages on
IF there is one thing the pandemic has done, it’s forced global companies to retreat to local and regional frontiers and Paris-based D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions is certainly looking at the Asia Pacific region in a new light, given the slow recovery of the market.
Pierre Charles Grob: “At le [...]
IATA urges governments to rescind travel bans
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for governments to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans introduced in response to the coronavirus Omicron variant.
Part of the WHO advice states: “Blanket travel bans will not prevent the [...]
The Wrap: Amadeus unveils cloud vision in new report, WTTC identifies digital solutions to revive travel, Sabre seals tech partnership with GBT
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector – new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Amadeus unveils cloud vision to transform travel
New report from Amadeus and Microsoft sets cloud vision in transforming tra [...]
Velocity adds three new startups to portfolio
TRAVEL and hospitality-focused venture capital firm, Velocity Ventures, has announced three new investments in travel and food and beverage (F&B) tech early-stage startups: Hong Kong-based travel booking platform TripGuru, Malaysia-based F&B procurement and inventory management platform F [...]
As Cvent readies public move, CEO Aggarwal assesses hybrid path
MEETINGS management titan Cvent in July announced that it planned to go public during the fourth quarter of 2021 via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II, a blank check company formed by an affiliate of Dragoneer Investment Group.
Cvent, foun [...]
Govt reponse to Omicron threatens emerging recovery
Travel bans go against WHO's advice, says IATA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in October 2021 with broad-based improvements in both domestic and international markets. It also warned that the imposition of travel bans by gov [...]
The Wrap: Agoda boosts product offerings, AirAsia introduces FACES, Garuda strengthens partnership with SIA
THE Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology sector - new partnerships, product launches, aviation industry updates, innovative solutions, and more …
Agoda boosts product offerings to facilitate return to travel,
Hotels in Indonesia are now featured in Agoda's alternative sta [...]
Lessons from WIT Africa: Collaboration can be a reason for celebration
No fear, young Africans are treading new paths to entrepreneurial success
ONE continent fascinated 19th century explorers more than any other: Africa.
Explorers like the Scot, David Livingstone; Henry Stanley, who recorded
his journeys for the New York Times, and British scholar Sir Richard B [...]
Letter from Paris: Down here, it’s normal. Out there, it’s not
“I HAD forgotten how much I missed this,” said the passenger seated next to me as our aircraft taxied to the gate at Newark Airport.
“This?”, I
asked politely, even though I was anxious as hell to get off the plane given
the flight had been delayed by two hours and I only had 30 minutes [...]
“Africa is like startup”, says Yanolja’s Jongyoon
South Korean giant close to sealing partnership or acquisition deal as it pursues bid to grow to decacorn
JONGYOON Kim, CEO of Yanolja and Yanolja Cloud, is excited about the African market because he says, “Africa is a startup” and he announced at last week’s WiT Africa that he was close [...]
