AirAsia to transform into a travel tech company, with help from Google
From a low cost carrier to a digital airline, and now Malaysia-based AirAsia aims to become a travel tech company, teaming up with Google Cloud, the search giant’s cloud computing platform, to accomplish that.
The collaboration will see the airline integrating the platform’s machine learning [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels concludes deal to purchase 50% stake in luxury lifestyle operator sbe
In the news: sbe’s acquisition by AccorHotels completed, CarTrawler and Dohop partnership, the aviation industry and blockchain, Eurostar’s first loyalty programme alliance with a hotel group
Hospitality: AccorHotels concludes deal to purchase 50% stake in luxury lifestyle operator sbe
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Welcome to the blue ocean of cruising in Asia, massive market yet to be disrupted
Last week, I took a dip into the blue ocean of cruising – and it really is a blue ocean. Firstly, according to CLIA (Cruising Lines International Association), Asians are discovering cruising in a big way – for the first time, the number of cruisers in Asia crossed the four million mark (4,052,0 [...]
Amadeus completes acquisition of US-based Travelclick
Amadeus has completed the acquisition of TravelClick, which it agreed to buy from private equity firm Thoma Bravo for US$1.52 billion in August.
Thoma Bravo purchased TravelClick in 2014 from venture capital firm Genstar for US$930 million
TravelClick, based in New York City, provides cloud- [...]
Want to know what your funds did for kids in the Philippines in 2017? Watch the video
Over the last 10 years, the WiT For Good initiative, held in conjunction with the WIT Singapore conference, has raised about US$500,000 for the betterment of women and children in emerging Asia.
It started out as a small idea back in 2008 when we visited the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital in [...]
Sabre launches airline platform to help carriers reimagine retailing
Sabre has rolled out its Digital Airline Commercial Platform (DACP), enlisting Aeroflot, Ethiopian Airlines and Etihad Airways as launch partners.
Announced in April this year at its Technology Exchange in Dallas, the platform was developed for airlines to help them maximise revenue streams and t [...]
The Wrap: Airlines, airports are investing in biometrics to deliver secure and easy travel
In the news: SITA’s report on IT in air transport highlighting the aviation industry’s investments in biometrics, Travelport's new managing director for Asia, more partnership in the airline and distribution sectors.
Travel Technology: Airlines, airports are investing in biometrics to delive [...]
Through The Looking Glass: Using blockchain and fin tech to elevate the next billion users in emerging markets
In our continuing series of articles around our WIT Singapore Conference theme of “Through The Looking Glass”, where we look outside travel in search of different stories and lessons, we look at how a new startup is aiming to use blockchain and fintech to address the base of the pyramid in emerg [...]
1,000 properties and counting: AccorHotels accelerates growth in Asia Pacific
There seems to be no stopping AccorHotels, whether it is on the acquisition trail or in expanding its brands, and the latter is most obvious in Asia Pacific (APAC) where it just opened its 1,000th hotel— the 143-room Pullman Tokyo Tamachi (picture above).
The launch of the property in Japan’s [...]
How does your hotel stack up in guest experience? Find out in this new report
Guest personalisation and value-driven service are among the top priorities among hotels to drive up occupancy, as well as to keep their guests coming back. Technology is also playing an increasingly important role in giving travellers a better experience, reveals the 2018 Guest Experience Assessmen [...]
