Distribution, IT Solutions boost Amadeus’ solid financial performance
Amadeus reported strong financial showing for the first half of the year, supported by good growth in its businesses and the consolidation effect of Navitaire.
Here are the highlights of the six months ended June 30, 2017
Revenue increased 9.5%, to €2,490.7 million
EBITDA grew 10.1%, to [...]
How technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality are shaping future travel
There is more forecast on the future of travel, this time from Sabre on the role technologies will play in shaping the travel landscape in the years ahead.
The rather detailed 2017 Radar Report by Sabre Labs looks at nine tech trends impacting travel by studying the technologies and the impact th [...]
Expedia’s US$350m investment in Traveloka: ASEAN’s first travel unicorn set to fly higher
It’s finally happened – Traveloka, the Indonesian online travel agency, that’s been streaking ahead in the world’s fifth largest domestic market, has received a US$350 million minority investment from Expedia, with analysts saying this values it around US$2 billion, making it Southeast Asia� [...]
Hotel distribution like Whack A Mole game: Expedia’s de Schepper on taking on Asia
When you sign up to work in online travel, you know you are never going to have a quiet moment. This is what Mieke de Schepper, who joined Expedia to manage hotel relationships in Asia Pacific from a career in Philips, has discovered.
“It’s like the game of Whack A Mole we used to play as [...]
AccorHotels merges its private holiday rental companies under a single brand – onefinestay
AccorHotels will group its three holiday home and villa rental companies –Travel Keys, Squarebreak and onefinestay – under the onefinestay brand before the end of the year.
The integration will see onefinestay offering over 10,000 properties in six continents – from metropolitan centres suc [...]
The Wrap: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
This week partnerships throughout Asia make the news – Klook with HK Express, Minor Hotels and Cendyn, Red Planet Hotels and SiteMinder
TRAVEL: U-Explore – new online booking platform from Klook and HK Express
Klook Travel (Klook), Hong Kong-based tour and activities booking startup, has [...]
Guest Post: The evolving landscape of the world’s largest business travel market – Asia
Bertrand Saillet (below right), general manager at FCM Travel Solutions Southeast Asia, shares some insights into the rapidly expanding Asian business market, and what lies ahead for travel companies operating in the region.
Asia accounts for more than a third of US$1 trillion in annual spending [...]
Letter from Kuching: Lessons for small earthlings in second cities
Just returned from Kuching and on the AirAsia flight to Singapore, I was reflecting on how the combination of low cost airlines and the web, specifically social media, has changed the fortunes and aspirations of folks living in second cities in Asia.
I hail from a secondary city myself, Penang, a [...]
Future success lies in personalisation and seamless travel: Amadeus
In the next five to seven years the keys drivers for success will be personalised travel experiences, enhanced by technology and artificial intelligence, and seamless travel according to a new Amadeus—A.T. Kearney report.
The study, What if? Imagining the future of the travel industry, outlin [...]
Hey millennials, here’s an airline specifically designed for you
In the past few years millennials seem to be the focus of travel companies, with many crafting ‘hip’ products to attract them and their dollars, among them funky hotels and service apartments as well as designed tours.
Air France takes this a step further by launching an airline, called Joon [...]
