Amadeus Next: A year of powering startups in APAC, forecasts growth in funding in 2017
Travel innovations like BorderPass and Seatfrog have enabled air passsengers to skip immigration queues and secure last-minute airline upgrades respectively, examples of two startups made possible by Amadeus Next, the division launched by Amadeus to provide technology, expertise, reach and fundin [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part II)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 2.
Kei Shibata, CEO, Venture Republic
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Ctrip acquired Skysca [...]
The Ghost of Years Past Will Come Back To Haunt Us
Usually at the end of each year, I am asked to reflect on what happened in the world of airline and travel technology the previous year and what can be expected for the coming year. The process often drives me to have near term thoughts and see if this fits into a somewhat loose understanding I have [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part I)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 1.
Steve Hafner, CEO & Co-founder, KAYAK
Top 3 Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Rise of AI. [...]
How dragons became sharks, and lessons on overcoming fear and rejection from Robert Herjavec
The first thing I learnt from listening to Robert Herjavec of “Shark Tank” fame is that dragons don’t exist in America, or at least they don’t believe in them as we do in Asia.
Speaking at the Expedia Partners Conference in Las Vegas held earlier this month, Herjavec, one of the sharks in [...]
The Wrap: Where to usher in 2017 twice in one night
The weekly news roundup: Celebrating New Year eve twice in same night, AccorHotels’ restructuring of Australia’s hotels, HNA Aviation's partnership with Sabre
DESTINATIONS: Where to usher in 2017 twice in one night
For those of you who do not want the New Year eve’s celebrations to e [...]
Tours & Activities: The Misunderstood and Under-Loved Segment
The tours and activities space could almost be described as a final frontier in travel simply because of how vast and often misunderstood the space truly is.
At the Expedia Partner Conference earlier this December, Douglas Quinby (VP Research, Phocuswright) shared the key challenges facing the to [...]
Myanmar, a sleeping beauty being woken up by technology and tourism
Growing up in Myanmar in the 70s, May Myat Mon Win dreamt of a day “when our country could be like our neighbours” in South-east Asia. “We just didn’t know how long it would take,” she said.
Today, as the chairperson of the Myanmar Tourism Marketing Committee (MTMC), she sees that the d [...]
3 business trends to expect in 2017: FCM Travel
Bertrand Saillet, general manager at FCM Travel Solutions, Southeast Asia, shares the trends for business travel in the new year.
Economic uncertainty has infiltrated the world of corporate business travel. Various markets experienced shockwaves in the wake of the recent American presidential e [...]
Japan’s Venture Republic partners with Airbnb to offer more accommodation choices
Venture Republic, owner of the biggest online travel site in Japan, has formed a partnership with Airbnb in Japan, making it the first metasearch partner of the peer-to-peer online marketplace and homestay network.
Travel.jp, the travel metasearch engine owned by Venture Republic, has launched it [...]
