Airbnb launches Trips platform, giving guests more direct access to local insights and experiences
Airbnb has ventured beyond the accommodation space after eight years with the launch of Airbnb Trips – a mobile platform designed to give consumers a new resource for local information, tours and activity bookings and travel itinerary planning. Trips focuses on three key areas, being: Experiences, [...]
The Wrap: Rome2rio adds onsite bookings, announces new partnerships
The weekly news roundup: Rome2rio's new booking model and partnerships, Travelport’s merchandising technology for Fly365.com, AirAsia’s enhanced one-click payment
MARKETING: Rome2rio adds onsite bookings, announces new partnerships
Travel search engine Rome2rio is reaching a key mi [...]
TUI takes stake in peakwork, software specialist for the travel industry
TUI Ventures, the capital investment company of TUI Group, has acquired 15.4% stake in technology provider peakwork, the first anchor investor for the Düsseldorf-based company.
peakwork is also planning to attract additional investors.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the investment pr [...]
AccorHotels invests in lifestyle brand 25hours Hotels
AccorHotels is acquiring a 30% stake in 25hours Hotels as part of its ‘strategy to be a global leader in lifestyle hotels’, as well as to support 25hours’ long term growth.
The financial terms of the investment are not disclosed
25hours Hotels, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, currentl [...]
Trends that matter in online travel
At WIT 2016 Conference in Singapore last month, Lorraine Sileo, vice president research of Phocuswright, shared the key trends that mattered in online travel with Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WIT.
Q. What are the big global trends that you’ve seen in the past year?
Consolidation, circle of d [...]
Amadeus cytric Travel and Expense launched with focus on mobile-first Asia
Amadeus has recently launched a new tech solution that aims to simplify corporate travel expenses. Amadeus cytric Travel and Expense is an end-to-end software platform that enables corporate employees to plan, book, submit expenses and have them reimbursed, in a single system. To top it all off, it� [...]
Booking.com launches new platform for travel agents
Booking.com is piloting a portal, Booking.com for Travel Agents, which will enable travel agents to book and manage accommodations via Booking.com.
The new platform is an extension of the company’s existing Affiliate Partner Programme, and leverages technology and infrastructure being developed [...]
Sabre awards US$10,000 to Singaporean team at first Asia Pacific Hackathon to “Reinvent Travel”
Developers, start-ups and technology and travel industry innovators from around Asia Pacific gathered in Singapore to code through the night during Sabre Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SABR) first Asia Pacific hackathon, ‘Destination Hack: Singapore’. The challenge? In 24-hours, conceptualise and prog [...]
The Wrap: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help Laos grow its tourism market
The weekly news roundup: It’s all about partnership and growth this week – Sabre’s distribution agreement with SilkAir, Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s technology partnership with Amadeus, Travelport’s new deal with Indonesian travel agencies
DESTINATIONS: SilkAir and Sabre join forces to help [...]
Tony Fernandes on retirement, egos and one AirAsia
Last week, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes was awarded Airline Executive of the Year by CAPA (Centre for Aviation) in Amsterdam. In giving this award, CAPA said, “AirAsia is back at the front of the pack and Tony has once again shown why he is one of the industry’s leading executives. The original sho [...]
