Omri Morgenshtern takes over from John Brown as CEO at Agoda
BOOKING Holdings has named Omri Morgenshtern as chief executive officer of its online travel agency, Agoda.
He assumes his new role on July 1, replacing John Brown who, after helming Agoda for 11 years, will take on a chairperson position.
Morgenshtern is currently Agoda's chief operating offi [...]
Climate, community and choice are shaping the future of travel
WITH borders reopening in many countries people are keen to travel again but they want to do it sustainably, citing news about climate change influencing their choice.
This data is from a survey commissioned by Booking.com carried out in February among 30,000-plus people across 32 countries and t [...]
“You take away air service, you take away the community”
As demand returns, airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow less
THE dilemma the aviation industry is in was acutely captured at the CAPA Airlines In Transition Summit in Manchester last week. On the one hand, all are struggling to come out of the worst crisis ever, laden with ma [...]
No shorthaul if there is rail, no day trips and limits on number of staff in one event
Ernst & Young sets rules on business trips, tests blockchain direct bookings with airlines and hotels
SUSTAINABILITY and technology, rather than health and safety, dominated the discussions during the panel on corporate travel at the CAPA Airlines in Transition Summit in Manchester last week, w [...]
The Wrap: Accor’s distribution deal with Traveloka, Bear Luxe Japan tie-up with Sabre, Cebu Pacific-Singapore renewed partnership
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 …
Accor expands global distribution footprint in partnership with Traveloka
Travellers now have access to Accor properties in 1 [...]
Having survived, Blue Mansion on mission to build a business that matches the brand
Venture capitalist-turned-hotelier Shen on “hospitality with a conscience”
HAVING been involved with the family business since 2015, Loh-Lim Shen Yi decided to return to Penang to lead the heritage Cheong Fatt Tze/The Blue Mansion fulltime in January 2020 “when I felt it could pay me a salary [...]
AirAsia widens scope of superapp services with Google’s help
FOLLOWING the launch of its SUPER+ subscription plan to boost its flights and food delivery, airasia Super App has teamed up with Google to further push its services on the platform.
The two organisations have entered into a five-year strategic collaboration “to advance airasia Super App’s vi [...]
Airlines – the end of golden days or “the beginning of our third epoch”?
“Traumatised, shocked and stunned, but we will get over it,” says Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark
SO on the one hand, you have Peter Harbison, chairman emeritus, CAPA (Centre of Aviation) painting a rather grim picture for the future of aviation – he believes the golden days may be over – and on [...]
Singapore joins the GDS-Index to build on its sustainable development
SINGAPORE has joined the Global Destination Sustainability-Index (GDS-Index) with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to build on the country’s sustainability efforts under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (SGP2030) – a nationwide movement to advance the city’s agenda on sustainable [...]
Letter from Manchester: At the end of the tunnel, this is what awaits
Singapore rolls out plans to recover, airline chiefs gather in Chester to talk about the future of flight
THE day Singapore Tourism Board (STB) rolled out its plans to bring back the destination with a vengeance, only better and reimagined, I was on a flight from Singapore to the UK which might her [...]
