10 years and counting, Traveloka “firing on all cylinders” to ride on recovery
From meta-search to lifestyle superapp as it adds services from food delivery to Buy Now Pay Later
THERE'S no disputing the fact that Traveloka, Indonesia’s homegrown travel unicorn, has come a long way in the 10 years it’s been around.
What started out as a flight meta-search in CEO and co- [...]
Singapore hotels aim for net zero emissions by 2050
SINGAPORE hotels are aiming to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 as part of a new Hotel Sustainability Roadmap launched this week at the inaugural Hotel Sustainability Conference and Marketplace.
The roadmap, drawn up jointly by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore Hotel Association ( [...]
Relaxed testing and quarantine requirements spur demand for business travel
BUSINESS travel management platform CWT has observed a significant increase in corporate travel to and from several countries, which have recently relaxed testing and quarantine requirements for international travel.
The company gave as example three countries that have seen a rise in bookings f [...]
Will 2022 be the year for travel with demand rebounding?
Jen Catto, chief marketing officer of Travelport, shares insights from the company’s latest study that reveals travel is back.
AFTER two years of border closures and international travel restrictions, people are excited to get away. So much so, they are willing to forgo entertainment, shopping an [...]
Confessions of an anxiety-ridden form-filling test-taking traveller
Whoop, whoop – Cambodia leads the way, scraps all tests
WOKE up this morning with messages pinging from Cambodia – friends there all excited about the latest news. No more pre-departure PCR test needed to arrive, no more on-arrival ART test, and visa on arrival re-introduced for all air, sea an [...]
Flight Centre takes majority stake in TPConnects
FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FLT) has increased its stake in Dubai-based IT provider and aggregator TPConnects from 22.5% to 70%.
The Australian travel retailer initially invested in TPConnects in February 2020 (22.5% stake) with “a view to supercharging the development of TPC’s innovative tec [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines’ new BNPL scheme, Vouch mobile check-in for HK & Macau, trending Spring destinations for Singaporeans
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 …
Malaysia Airlines flies with hoolah to offer BNPL option for travellers
With the imminent reopening of Malaysia, Malaysia Avi [...]
Hopper across to APAC with STO model and remote playbook
APAC head Reno Wang talks workplace lessons from East and West
ONE of online travel’s fastest growing companies, Hopper, is expanding into Asia Pacific. We catch up with Reno Wang, vice president, APAC, to find out what led him to leave Alipay to join Hopper, how Hopper does things differently fo [...]
From pandemic to war, IHG’s Macpherson stays focused on recovery
From growth to tech investments, hospitality needs to balance “guest experience with owner expectations”
It’s a sign of the better times we are in that when Kenneth Macpherson, the CEO for Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) for IHG Hotels & Resorts, was visiting his team in Sing [...]
Recovery in air travel slowed in January, impacted by Omicron
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021, owing to the imposition of travel restrictions following the emergence of Omicron last November.
Total demand for ai [...]
