What do Chinese female travellers want? Fun facts from Ctrip to mark International Women’s Day
Today being International Women’s Day, we thought it timely to share some data given to us by Ctrip on independent Chinese female travellers.
Here’s a quick summary.
Six out of 10 Chinese independent outbound travellers are females
Among solo travellers, the ratio is 57% fem [...]
Skyscanner partners with Trello to create seamless trip planning
Skyscanner has just announced a new partnership with Trello – a visual collaboration tool – by introducing a “Skyscanner Power-Up” feature that will introduce travel search features onto the platform.
Using Skyscanner’s travel API, the Skyscanner and Trello Power-Up lets users see t [...]
Alternative accommodation soars at Booking.com as it continues its push into Asia
You wouldn’t blame Olivier Grémillon, vice president of Booking.com’s home division, for celebrating just a little bit this week – after all, the group has just disclosed the revenue of Booking.com’s alternative accommodation business for the first time, and the results are stellar.
In [...]
Travel enthusiasts help fuel Trip 101’s growth
Trip101, a Singapore-based global "travel enthusiast-generated media" startup, has reported exponential growth in web traffic and revenue, validating content and media as a powerful contributor of growth.
In an end of year report, Trip101 declared five
times year on year traffic growth, with a 1 [...]
Stop and stay in Doha: An invitation from Qatar to South Asia’s travellers
Qatar is eyeing visitors from South Asia, particularly from Malaysia and Singapore, on transit in its capital Doha to stay longer than just a few hours to enjoy what the country has to offer before moving on to their final destinations.
To achieve this goal Qatar National Tourism Council (Q [...]
The Wrap: De Schepper joins Amadeus to take charge of online travel and APAC region
In the news: New role at Amadeus for Mieke De Schepper, Klook and Italy’s CoopCulture team up, holiday quickies from AirAsia
People: De Schepper joins Amadeus to take charge of online travel and APAC region
De Schepper to lead online travel for Amadeus
Amadeus has appointed Mieke De Sch [...]
Social media strongly influences our accommodation choices, says Booking.com survey
A new report released by Booking.com analysing the influence of social media on our alternative accommodation choices, revealed that whether we like it or not, many of our booking decisions are made in relation to how we are perceived online.
The global study was conducted last August, surveying [...]
How to feel “At Home Around The World” and how to protect that experience: New book sheds light on short-term rentals
Robert Rosenstein, co-founder and chairman, Agoda and Peter Allen, managing director of Agoda Outside, have co-authored a book, “At Home Around The World”. Positioned as “the short-term rentals handbook for guests, hosts, neighbours and governments”, the book addresses the world of alternat [...]
2019 – the bridge to something new. Will it be fat years, winter or a fundamental cultural shift?
In his interview on BBC’s World Book Club last month, Chinese author Chan Koonchung spoke about “the importance of the year ending with a 9”.
“Next year (2019) is an important year because 1949 was the beginning of the People’s Republic so it’s the 70th anniversary and we have other [...]
How Alila achieved “zero waste to landfill” in Bali: What else can independent hotels do
After pledging “zero waste to landfill” over two years ago, Alila Hotels & Resorts has achieved its goal across all four of its Bali properties and plans to take and adapt the model to its other hotels.
“It’s quite complex to actually get yourself to ‘zero waste to landfill’,” [...]
