The Wrap: AirAsia BIG Loyalty launches online store
In the news: An online store for AirAsia’s loyalty programme members, Singapore Airlines has a new chatbot, Travel Startups Incubator adds Streetography to its portfolio and Jetstar Group inks new agreement with Travelport
E-COMMERCE: AirAsia BIG Loyalty launches online store
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Expedia continues global push, invests in new tech to power hoteliers and travellers
The Expedia Partner Conference held in Las Vegas last week opened on a defiant and upbeat note. Mark Okerstrom, walking on stage after the opening rhythm and drum beats of Le Reve, The Dream, said that despite the crazy year of terrorism and natural disasters, the world travelled more in 2017 with $ [...]
The Wrap: Hungary is the new destination hotspot for Chinese travellers
In the news: Partnerships between travel companies to provide better travel rule the news front this week – Ctrip joining forces with the Hungarian Travel Agency, Fiji Air going mobile with Travelport’s assistance and Klook tying up with Korea’s LOTTE Duty Free Shop, and some fun from Air Ne [...]
Letter from Las Vegas: The cowboys are coming, travel goes on, no matter what
As the plane approached Las Vegas, I wondered if I would find things changed. After all, it’s only been two months since that horrific shooting when 58 fans attending an outdoor country and western concert at Mandalay Bay were gunned down.
The year before, I had gone reluctantly to a shooti [...]
There must be a way to get out of here – Rome2rio shares tips with stranded travellers in Bali
Getting stranded in Bali may not be the worst thing but Melbourne-based Rome2rio has started an information page to help travellers get out of the island by means other than flights while the airport in Bali remains closed due to the active eruptions of Mt Agung.
Chairman Rod Cuthbert said, “We n [...]
Next stop for Rome2rio as it graduates from cockroach startup – global travel brand for A to B, with everything in between
You could call it a coming of age for Rome2rio – the seven-year-old Melbourne startup has finally left the co-working space it called home for several years to move into its own offices.
Having grown from 10 to 40 staff in the last 18 months, it was deemed necessary to get its own space. “The [...]
#BookingHero social media competition celebrates unsung hospitality professionals
At one time or another during your travels you may have come across a hotel employee who has gone out of the way to fulfil a last-minute request, or the concierge who gets you the hard-to-buy concert ticket.
Want to recognise such a dedicated professional?
Well, Booking.com is offering you the [...]
AirAsia Foundation launches Destination: GOOD – marketplace to support Asean social enterprises
The philanthropic arm of AirAsia Group, AirAsia Foundation, has opened its first social enterprise pop-up shop at klia2, Malaysia's budget terminal in Sepang, to provide a new platform for Asean social enterprises to market and sell their products.
Destination: GOOD, as the shop is called, is a joi [...]
How to fly high: Lessons from Tony Fernandes
It was fitting that I was flying high on a United Airlines flight to San Francisco when I read the new book by Tony Fernandes, group CEO of AirAsia, as he told his story from the low cost airline to QPR (Queen’s Park Rangers, for those who may not be familiar with soccer).
It’s a great inflig [...]
The Wrap: Let’s ‘Yurutabi’ – explore Japan off-the-beaten path
In The News: Klook and JNTO formed partnership to promote new travel concept; RedDoorz expands in Indonesia; more affordable jet flights for business travellers; Air New Zealand joins global EV movement;
DESTINATIONS: Let’s ‘Yurutabi’ – explore Japan off-the-beaten path
Hong Kong-b [...]
