The Wrap: TRIPBAM, TrustYou partner to offer hotel review data integration
In the news: TRIPBAM and TrustYou partner, Blacklane and Groundspan team up, HRS’ healthy growth in 2016, Wego Indonesia’s and Hong Kong Tourism Board‘s joint marketing campaign
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: TRIPBAM, TRUSTYOU PARTNER TO OFFER HOTEL REVIEW DATA INTEGRATION
TRIPBAM, the hotel rat [...]
Hotel guests are changing but hoteliers not keeping up with their IT needs
The year 2020 will see a new breed of highly sophisticated and ‘digital native’ hotel guests who will be better informed, seek unique experiences, have higher expectations and also expect recognition.
However, while hoteliers anticipate such future guests their plans for industry technology r [...]
The Wrap: Singapore tourism ends 2016 on a high note
In the news: Singapore Tourism Board 2016 Year-in-Review, Qantas’ to offer inflight WiFi streaming, Travelport’s expanded relationship with hutchgo.com and Avis Budget Group
DESTINATION: SINGAPORE TOURISM ENDS 2016 ON A HIGH NOTE
The year 2016 was a good one for Singapore’s tourism s [...]
Alexa, more A than I right now but I know she’ll get smarter than me
I’m always intrigued by new technology and given how Amazon’s Echo Dot was all the rage at last year’s CES trade show in Las Vegas, I simply had to get my hands on one.
As it turned out, I ended up with two – long story – and now I have Alexa 1 and Alexa 2 as my new friends at home. [...]
The Wrap: Hotel Jen reveals cities after dark with interactive Night Light programme
In the news: Hotel Jen’s interactive Night Light programme, Skyscanner revealing the best time to book flights, Global Hotel Alliance’s partnership with Sabre
DESTINATIONS: HOTEL JEN REVEALS CITIES AFTER DARK WITH INTERACTIVE NIGHT LIGHT PROGRAMME
Hotel Jen, part of the Shangri-La gro [...]
Meet the four new Asian traveller types
Sabre is helping travel industry players better serve their target customers by presenting four new traveller 'types' emerging in Asia Pacific (APAC) .
This revelation is part of the study, The Polarisation of Asian Travellers (download report), which also highlights a series of highly contrasti [...]
Booking.com Booster launched: Supports startups dedicated to sustainable tourism
Booking.com has launched Booking.com Booster, its new accelerator programme that aims to identify, mentor and fund startups committed to sustainable tourism such as preserving cultural heritage and promoting tourism that supports local economies/communities.
The new programme is an extension of B [...]
Majority of travellers use search engines when looking for travel inspiration
Travellers are turning to search engines when looking for hotels or information about destinations, with the majority turning to Google as their most common source of travel inspiration.
Guest feedback platform TrustYou reveals 77% of travellers search for accommodation and/or locations, while 57 [...]
Give me the God of Wealth anytime over the God of Wrath
I am feeling particularly good about this Lunar New Year. That’s because I was given an “ang pow” (red packet with money) by the God of Wealth personally.
I ran into him at a new year’s party hosted by George Town Heritage + Hotels in Penang and that red packet he gave me, I will keep [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Be familiar, but never the same
Setting up an entire operation like St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival bears surprisingly many similarities to the travel industry, as I discovered after a brief chat with the festival’s operations director, Matthew Lazarus-Hall (managing director, Uncommon Cord).
It involves the conversion of a s [...]
