The Ghost of Years Past Will Come Back To Haunt Us
Usually at the end of each year, I am asked to reflect on what happened in the world of airline and travel technology the previous year and what can be expected for the coming year. The process often drives me to have near term thoughts and see if this fits into a somewhat loose understanding I have [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part I)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 1.
Steve Hafner, CEO & Co-founder, KAYAK
Top 3 Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Rise of AI. [...]
The Wrap: Where to usher in 2017 twice in one night
The weekly news roundup: Celebrating New Year eve twice in same night, AccorHotels’ restructuring of Australia’s hotels, HNA Aviation's partnership with Sabre
DESTINATIONS: Where to usher in 2017 twice in one night
For those of you who do not want the New Year eve’s celebrations to e [...]
Power and potential of Muslim travel sector should not be ignored, says report
Global tourism has grown by more than a third (37%) in inflation-adjusted terms since the downturn of 2009, outpacing world GDP (Gross Domestic Product) that grew by just a fifth (21%) in the same period.
Last year the GDP impact of the world’s Muslim tourism sector exceeded US$138 billion.
[...]
The Wrap: Demand for self-service at Saudi Arabia’s airports to escalate in 2017
The weekly news roundup: SITA 2016 Passenger IT Trends Survey with focus on Saudi travellers, Air Seoul’s partnership with Sabre, Wego’s Christmas holiday guide
SURVEY: Demand for self-service at Saudi Arabia's airports to escalate in 2017
Saudi travellers' love of smartphones will dri [...]
The present and future of online travel: Thoughts after WIT and Phocuswright
Kei Shibata, CEO of Venture Republic and co-founder of WIT Japan & North Asia, shares his observations on trends in the online travel space and how they might play out in 2017.
Now that the WIT (Web In Travel) conference (Singapore) that's well known in Japan and the world's largest on [...]
Why voice will be big and Barry Diller on Netflix, Tesla and Trump
Voice is the next technology frontier and companies who do not plough resources into it now will be in danger of being disintermediated and disrupted, said Barry Diller, chairman of IAC/InterActive Corp and Expedia Inc, at the Expedia Partners Conference in Las Vegas last week.
Speaking to CE [...]
From food delivery to helping hosts, Limpert eyes global play for GuestReady
During his stint as managing director of Food Panda for Taiwan and Philippines, based in Taipei last year, Alexander Limpert became an Airbnb host. That was when he realised that being a host for the sharing accommodation site wasn’t that easy, there were many things to handle.
“I saw an [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels wraps up concierge deal with John Paul
The weekly news roundup: Accor’s acquisition of John Paul completed, CarTrawler and IdealWorksCompany forecast of 2016 ancillary revenue, partnership between China’s PKfare and Amadeus, virtual payment solution for agents from Sabre
HOTELS: AccorHotels wraps up concierge deal with John Paul
[...]
Getting real and more human is the only way we can beat the machines, AI included
I was at the Accor Hotels Showcase last week. This is an annual roadshow put together by the fastest-growing hotel company in Asia Pacific to showcase their range of hotels across the region.
It’s an event that’s been going for 13 years (formerly named World of Accor) and Singapore was the fi [...]
