Momondo’s Burge on Brexit, emotion, meta and startups
Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up with Hugo Burge, CEO of London-based Momondo Group, to discuss, among other things, the impact of Brexit, the need for emotion and purpose in today's world of travcl, the evolution of meta and the investments he's making through HOWZAT Partners, and why it's a great time to [...]
Booking.com pilots mobile-based in-destination experience
Arrive at a destination and want to discover places and attractions without the hassle of looking through guidebooks or travel apps? Now you can do it easily on your mobile with Booking.com’s new Booking Experiences.
Experiences allows travellers to discover the destination they are in via thei [...]
WIT 2016 will reunite online travel pioneers and reimagine the future
The 12th edition of WIT, to be held on Oct 17-19 in Singapore, will be a reunion of sorts as well as a reimagination of the future.
“Twelve years is the end of a cycle and we are taking the opportunity this year to reflect on the past as well as reimagine the future,” said Yeoh Siew Hoon, fou [...]
The Wrap: Travelport creates two new organisations to meet customers’ evolving needs
The weekly news roundup: Travelport’s two new organisations, robust China outbound travel, travellers’ choice of top museums in Asia
TECHNOLOGY: Travelport creates two new organisations to meet customers' evolving needs
Travelport has set up two new entities - Travelport Digital and [...]
Explore attractions and book activities seamlessly with TripAdvisor/Viator content solution
TripAdvisor and Viator (a TripAdvisor company) are collaborating to offer their travel partners and hospitality providers an enhanced attractions content solution, which combines the former’s attractions with booking options by the latter.
The travel planning and booking site said in a statemen [...]
The Wrap: TripAdvisor redesigns homepage, easier for travellers to book trips
The weekly news roundup: TripAdvisor’s newly designed website, London’s top city in PwC Cities of Opportunity index, Expedia Flip Flop Report on beach vacationers
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: TripAdvisor redesigns homepage, easier for travellers to book trips
Travel planning and booking site Tri [...]
Sabre to hold its first global travel hackathon in Singapore alongside WIT
Leading technology provider Sabre Corporation is bringing its global travel technology hackathon, Destination Hack, to Asia Pacific for the first time. The event will take place from October 14 to 16 at The Hub, Singapore’s largest co-working community of techies, entrepreneurs and creatives, righ [...]
Travel Startups Incubator buys stake in Korean adventure OTA Yana Trip
Travel Startups Incubator (TSI) has acquired an equity stake in Korean adventure startup Yana Trip for an undisclosed amount and round.
Founded in April 2015 and based in Seoul, South Korea, Yana Trip offers personalised online tours and activities to the growing number of independent Korean t [...]
The Wrap: And the most instagrammed airports in the world are …
The weekly news roundup: All about airports and airlines with Wego’s revelation of the world’s most instagrammed airports, AirAsia’s new Red Lounge at klia2 and Garuda partnering Sabre for growth
SOCIAL MEDIA: And the most instagrammed airports in the world are …
Most of us cannot [...]
BeMyGuest expands into China with new Hangzhou office
BeMyGuest, Asia’s leading provider of activities, tours and attractions, has opened its new office in Hangzhou, China to accommodate its rapid growth and future expansion plans.
The company said in a statement BeMyGuest China would continue its focus on its B2B business in the country.
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