Letter from Seoul: Deciphering the puzzle that is South Korea’s online travel
If there’s one country in Asia that has been successful in exporting its pop culture, it’s South Korea. Remember Psy and Gangnam Style that took the world by storm? Well, before and after him, there was and is K-pop.K-soaps are huge and getting huger. There are fans from Bhutan to New York. And [...]
Tripfez wants to be a TripAdvisor-Viator for Muslim travellers
Lagisatu, which started life three years as a metasearch for Muslim-friendly hotels using MuslimStars rating, has relaunched as Tripfez.At ITB Berlin, co-founders, Malaysia-based Faeez Fadhlillah and Juergen Gallistl, introduced Tripfez which goes beyond metasearch to become a marketplace for hotels [...]
The Wrap: California dreaming or French cuddle? Find out in KAYAK’s bed guide
In the news: KAYAK’s bed guide, multiple languages on SiteMinder, 150 airlines using Travelport’s rich content tool, key appointments in SojernCalifornia dreaming or French cuddle? Find out in KAYAK’s bed guide Sleepless in Seattle, London, Shanghai, Singapore or wherever you travel to? Apart [...]
Stories that go beneath the armour to get under your skin
As someone who tries to exercise regularly, I’ve watched sporting brands come, go and come back, and I’ve watched them expand their space. Today, sports wear is everyday wear.New Balance is an example of a brand that’s made a comeback. Once it made only good running shoes, now it makes shoes t [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Girl Code or the Lack Of
With feminism to the fore this week following International Women’s Day, Expedia held a private screening of Code: Debugging the Gender Gap, a documentary which served to portray how gender issues are evolving as we delve deeper into the world of technology.
Both the film and the panel discussio [...]
My four lessons learnt from watching CODE
Last night, I caught a private screening of CODE: Debugging The Gender Code, at The Projector, a cool new movie space booked by Expedia to mark a week of activities around International Women’s Day. It was hosted by Britta Wilson, vice president global diversity and inclusion.The documentary, made [...]
The Wrap: Roomorama, Tujia team up to tap China’s large outbound travel market
In the news: Roomorama’s new partnership with Tuija, TripAdvisor’s news sites for Hong Kong, white paper on APAC hospitality industryRoomorama, Tujia team up to tap China's large outbound travel market There were 120 million outbound tourists from China in 2015 who spent a total of US$104.5 bil [...]
Shut up and travel with TripHobo
India-based trip-planning platform TripHobo has joined Amadeus Next, the Asia Pacific startup community powered by Amadeus. The aim of the partnership, according to a press statement, is to enable TripHobo to create a “full stack, dynamic packaging solution” for its users.TripHobo currently cove [...]
Women – not just one day but everyday
I’ve been getting lots of reminders that today is International Women’s Day – lots of press releases from companies talking about women and how important the feminine sex is to them. TripAdvisor releasing a study that Asian women take the lead in travel decision making; Accor Hotels issuing a [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Get off my cloud – Are Apple and the FBI our generation’s David and Goliath?
The ‘FBI versus Apple Inc.’ case – wherein US Federal authorities have demanded that Apple create a ‘backdoor’ to unlock a phone tied to the San Bernardino shooting last December – is like something out of a freshman Intro to Philosophy textbook.
It poses as probably the most apt mor [...]
