Tech in Travel: Hotel security, preparing for Japanese travel, bye-bye Misterfly, and More
Be ready for the return of the Japanese traveller
Wolfgang Emperger, senior vice president for Europe, Africa and the UK & Ireland at the Shiji Group, has been talking about the steps companies need to take as Japan cautiously opens its borders to travel. Shiji Group provides technological sol [...]
Tech in Travel: In the air (just) and on the ground, partnerships are flourishing
From museums to hotel marketing, technology is taking care of business
Klook, Tiqets expand global reach
If you want to get ahead, get a partner. That message is driving new relationships across the tech space.
Latest two to tango are Tiqets, an online platform for cultural and leisure exper [...]
Kathleen Tan on how MYAirline aims to be different, two decades after low cost was born in Malaysia
“We bring experience to a new generation of leaders”
Kathleen Tan, who started her airline career with AirAsia in 2004, and went on to head up commercial and eventually, became CEO of North Asia, has returned to the industry after a four-year break. She’s now executive advisor to MYAirline, a [...]
Trambellir is ready to capitalise on wellness tourism, a future trillion-dollar industry
ACCORDING to GWI’s report on the global wellness economy, wellness tourism reached a record $720 billion in 2019 but then took a devastating dive when the pandemic happened in 2020, falling to $436 billion. With the world starting to open up again, GWI forecasts that the market will reach $817 bil [...]
Top Of The WiT Ep 01: Redefining Boring Jobs, Railway Tech, and Wellness Travel
Here's the first episode of a new weekly series called Top Of The WiT, in which we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in the world of travel, technology and Asia – the most interesting tidbits that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter.
And hey, w [...]
Cruise lines step up for the challenge of making “high-tech on the high seas” a smooth experience
As cruise passengers jump back onboard, they’re discovering a new world of technology
You’ve woken early on MSC Bellissima – the cruise ship is sailing off the coast of Naples – and you can’t recall which of the ship’s 12 dining venues serves your favourite breakfast of smashed avocado [...]
Nine years after, these Doinn digital nomads have landed in Singapore
Mission to expand their cleaning services to short-term rentals in Asia
IT was back in 2013, when the terms “remote worker” or “digital nomads” had not yet been coined, when husband-and-wife team, Nuno Rodrigues and Noelia Novella, did a round-the-world trip, covering 11 cities and spending [...]
Ixigo sees rise in revenues, fuelled by lower tier cities
Aviation activity – Air India, Akasa, Jet Airways – will spur growth: Aloke Bajpai
AS travel recovers in India, Ixigo’s revenues are also seeing a rebound. According to the company’s financial statement published on its website, the Gurugram-based travel booking app saw revenues grow 2.8X t [...]
Spotnana, American Airlines partner to personalise travel offers
Spotnana, the modern infrastructure for the travel industry, has developed an advanced integration into American Airlines direct channels that supports personalised travel offers.
Travellers booking trips through Spotnana’s Travel-as-a-Service Platform can now access NDC enhanced offerings for [...]
Solving a boring problem in travel? One Travel Ventures wants you
Pandemic has surfaced “unsexy” issues, says Weinstein
IF your startup is solving a boring problem, like fixing the back end of travel, then One Travel Ventures, the Israeli-based travel and hospitality-focused fund, wants to hear from you.
In fact, said co-founder Henry Chen Weinstein, “th [...]
