The Wrap: onefinestay launches personalised concierge service
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HOSPITALITY: onefinestay launches new personalised concierge service
For your next stay at any onefinestay’s propert [...]
UAE-based ALFAHIM leads Series D in transport on demand service Blacklane
Blacklane, a Berlin-based startup company providing high-end transport on demand service for travellers to book chauffeur cars, has raised a Series D round to fund new cities, global airport concierge services and product innovation.
Blacklane said this series is the “largest investment in its [...]
Now you can share your land – Big Tiny wants to build eco-friendly ‘caravan’ network
It isn’t easy to ignore the impact of private accommodation on hospitality over the past two years. Alternative accommodation has soared, with traditional hotels (both international brands and boutique) finding themselves on the back foot.
But with that come new traveller demands and expectatio [...]
Your time is gold and yes, we have yobots to serve you too: The Yotel promise
Walk into Yotel Singapore and you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve stepped into the mission control of a space capsule. The look and feel is white and minimal with splashes of purple.
Two Yobots, one male and one female (distinguished by her eyelashes), catch the eye. Wifi-enabled, the [...]
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Online
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PhocusWire has four core areas of focus: Startups, Distribution, Technology and Online.
In this analysis for the PhocusWire Forecast 2018, we focus on Online, in particular the web agency and supplier market [...]
Stay One Degree couples social networking with private accommodation to create community between travellers and property owners
Coupling the principles of the sharing economy and social networking has given rise to Stay One Degree – a luxury home rental platform, focused on cultivating a culture of trust between home owners and their guests.
Co-founders, Thomas Bennett and Jorge Munoz, created Stay One Degree in an eff [...]
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology
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PhocusWire has four core areas of focus: Startups, Distribution, Technology and Online.
In this analysis for the PhocusWire Forecast 2018, we focus on technology and a number of the important elements that are [...]
As spaces and customers evolve, hotels have to make booking and planning meetings easier
After corporate travel, the meetings market (or MICE as it is called) is the next most lucrative sector for hotels and is the slowest in tech adoption. With the convergence of new technology and changing customer demands and expectations, this space is next in line for disruption.
Hotels have man [...]
PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Startups
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PhocusWire has four core areas of focus: Startups, Distribution, Technology and Online.
In this analysis for the PhocusWire Forecast 2018, we look at the world of emerging businesses and the opportunities and chal [...]
Summary of WIT 2017 Conference, Day 2, in Videos
Here is part two of the WIT 2017 Conference digest, where we summarise the key ideas shared on Day Two – dipping our toes in topics spanning the true potential of AI, to the evolution of the corporate travel sector, and how North Asia and Europe plan to cash in on regional growth.
Coffee Chat [...]
