JTB Business Travel and Spotnana partner to tackle business travel management
JTB Business Travel, a division of JTB USA, Inc., and a provider of tailored travel management to small and midsize enterprises, has announced a global strategic partnership with Spotnana, known for its Travel-as-a-Service platform.
The collaboration aims to ‘enhance, simplify, and modernise’ [...]
Arival releases Gen AI guide for tours, activities, attractions and other visitor experiences
Arival, a leading resource for the in-destination experiences sector, has released "The Arival Guide to AI in Experiences.", a guide that aims to equip operators of tours, activities, attractions, and other visitor experiences with the knowledge and strategies to leverage Generative Artificial Intel [...]
Atom Capital: What kind of AI entrepreneurs impress us the most
Editor's note: The following article was originally published on Medium. Although not directly travel-related, the interview spotlights Melissa Yang, formerly the co-founder, CTO and Vice Chairman of Tujia.com - which was famously known as China's Airbnb alternative albeit with a wider focus.
Yan [...]
Hotels’ digital revenue hits record high, Asia leading direct booking trends
In D-EDGE's latest Hotel Distribution Report for 2024, an analysis of the past five years reveals big shifts in online booking behavior, especially following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which draws from the data of almost 5,000 independent hotels and small hotel gro [...]
Car rental accelerates evolution. Shop before you fly. Talking the walk in wellness tourism. Exploration ship plumbs the depths.
Tech is driving car rental evolution
A report from OAG has taken a deep look at the car rental industry which, the airline data analyst says is “undergoing its biggest transformation yet, fuelled by aviation data, advanced technology and shifting consumer preferences”.
Collaborations, greene [...]
How Sentosa turned a thoroughfare into a multi-sensory sustainable experience (Sponsored)
Without disrupting migratory paths, Sensoryscape remains a stopover for birds heading south
In the latest WiT Studio episode, we chat with Michael Ma, Assistant Chief Executive of Sentosa Development Corporation, to chat about the background and innovative digital aspects of Sentosa Sensoryscape, a [...]
Where are the early bird bookers headed in 2025?
Sabre data reveals preferences of top 10 early bird markets
Travellers from Britain are the world’s biggest early birds when it comes to making holiday plans for 2025, according to Sabre booking data. Seemingly keen to escape chilly British weather and ensure they have a trip to look forward to n [...]
Spotnana partners with Copa Airlines, offering NDC and ancillary services to Latin America travellers
Spotnana, known for itsTravel-as-a-Service platform, has collaborated with Copa Airlines to bring advanced NDC capabilities to travellers across Latin America. This integration, developed in just one day, provides travellers with direct access to Copa Airlines’ content, including sales promotions [...]
With 213% growth in transactions, record 2023 for Holibob on track to be broken
Company’s growth already accelerating in 2024 driven by its focus on online travel sellers and tourism boards
Holibob, the B2B2C provider of tours & experiences technology to online travel sellers and tourism boards, has confirmed that it saw record growth in 2023 and provided an update on th [...]
55% of Southeast Asians ready for domestic travel; safety budget top priorities
As summer approaches, Southeast Asia is gearing up for a surge in domestic travel, with the Philippines and Indonesia leading the pack in interest for local getaways. A recent report by Milieu Insight, a survey software company in Southeast Asia, sheds light on the summer travel plans of Southeast A [...]
