I met a Black Hat and it led to this revelation
I was standing in a long queue at the café at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre and wondering why it doesn’t have a robotic barista because the human ones were looking rather frazzled when I spotted the man next to me, wearing a delegate badge that says “Black Hat Asia”.
Intrigued bec [...]
Bus-iness in India. Quicktext billion-dollar return. Travelport promotes ‘understated’ Malaysia. More.
Flipkart hails the bus
India’s homegrown digital commerce ecosystem, Flipkart, has launched bus services on its App.
In collaboration with state transport corporations and private aggregators Flipkart, which launched in 2019, will offer customers the choice of choosing bus connectivity to 25 [...]
Accor partners with Rakuten Group to convert rewards
Partnership unlocks a range of lifestyle and shopping benefits for loyalty members
Accor has announced a new partnership with Rakuten Group, Inc., a key technology player in the region. As part of the partnership, members of Accor’s lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL - Accor Live Limitless, can con [...]
Google spotlights more sustainable ways to travel
Google is launching new and expanded features in its Maps and Search functions to help travelers find more sustainable ways to get around — displaying walking routes alongside driving directions, offering cleaner rail alternatives to air travel and identifying the most convenient locations for el [...]
How an Indian techie, inspired by his first computer, is disrupting corporate travel
Building tech alone won’t make an impact, says company co-founder. Products must be business-first.
You’ve heard of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), but Travel-as-a-Service is a term uniquely coined by Spotnana – a service provider that calls itself a cocktail of ‘Online booking tool provider, [...]
Trip.Biz’s new app streamlines company’s business travel booking
Trip.Biz, a digital travel management company (TMC) under the Trip.com Group, has launched its latest app, focusing on enhancing its corporate travel arrangements offerings. With a focus on user-friendly technology and sustainability, the new app aims to simplify the complexities of business travel. [...]
InterparkTriple leverages Sabre’s AI microservices to grow inbound traffic to South Korea
Sabre Corporation, a global software and technology provider for the travel industry, today announced a strategic technology partnership with South Korea’s largest Online Travel Agency (OTA), InterparkTriple. The agreement will bring together InterparkTriple’s online travel platform and Sabre’ [...]
Amadeus’ Picard delves into field trips, AI PAs, and simplified digital expenses
'Bleisure' anticipated to reach US$731.4 billion by 2032, with Gen Z representing 27% of the global workforce soon
Industry analysts anticipate that business travel spending will fully rebound by the end of 2024, returning to levels seen before the pandemic in 2019. Adding to those analyses, Amadeu [...]
Shanghai Express layover. Taiwanese DMC gets digital. AI powers language app.
Your Shanghai layover is here
Shanghai Express is a free layover city tour launched by Trip.com Group to show travellers the highlights of Shanghai before their next flight.
International travellers transiting the Shanghai Pudong International Airport for more than eight hours are eligible for [...]
Biometrics key to smarter digital travel, says new white paper
A recent white paper by SITA, titled 'Face the Future,' underscores the pivotal role of biometric technology in revolutionizing the air travel experience. With existing paper-based and manual processes struggling to keep pace, biometric-driven IT solutions offer a promising avenue for enhancing effi [...]
