Amadeus joins LGBTQ+ Travel Association. Truth about hotels. Trickiest countries for expats. More
Amadeus has pride in its LGBTQ+ stance
Amadeus has joined the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) to help provide more information and resources for LGBTQ+ travellers.
IGLTA, which champions the social and economic impact of LGBTQ+ tourism, said the commitment by Amadeus to inclusiv [...]
Flight Centre Travel Group reports strong mid-year performance for FY 2024; FCM Asia leads with 44% revenue surge
Flight Centre Travel Group has announced robust mid-year results for the fiscal year 2024, with FCM Asia emerging as a standout performer, registering a 44% increase in revenue.
The company reported an underlying profit before tax (PBT) of AUD$106 million for the half-year period ending December [...]
AirAsia MOVE and HTS form partnership, offering flexibility via fintech ancillaries
Collaboration enables refundability to non-refundable fares booked through the AirAsia MOVE channels.
AirAsia MOVE, in collaboration with HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), has announced a strategic partnership aimed at integrating fintech ancillaries into AirAsia MOVE’s digital channels. This in [...]
Electric vehicle rentals surge 16x during Spring Festival in China
Online travel platform Fliggy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has released an infographic highlighting the latest car rental trends and other travel insights in the Chinese tourism sector during the Spring Festival.
Here are some key highlights:
Stimulated by the increase in indep [...]
Excuse me, did you hear my clone speak Mandarin? A new cry in the age of AI
I was sitting at dinner to usher in the eighth day of Lunar New Year, an auspicious time in Penang, when immediately after the first course of tossing “yusheng” and shouting for prosperity, the conversation turned to AI.
I mean, we had just witnessed the most elaborate and magnificent ceremon [...]
Trip.com Group sees significant bookings uplift across OTA platform
Trip.com Group saw bookings increase more than 70% year over year across its online travel agency platform, the company said.
Announcing its fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results, the company said net revenue was $1.5 billion for the quarter, up 105% year over year. Full-year net revenue was [...]
Taylor’s terabyte tsunami. AI sidekicks. AA offloads advisors. Yugo flies with Eve.
Taylor Swift’s terabyte tsunami
It wasn’t only the airlines and hotels which had a ball when Taylor Swift performed sell-out shows in Melbourne this week.
Figures released by telco Telstra revealed that during the three nights of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts almost 300,000 people packed insi [...]
WiT Podcast: New Wave of Customer Love in Alternative Accommodation
How to stay green and growing, and not ripe and rotting
Imagine. Fifteen years ago, there was no alternative accommodation category on Booking.com. Today, there are 7.2m short term rental listings and in its Q3 2023 earnings, this sector grew the fastest, 24% year over year, making it about 33% of [...]
How AI boosts digital advertising and direct bookings
Recent advances in artificial intelligence’s handling of digital advertising have increased the possibilities for hotels to grow direct bookings and compete with online travel agencies, a new study found.
AI-powered ad campaigns, especially when managed alongside manual campaigns, increased the d [...]
Expedia appoints company veterans to lead newly formed operating divisions
Following the succession from Peter Kern to Ariane Gorin, Expedia Group appoints Alfonso Paredes as President of Private Label Solutions and Greg Schulze as President of Travel Partners and Media
Expedia Group has announced the appointment of Alfonso Paredes as President of Private Label Solutions [...]
