Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Group invests $25m in Traveligo, rebranding to Gother
Thai domestic OTA to partner with TakeMeTour and expand overseas
Thailand’s Beacon Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Kasikorn Bank, has invested US$25m in Traveligo, a Thailand domestic OTA founded in 2015 by Anupong Kriangkrailipikorn, and which will be rebranded to Gother.
The news, announc [...]
The audience decides at this year’s Great WiT Debate – “AI will make us less human”
Leaders from some of the world’s biggest travel and tech companies debate for and against… but audience sides with the FOR team!
Leaders from Agoda, Global Tix, Airbnb, Expedia and Klook took to the stage for Web in Travel’s infamous Great Debate this year at the WiT Singapore conference Oct [...]
Mastercard and Agoda collaborate to streamline B2B payments in travel
The expanded partnership aims to modernise payment processes, enhancing efficiency in B2B transactions worldwide
Mastercard is expanding its partnership with Agoda in a move aimed at B2B payments in the travel and tourism sector. This collaboration seeks to address the long-standing challenges asso [...]
Money, sustainability and tech dominate talk in hospitality boardrooms
Sensor Flow wins HICAP's first Tech Challenge, showing what's top of mind for hotel executives
In moderating the “Views From the Boardroom” panel, at the HICAP hospitality investment conference last week, I did some homework to find out how boardroom conversations in hospitality companies had c [...]
Meet the newbies scaling their startups with tech tools
From brainstorming buddy to content scaling and revenue management”, how AI is aiding each of these four startups
They have come out of the pandemic, each stronger in their own ways. And now thanks to new tools driven by AI and other disruptive technologies, we heard from four regional startups a [...]
Sky high priorities: Passengers demand speed and convenience in 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled the findings of its 2023 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), shedding light on the evolving priorities of travellers. The resounding message from passengers around the globe is clear: speed and convenience take precedence, and they are incre [...]
Game over for Metaverse? 2024 travel hacks. Good airport AI. SITA cruises with Costa.
Flight booking worse than the dentist? Expedia's 2024 Air Travel Hacks Report
What could be worse than going to the dentists? Or filing tax returns? Try booking a flight, survey of 1,000 Singapore flyers by Expedia has found.
Close to a third (32%) found booking air travel is more daunting than [...]
Velocity Ventures and Korea Tourism Organization sign MoU for Korean Startup Accelerator
Tripbtoz is picked as first investment recipient by Velocity Ventures from KTO regional startup accelerator programme
Velocity Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm with a special focus on the hospitality and travel sector in Southeast Asia, has entered into a strategic partnership with [...]
Hotelbeds: PKFARE’s tech seamlessly connects hotel supply and demand (Sponsored)
PKFARE's cutting-edge technology, extensive channel network, and refined operations have significant contributions to the mutual growth of Hotelbeds and PKFARE in both sales volume and gross margin. Moreover, rate violation risks have effectively decreased. In 2023 H1(the first half of 2023), the co [...]
BeMyGuest is Sentosa’s Channel Manager in new partnership
BeMyGuest has announced its strategic partnership with Sentosa Development Corporation - under this collaboration, BeMyGuest will take on the role of a Channel Manager service provider for Sentosa, aimed at streamlining the distribution of attraction and activity products on the Sentosa website.
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