Letter from Girona: The stuff of legends and travellers’ dreams
I suppose it is fitting that I should be staying in the Hotel Museu Llegendes in Girona because this ancient Catalonian city is so full of legends that even the locals have trouble keeping up with the stories.
The family-owned 15-room boutique hotel, opened 12 years ago, is like a homage to saint [...]
Calling Travel Changemakers who built back better with tech
WiT collaborates with ATTIA to launch new awards
WiT (Web in Travel), Asia Pacific’s leading travel tech news and events platform, will launch an awards series, the Travel Changemakers Awards, at its signature conference in Singapore this year. The Awards aim to recognise travel innovators that h [...]
Six key trends shaping travel experiences in Asia/Pacific
Arival, the leading authority for the tours and activities sector, has released six key trends that are shaping the future of travel experiences in APAC. The findings, from its recent The Outlook for Experiences 2019-2025 research, are released ahead of the annual Arival Activate event, which take [...]
Yanolja Cloud buys Israel’s Go Global Travel to fuel global expansion
Continuing its expansion to bring K-tech to the hospitality and leisure world, Yanolja Cloud has announced the acquisition of Go Global Travel (GGT), an Israeli B2B travel technology company, which distributes its inventory of more than one million hotels and other travel products from 200 countries [...]
Is it a garden? A park? Oh, it’s the Pan Pacific Orchard
New build hotel decked out in 200% foliage makes debut June 1
His first hotel opening was the Crowne Plaza Chengdu in 1996 and when the new Pan Pacific Orchard soft opens on June 1, it will be Marcel Holman’s seventh opening – and he openly admits it, it’s a whole new world when it comes to h [...]
“People like Hugo are hard to find”: Stephan Ekbergh
Stephan Ekbergh, CEO of Travelstart, shares this ode to Hugo Burge
I met Hugo Burge first in 2001. He had started Cheapflights. I ran Travelstart and had just acquired a small business in Ireland called Openjet. Openjet was the first to properly do mix and match bookings with LCCs and GDSes.
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Airbnb bets big on rooms, new checkout, pricing displays
Airbnb is going back to its roots – renewing its focus on individual rooms within larger properties, a concept CEO Brian Chesky calls “the soul of Airbnb.”
The introduction of “Airbnb Rooms” – with 1 million listings in the category - is part of the company’s Summer 2023 release, whic [...]
Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025
Disney Cruise Line to homeport in Singapore in 2025
Disney Cruise Line and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have announced a groundbreaking partnership that will see the American cruise line debut in Southeast Asia with its first homeport and new cruise ship in the region.
The new ship, [...]
She asked for it and now Jessie Lim’s driving sustainability at Fairmont and Swissotel
How one woman is making a difference in plastics, food waste and community outreach
It’s probably the hottest and newest job title in the travel industry right now – that of chief or director of sustainability – with almost every major travel brand seeking expertise and chasing certificat [...]
Go City and Mandai Wildlife Group announce multi-year partnership, targeting long-haul travelers
Go City will deliver a range of global marketing activities to promote the destination, specifically the US and UK
Attraction pass company Go City has signed a multi-year partnership with Mandai Wildlife Group, the steward of Mandai Wildlife Reserve, a popular wildlife and nature destination in Sin [...]
