I&CO expands in Asia, forms design capital alliance with Trambellir
I&CO, a global design agency, has officialsed a strategic alliance with Trambellir, a Malaysia-based online medical tourism booking platform. The collaboration entails enhancing Trambellir's user interface (UI) and overall business assets through I&CO's design expertise.
Trambellir serves [...]
Koreans’ top picks for value-for-money travel
Tourvis x Consumer Insight analysis on cost-effective travel trends
Key points:
Japan: #1 destination for first six months of 2024, consecutively
March and April focus on Tokyo, Osaka and other Japanese cherry blossom destinations
May and June strong for Cancun and Honolulu, du [...]
TravelAI rescues Casai. Women in the workforce. Jeeves the Snackbot. Hotelbeds of the Caribbean.
Women in the workforce: The Economist crunches the numbers
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, The Economist has released its annual glass-ceiling index, its measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce.
The publisher looked at 10 indicators—from labour-force partici [...]
Wayra and HBX Group unveil winning startups to join TravelTech Lab
B2B platform HBX Group and Wayra, Telefónica's Corporate Venture Capital arm, have announced the winners of the second TravelTech Lab challenge. The announcement comes after a rigorous evaluation of 120 companies hailing from 25 countries, including Spain, France, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sing [...]
Growing regulations, shift towards online and AI driving change in experiences sector
The response by authorities to over-tourism and environmental concerns by either the introduction of fees and limiting tourist numbers are posing a challenge to the experiences industry, said Arival CEO and co-founder Douglas Quinby at the opening of Arival in Berlin this week.
“In some popul [...]
Looking at Q3 2023 travel behaviour to outline upcoming trends in 2024
Richard Kocher, Senior Director, Media Insights & Planning, Expedia Group recently wrote a blog post highlighting a few new budding trends for 2024. Kocher says that by delving into the travel behaviors of Q4 2023, we can glean valuable insights into the upcoming travel landscape. From heightene [...]
How Taylor swiftly earned Singapore half-a-billion dollars
Economy booster: One travel platform saw tour bookings shoot up by 2,373% during concert period.
Phenomenon
Definition:
a: a rare or significant fact or event, b: an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence
People usually make ‘Best Of’ lists at the end of the y [...]
France anticipates influx of travellers during Summer Olympics, 5.4% from Japan
As the world gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, travel data shared by digital marketing platform Sojern sheds light on the burgeoning travel interest surrounding the massive event. Scheduled from July 26th to August 11th, 2024, the Olympics is said to be the largest event ever o [...]
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 [...]
Reviving intangible heritage: Chris Ong’s mission to restore soul to Penang through rituals and artefacts at Seven Terraces
“Material heritage can be acquired, what was missing was the living culture”
In Penang, the eighth day of Lunar New Year known locally as “Pai Ti Kong” – prayers to the Jade Emperor – is celebrated with much gusto and fervour by the Hokkien clan, which is the dominant Chinese community. [...]
