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, [...]
Klook forms first multi-market partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Company reports more than double growth for three quarters in a row
Quantifying a country’s recovery in regard to travel and hospitality can be complicated, but a good indicator seems to be in the positive results reported by key players in the region.
As such, [...]
Top of the WiT 20: Thoughts on ITB Berlin 2023, discomfort zones, Bonza takes flight
Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia - all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.
In this episode, Siew Hoon and this week's guest, Tim Hughes, are back from ITB Berlin - jetlagged and buzzing with excitement about the retu [...]
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 [...]
Gin, hidden gems and rewards – Singapore wants travellers to go off the beaten track
SingapoRewards platform, built by GlobalTix, simplifies redemption
While Hong Kong chose to give away 500,000 free air tickets and Taiwan opted for cash incentives of NT$5,000 ($165) each to 500,000 tourists to generate demand for their destinations, Singapore is choosing to reward them with “hid [...]
Amadeus, Microsoft on harnessing data to understand new traveller demands
“There is no consistency across the industry nor, often, within companies. We are working to solve this.”
Amadeus and Microsoft have co-authored and released a new report called ‘Delivering traveler value: Inspiring, understanding and fulfilling expectations throughout the travel experience a [...]
Travelsoft acquires Travel Compositor, will now transact €5bn bookings annually
Travelsoft will generate over €35m annually and employ 200 technology professionals worldwide.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) group Travelsoft has announced the acquisition of B2B booking engine provider to travel companies, Travel Compositor, as part of the group’s strategy to become the world [...]
GlobalTix partners with Go City to digitise travel services, tackling fragmented demographics
"This collaboration marks a significant step towards solving the challenges faced by agents, operators in the tourism industry by connecting everyone in one unified ecosystem.”
GlobalTix, a key reservation and distribution platform in the region, and Go City, the world's largest attraction pass b [...]
Online travel agencies gain hotel booking ground in 2022
Online travel agencies and other intermediaries, such as tour operators and destination management companies, regained ground in 2022, according to a report.
SiteMinder has crunched data from more than 100 million reservations last year to reveal Booking.com as the most popular booking channel acr [...]
Jigger ready to take on jumbo task of connectivity and integration in tours, activities and attractions
Go City’s Abendano on lessons learnt in Singapore and solving localisation pain points
He was nearly named Jumbo because he was an 11-pound baby. But thankfully, because his father was at a bar, having whiskey with friends, while he was entering the world, his parents decided to name him Jigger ( [...]
