Airlines including British Airways, Iberia, Finnair and Scoot are seeing the benefits of NDC Direct Booking on Skyscanner, capitalising on the access of more than 80 million monthly website visitors, according to the study.
The entry of OTAs, such as Expedia and Agoda with large marketing funds and deep expertise, is clearly biting Zuji.
Private investigators found hacking tools, techniques and procedures that featured in past attacks attributed to Chinese hackers, according to the report.
Last year, Marriott International took a stake in tours-and-activities metasearch platform, PlacePass.
The money will aid the company’s expansion into Singapore and Malaysia, according to Tech in Asia.
Klook and Shangri-La will initially collaborate around three main areas: Klook Concierge, Golden Circle Award Point Redemption and Marketing Collaborations.
Island tours are high on the priority list of first-time travellers from China. The pie of island tourism from China is also growing. So is it time such travellers are targeted with new, exciting options, rather than mundane packages?
A full visa liberalization scenario between China and the EU is likely to increase the average growth of Chinese arrivals from 7% to 18% per year between 2018-2023.
New brands need to offer what attracts young travelers in Asian market and pay attention to special segments such as resorts and ski.
Tourlane’s proprietary software includes real time pricing, availability, instant trip visualization, and drag-and-drop adjustments to make multi-day trip planning easy.
After Elliott Management had taken a 11.8% percent stake in Travelport, it said it would ask Travelport to consider unlocking the value of its payments unit eNett.
Vacation rental price-comparison companies faces many challenges and may face Google's threat. HomeToGo may have a partnership with Trivago or Airbnb in the future.
Hoteliers, hostel owners, co-working spaces, and restaurant brands increasingly look to embed their products in “live, play, work” settings for maximum appeal to a particular urban demographic.
According to the startup, 40% to 85% of 5-star hotels in key destinations such as Paris, London, Geneva, Barcelona, and Dubai are already using Hosco’s recruitment solution.
OPP Alliance currently generates over 2.2 million room nights collectively.
"Now that the ‘cat is out of the bag’ that tours and activities are a huge business opportunity, major players are definitely taking note", said Johannes Reck, co-founder and CEO of GetYourGuide.
