Fifty-nine percent of survey respondentswould like to be able to pay using a QR scan in WeChat, and 57% want vendors to enable payments via mobile phones.
Across Asia Pacific, cost per attendee per day is predicted to fall 4% in 2019 to US$276. The average group size is forecasted to increase to 81 in 2019, up 3% from 2018.
Blockchain, augmented reality, artificial intelligence...there is no dearth of what all promises to change the way travellers plan and buy their trip essentials. How are travel companies going about embracing technology?
Travel brands need to dig deep into certain habits that are being fuelled by emerging apps and platforms, for instance, the popularity of short videos, says Chen.
Tuanyanwang.com leverages data and AI to provide one-stop banquet services for both individuals and businesses.
China Southern Airlines plans to have 1,000 aircraft by 2020 and by 2035 it will increase to 2,000.
The synchronicities between fashion, luxury and travel are well suited to high-end Chinese consumers.
Ctrip predicted China's high-speed-railway-based tourism market would exceed 100 billion yuan (about 14.6 billion U.S. dollars) by 2020.
OYO has earmarked an initial £40 million to build its UK operations and wants to be present in 10 cities and have more than 5000 rooms across the UK by 2020.
As Certify’s first acquisition outside the U.S, Captio already works with about 250 customers across Europe
The next move for Vleisure would be providing services in Indochina Hotels targeting the Chinese and Korean markets.
The system works by geofencing around a location for a brand, allowing them to see what individuals are doing in social media through their "signals" but also serve them relevant marketing content.
Tour and activity operators have to consider what types of Experiences that Airbnb and its customers want, how to market and position them on Airbnb.
Tui are aiming to provide the most highly personalised experiences possible to its 20 million customers. This will require a stronger digitalisation of business.
TripAdvisor penalized properties which had paid for fake reviews through ranking demotion and, in some cases, flagging repeat offenders with a red badge that warns users that the company has attempted to manipulate reviews.
Beekeeper has raised a total of $26 million, its clients include Marriott, InterContinental and Hilton.
