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PK Fare, claiming first mover advantage in global race, sets clear path to...
Culture is the critical piece, says Jason Siu Once operating fairly alone in the global air aggregation and distribution space, Shenzen-based PK Fare now finds itself in increasingly competitive waters...
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Letter from Samarkand: Forget alien encounters, this happened for real
I’ve been to many events in my life but never have I had an experience where a woman was vacuuming the stage, three minutes before the scheduled starting time, and in the middle of my...
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Riding on robust recovery, Trip.com in quest to drive inbound to China
“Real universe must defeat the metaverse,” says James Liang The first impression I had when I walked into the Resorts World Convention Centre on Sentosa to attend the Trip.com Global Partner Summit was...
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GHA’s investment in direct booking pays off, $70m saved in commissions
Hospitality CEOs on brand loyalty, tech investments and cybersecurity risks The Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has been able to save up to $70m in commissions payouts to third parties since it built its...
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Money, sustainability and tech dominate talk in hospitality boardrooms
Sensor Flow wins HICAP’s first Tech Challenge, showing what’s top of mind for hotel executives In moderating the “Views From the Boardroom” panel, at the HICAP hospitality investment conference last...
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Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Group invests $25m in Traveligo, rebranding to Gother
Thai domestic OTA to partner with TakeMeTour and expand overseas Thailand’s Beacon Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Kasikorn Bank, has invested US$25m in Traveligo, a Thailand domestic OTA founded in...
View ArticleAre passports a thing of the past? SITA is working on it
Digital Travel Credentials will smooth the journey from boarding to Butterfly Farm In the three decades he’s been with SITA, Sumesh Patel, who was appointed president, Asia Pacific, in 2017, has seen...
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Welcome to the “Squid Game” of Korean travel startup world
K Travel Tech Summit puts spotlight on role models and aspiring stars If there was one key message from the first K Travel Tech Summit, held in conjunction with WiT Seoul, and organized by the Korea...
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Korean air market entering Season 3 of K-drama moments
One step closer to Korean Air-Asiana merger, Korean Air to launch NDC in 2024, new airlines Air Premia and T’way jostle for supremacy, Lufthansa and KLM Air France push on with NDC, agents anticipating...
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Letter from New York: Sleep tourism’s the next big thing
From Booking.com’s “Reboot Retreaters” prediction to sleep suites in hotels, travellers are yearning for a good snooze I suppose it is ironic that I am writing about sleep in a city that doesn’t sleep...
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Letter from Fort Lauderdale: Pongy pooches inflight, and an underdog at his best
Hopper to reach profitability next year, doubling down on B2B and lodging I am writing this on Delta Airlines from Fort Lauderdale to New York where I will catch that epic 18-hour flight back to...
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Calling all digital nomads: Malaysia wants you
DE Rantau, a one-stop hub for immigration and accommodation Malaysia wants to become a premier digital nomad hub, using Greece as a role model for the DE-Rantau programme rolled out by the Malaysia...
View ArticleSustainable travel: Big gap in what consumers believe and what they actually do
Consumers do not often do what they say they want to do when it comes to sustainable travel. In fact, the average traveller has a poor understanding of what sustainable travel means, and a lot of...
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First, space balloon, next, sub-orbital flights. Space tourism is closer than...
Fancy floating in a capsule and looking down on Earth? You can do that by end 2024 Do you remember the moment when you first fell in love with space and the notion of space travel? Well, Tara Hyland,...
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On the Road: A journey through hotels, high lines and human interaction
I am back in Singapore after an epic month of travel which took me from Seoul to New York, Fort Lauderdale and Bangkok and this lull on the ground has given me a chance to reflect on the very different...
View ArticleKlook raises $210m during capital winter to grow and fortify
Ethan Lin: “When there is scarcity in capital, money is chasing only the best quality” Klook, Asia’s leading platform for experiences and travel services, has raised an additional $210m in funding...
View ArticleBooking a flight direct is still not easy – is this why OTAs are winning?
Last week, I tried to book a one-way flight from Seletar, Singapore to Subang, Kuala Lumpur. How hard could it be after all? It’s really only one airline that plies this route and it’s a flight I’ve...
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No more pre-pandemic, no more looking back, 2024 is the year we move forward
If, like me, you’re winding down for the year and taking time out to reflect, well, do it. Power down the laptop, switch off the mobile, take a deep breath and slow down. Know you have deserved it. You...
View ArticleForget FOMO, have COMO and JOMO will follow
I love this time of the year. It’s full of rain and wind in Singapore, and birdsong. Birds love the rain. Why, the other day on a Zoom call with a colleague in Kuala Lumpur, there was a constant...
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Tribe Tours Singapore goes all in on accessibility and automation
Pilot tours on Sentosa and automation to consolidate bookings from multiple sources to streamline operations. With inbound travel expected to soften to Singapore this year, due to the strong currency,...
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