How to attract bookings from Millennials via mobile
To better understand the behaviours of Millennial travellers looking to book travel via mobile, Mike Murray, founder of TripCraft, identifies the following no-no's for hoteliers (although it's also valid for anyone who has a product to sell)
Hong Kong’s new visa policy dents Indian arrivals
Hong Kong’s online pre-arrival registration (PAR) requirement for Indian nationals, in place since January, has triggered a 20 per cent drop in Indian inbound...
Expedia to power Thomas Cook’s city breaks and hotels-only sales
Expedia has become the preferred hotel provider for Thomas Cook's city and domestic holiday business.
As part of the new partnership, Thomas Cook's primary websites,...
Singapore extends F1 contract until 2021
Singapore GP and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have announced that the FIA Formula 1 World Championship will be hosted in Singapore for four more...
Stop orphanage tourism gains momentum
A crusade to end orphanage tourism has found a surprise ally in World Challenge, probably the world’s largest student voluntourism company based in Australia.
World...
Indian bookings from Europe more than double: Tourico
European travellers are the main driving force behind Indian inbound growth, with room bookings from Europe surging 109 per cent year-on-year, according to latest...
Alejandro Bernabé is now at Avani as VP ops
AVANI Hotels & Resorts has appointed Alejandro Bernabé to vice president of operations. Bernabé joined AVANI as group director in January this year.
He is...
A2A Safaris appoints Faith Coetzee as GM
A2A Safaris has welcomed a new general manager, Faith Coetzee, to its team amid growing demand for luxury travel services to Africa and Latin...
Israel taps Ctrip for more Chinese tourists
Ctrip and the Israeli Tourism Bureau have signed an agreement to strategically cooperate.
While the bureau wants to leverage on Ctrip's advantages as China's largest...
Fairmont to make S.Korea debut in 2020
AccorHotels will introduce the Fairmont brand to South Korea in 2020 with the opening of the 326-room Fairmont Ambassador Seoul within an integrated development...
