Expert Opinions

The travel sector sees a high level of booking abandonment online. Jamie Pierre, COO at Ve Global, Asia-Pacific shows the way for travel agents to tackle this problem.

Limelight Networks’ senior director Steve Miller Jones examines why it’s vital that travel brands deliver a flawless online experience in today’s speed-driven Internet environment.

Once trailing its Western counterparts in innovation, Asia’s travel tech companies are now the ones to beat, says Simon Akeroyd, vice president, corporate strategy and business development, Amadeus Asia Pacific

Getting the online basics right with Google will go a long way to creating a successful tourism marketing website, says Bronwyn White, co-founder and travel futurist at MyTravelResearch.com.

Giovanni Angelini, founder, Angelini Hospitality, and former CEO and managing director of Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, looks at the evolution of hotel investments and the shape of future hotels

Everyone just wants to be the next Airbnb or Grab. But the real opportunity lies somewhere else. Simon Akeroyd, vice president corporate strategy & business development, Amadeus Asia Pacific, explains why and where.

Think beyond robot butlers in hotels. ‘Hidden automation’ can help travel agencies save millions of dollars and significantly improve service outcomes. Kulpreet Singh, managing director EMEA & APAC for UiPath Robotic Process Automation, shows how

Bronwyn White, co-founder & strategist, MyTravelResearch.com says the Gen Y of yesteryear are moving into a stage of peak influence.

Tim Sherwood, vice president, mobility & IoT solutions, Tata Communications, talks how the Internet of Things can be harnessed for greater results in the travel industry.

Among the benefits that chatbots can bring to the travel industry are after-hours customer service, and the ability to amass qualitative data for market research, Bronwyn White, co-founder, MyTravelResearch.com, says