Industry extends helping hand to quake-hit Kyushu
Kumamoto Castle in Kyushu, Japan
THE domestic industry is rallying to restore confidence to southern Japan, with travel agencies and airlines dropping prices to encourage...
Global TMCs show greater trust in Airbnb with new partnerships
AIRBNB’s new partnerships with global TMCs, American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), BCD Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), will bring its content to...
Sabre to launch integrated mobile corporate travel solution
SABRE has made public that they are set to launch a new integrated corporate travel product that provides itinerary management, mid-trip policy compliance, and...
FCM unveils corporate travel management mobile app
CLIENTS of FCM Travel Solutions can now access the newly launched FCM Mobile, a smartphone application that allows business travellers to manage all their...
North Korea seeks FDI for new tourism zone
Inside the Wonsan Kalma International Airport. Credit: Aram Pan/DPRK360.com
NORTH Korea is embarking on a major campaign to expand its tourism sector and is appealing to...
Insights tool lets hoteliers monitor their booking performance
HOTEL businesses in Asia can now gain access to accommodations revenue management tool OTA Insight, after Fastbooking, part of AccorHotels, signed an agreement to...
North Korea allegedly circulating fake US bank notes
NORTH Korea has allegedly started printing counterfeit US$100 bank notes and is passing them off to travellers and in business transactions, according to media...
Skyscanner integrates flight, hotel and car bookings on mobile
SKYSCANNER has combined functions from its standalone hotels and car hire mobile apps into its existing flight app.
This saves users the additional step of...
Airlines need to future-proof themselves with reliable Wi-Fi
CONSISTENT, speedy inflight internet connection will become increasingly important for airlines as consumers become ever more dependent on the service, according to a recent...
Accor in talks to buy concierge services provider John Paul
ACCORHOTELS has begun exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of private concierge services provider John Paul.
Accor revealed in a statement earlier this week that they...