Major GDS players offer agents access to new Qantas channel
With the signing of separate distribution agreements with major GDS players, Qantas will make available its new pathway designed to deliver more personalised and...
Triptease unveils rebrand as it becomes full-service direct booking platform
Direct booking proponent Triptease has undergone a major rebrand to reflect its evolution "from an on-site conversion solution to full-funnel direct booking channel", as...
SIA, Lufthansa neck and neck in tech push as innovation labs...
Bragging rights for digital leadership in aviation were up for grabs as Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa both talked up their respective innovation labs...
Startup makes VR a conservation, sales tool in tourism
Hiverlab – a young virtual reality (VR) startup based in Singapore – in the past two years found a market for its drag-and-drop video...
Hotelbeds rolls out new features on its hotel extranet
Hotelbeds has released new features on MaxiRoom, the global bedbank's free hotel extranet launched in 2015 to maximise hotel occupancy through its distribution channels.
The...
China’s hotels smarten up
Robot bellboys, facial recognition technology and fully automated check-ins are becoming a norm among hotels in China
VR and other hidden tech driving hotel business
Jay Jhingran, general manager of The Continent Hotel Bangkok, shines a light on the technologies that lay hidden from the view of guests, but that can serve as strong enablers for hoteliers.
IATA tests new direct debit payment method
The first IATA Pay ticket purchase transaction has been completed in a live test environment.
The live test conducted with UK-based fintech company ipagoo was...
SIA picks up stake in data tech company after launching travel...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has acquired a minority stake in Australia-founded Data Republic, which facilitates "shared data projects" between organisations, shortly after launching a joint...
GlobalTix closes US$9m funding round to accelerate Asia expansion
Singapore-based e-ticketing platform GlobalTix has announced the completion of a S$12.5 million (US$9 million) growth investment round from B2B venture capital firm Tin Men...
