Amadeus invests in airport passenger flow venture
As the global aviation industry faces a boom in passenger traffic, Amadeus Ventures has invested in CrowdVision, an early stage company that uses computer...
Checking the AI hype against reality in travel
While artificial intelligence (AI) has made headlines in the past year, some members in the travel circle believe that the platform is “overhyped” and...
Amadeus touts more secure airline payment solution
Amadeus Agent Pay has been launched, a solution said to makes airline call centre bookings more secure by removing payment information from the conversation,...
Marriott partners Alibaba to trial facial recognition at China properties
Marriott International is teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to test facial recognition check-ins at two of its China hotels.
The facial recognition...
Days between booking flight and travel day
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TripAdvisor debuts instant booking in Asia
TRIPADVISOR has expanded its instant hotel booking tool into nine more countries – Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and...
Ctrip empowers MakeMyTrip in mobile, accommodations
Gupta: Mobile first, web second
FLUSHED with funds from Ctrip International’s US$180 million investment in it, MakeMyTrip (MMT) is surging ahead with the goal of...
HotelQuickly overhauls app, rejigs strategy
HAVING extended its booking window from 48 hours to seven days last year, last-minute room booking app HotelQuickly has embarked on a brand rejuvenation...
Malaysia takes to Weibo to court Chinese travellers
THE Malaysia Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) and social media network Weibo are collaborating on a campaign to help meet Malaysia’s arrival targets this year.
As...
Sabre touts ability to find lowest fares globally
ACCORDING to Sabre, its air shopping platform returned the lowest fares globally when compared to other leading GDSs.
The finding was the result of research...