Singapore retailers use WeChat to lure more Chinese shoppers
WITH WeChat so widely used in the Chinese market, the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba) is hoping to entice more travellers from China to...
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...
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...
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...
TripAdvisor’s airline reviews platform takes off
TRIPADVISOR has launched a new airline reviews platform covering all major global airlines, expanding its massive base of 350 million traveller reviews and opinions.
It...
Amadeus opens B2B virtual wallet for travel agents
AMADEUS has joined hands with MasterCard and payments firm Ixaris to introduce its recently announced B2B Wallet Prepaid product to the travel industry.
These partnerships...
Sabre begins roll-out of next-generation GDS
STARTING early next year, Sabre will begin upgrading the distribution platforms of their travel agency partners to its new Sabre Red Workspace solution.
A suite...
Ctrip populates its platforms with ArrivalGuides content
DESTINATION guide content provider ArrivalGuides has entered into a partnership with leading Chinese OTA Ctrip to provide them with points of interest (POI) information.
Around...
Indian operators up in arms against OTA pricing policies
MORE than 1,000 tour agents, transport operators and hoteliers held a protest late last week at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against what they...
Grab and Lyft integrate their ride-sharing platforms
PRIVATE car hire companies Grab and Lyft have joined forces to integrate each other’s platforms into their own, granting users access to a combined...
