Malaysian agency and Visa launch Halal tours site
VISA Malaysia and Mitra Kembara, a Malaysian travel agency, recently launched a travel platform, exclusively for Visa credit and debit cardholders, to provide tours...
ezTravel integrates Sabre’s low-cost fare finder solution
Screenshot of ezTravel's website homepage
TAIWANESE OTA ezTravel Travel Services has committed to a multi-year content and technology agreement with Sabre, at the same time...
Who offers the cheapest fares – OTAs, metasearch or direct?
Panelists from Scoot, Momondo Group and Kiwi.com on stage at the EyeforTravel Asia Summit 2016
THE question, “who offers the cheapest fares?”, was tackled by...
Metasearchers need to go beyond affordable fares: Kayak
EVEN as metasearch engines continue to pride themselves in helping travellers trawl through massive amounts of data for low-cost fares, prevailing travel habits are...
Uber booking now on Hotels.com mobile app
USERS of Hotels.com can now hitch an Uber ride directly via the OTA’s mobile app.
Customers who book a room through Hotels.com will see an Uber button appear in...
Overheard: The downside of Airbnb rentals on tour operations
Pattaya, Thailand
WHILE the overwhelming success of the sharing economy has roiled the hotel industry the world over, tour operators are not spared some of...
Skyscanner in search for next big disruptor in travel tech
Gareth Williams, co-founder, Skyscanner
TRAVEL search engine Skyscanner is calling on developers around the world to build a game-changing travel tech product using Skyscanner APIs...
Newsmaker: New startup bridges tourism suppliers to Chinese travellers
NEW startup WEGOGO sees huge opportunity to connect tourism suppliers outside China, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to sophisticated Chinese tourists via WeChat, the...
Amadeus unveils Booking Analytics tool for airlines
AMADEUS has enhanced its Amadeus Airline Market Insight suite with the addition of Booking Analytics, a tool that allows users to access GDS-sourced reservations...
Online GDS training tool for agents goes live
GDS Genie, the world’s first online resource dedicated to GDS training, is now accessible.
The portal offers proficiency in three of the world’s largest GDSs,...














