Tag: Agoda
Major agencies, vacation rental companies form new association in Japan
The Japan Association of Vacation Rental (JAVR) – founded by nine major vacation rental and travel agencies including Airbnb – will soon be launched,...
Agoda launches Umrah portal in partnership with Saudi ministry
Agoda and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah have signed an MoU supporting the Kingdom's vision to receive over 30 million pilgrims by...
Agoda partners JTB to expand Japan accommodation inventory
Agoda has joined forces with JTB Corp to strengthen and expand online sales and distribution of Japanese accommodations on both companies’ sites
Agoda unpacks solo travel trends from the East and West
Asian solo travellers are more likely to be younger – millennials (41%) and Generation Zers (38%) – while in the West, solo travel is...
Agoda, TravelGay now partners in growing LGBT travel content
Agoda and TravelGay have entered into a partnership to increase focus on LGBT travellers amid a growing wave of support from destinations like Thailand...
Why travel companies should embrace – not fear – AI
The increased usage of artificial intelligence (AI) will enable companies to explore new areas and opportunities, say data science experts as they encourage the...
Agoda COO John Brown to become CEO come June
Booking Holdings has announced that John Brown will become CEO of Agoda effective June 1.
Xiaozhu, agoda get cosy with new partnership
Chinese home-sharing platform Xiaozhu.com and global OTA agoda have combined forces in a global strategic partnership that will see both companies collaborating in areas including listings,...
Tokyo dethrones Bangkok as top CNY destination for Asians
Tokyo has come out tops in a ranking of Chinese New Year (CNY) destinations for Asian travellers in 2018, overtaking Bangkok which has held...
Customer experience moves up on the OTA agenda
Online travel providers, often associated with inventory size rather than service, are increasingly fine-tuning the customer experience through methods ranging from tech-focused ones to...
