Tag: Mobile Bookings
APAC travel bookers moving from mobile first to mobile only
Travellers are moving beyond using their mobile devices for trip planning and inspiration, to now also making bookings on the go, according to Expedia.
Travellers...
Mobile strategies of Thai travel businesses lagging behind mobile growth
With more purchases made via mobile in today's mobile-dominant economy, the Expedia Group is urging travel businesses in Thailand to revisit their mobile strategy...
Hotelbeds seals ‘real-time’ booking partnership with tours tech specialist Rezdy
Hotelbeds Group has partnered Rezdy, a Sydney-based software provider specialising in tours and attractions bookings, to expand its portfolio of tours and activities worldwide,...
Former Shang EVP in new startup selling hotel ancillaries
Former Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts’ executive vice president South-east Asia Cetin Sekercioglu has laid down his corporate suit and is developing an online platform...
New platform launched to sell Thailand tours and activities to Indian...
Thai Destination, which operates in the Indian outbound market, has launched ToastTicket.com to respond to India's move towards a cashless society and the global trend towards...
Agents face biggest struggle to convert browsing to booking
As high as 92 per cent of all bookings in Asia-Pacific are abandoned at checkout, with travel agents in the region facing the biggest...
Amadeus trials new bot on Line for Thai travel agents
Amadeus is piloting an AI-powered bot that connects travel agents to users of popular chat app, Line.
Developed in partnership with India-based GoHero.ai, the bot –...
SIA partners Grab for bookings and rewards
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Grab have struck a partnership which will see the integration of their mobile apps to offer convenience to customers travelling...
SHR makes a move on Asian hotels
Asia has one of the fastest growing hotel markets in the world, but as the industry moves into the mobile space, the region’s immense...