Tag: OTAs
Independent hotels face mounting distribution challenges
Velocity Ventures, which invests in travel and tourism businesses, has called out a new reality where independent hotels are facing greater distribution challenges.
Speaking at...
Klook’s first global brand campaign rides on experience wave
Findings from the Klook Travel Pulse study that point at increased attention to personal transformation during travel as well as growing online searches for...
Alibaba’s Fliggy debuts AI travel assistant
Fliggy, an online travel services platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has unveiled AskMe, an AI travel assistant powered by multiple intelligent agents....
Hotels and OTAs seek collaborative solutions
OTAs have revolutionised the travel industry, but while they offer hotels benefits like increased visibility and access to a global audience, they also present...
AI impact on travel players continue to draw awe and concern
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the travel industry was a key theme of MarketHub Asia 2023 last week. Discussions flowed, and minds...
Booking.com calms hotels over delayed payments due to glitch
Booking.com confirms that a technical glitch that affected payments to hotel partners has been resolved, and that it is working urgently to process remaining transactions.
“We...
Trip.com Group picks Globick to power its tours and activities connections
Trip.com Group has designated tours and experiences B2B platform Globick as its global connectivity partner for direct connections with operators worldwide.
Globick will provide new...
OTAs have the opportunity to make a lasting impression on travellers:...
Nearly half (46%) of travellers cannot remember which online travel agency (OTA) they used to book their last leisure trip, according to the Modern...
Trip.Com launches social campaign in South-east Asia
Trip.com has launched its Just Like That social campaign, leveraging the latest traveller preferences and insights to make it easier for consumers to meet loved...
Innovating the future of online travel booking
Agoda's new tech-driven CEO Omri Morgenshtern lives and breathes technology, seeking to break new ground with online services to enable customers to build their travel itinerary on the platform over a period of time
