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Study: India, Indonesia have the most digitally-advanced travellers
India and Indonesia with their large young populations of ‘digital natives’ are, unsurprisingly, the top two countries with the most digitally-advanced travellers, with India holding the top spot for...
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The Wrap: Sabre and INFINI team up to boost tourism in run-up to Tokyo 2020
News Roundup: Of partnership and expanding footprint to capture more markets as Sabre links up with INFINI to develop Japan’s tourism industry, Adara expanding presence in India, Amex GBT’s joining...
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3 insights from Google study to help travel brands in APAC shape marketing...
The Asia Pacific region will account for more than 40% of global online travel sales by 2020, surpassing North America (27.6%) and Western Europe (20.2%) according to the report, Distribution of...
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APAC key to driving pace of change and growth for Booking as it works on...
The day I catch up with Angel Llull Mancas, the managing director for Booking.com, APAC, comes the news of the collapse of Thomas Cook Group, one of the most well-known brands in the history of...
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Twenty years on, from Ctrip to Trip: From China power to “glocal” giant
It felt like I was going to a rock concert. The night before, on a cruise on the Huangpu river, the city lights were in full blaze but one illumination stood out, the Pearl Tower lights announcing...
View ArticleMakeMyTrip’s Deep Kalra on rapid testing, product enrichment and travel bubbles
Deep Kalra, co-founder and group executive chairman, MakeMyTrip was interviewed by Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder, WiT during the WiT Virtual Summit on June 24. Here are the key takeaways: Tentative recovery...
View ArticleTechnology key to recovery for Indian hotels post-Covid
Technology will play a key role in the long road to recovery from the Covid crisis for India’s hospitality industry according to a new report, Indian Hospitality at Tech Tipping Point, produced by RMS...
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Ixigo reinstates salaries, sells Travenues to SpiceJet, weans off Google
“The longterm net gainers are OTAs and airline direct,” says Aloke Bajpai From the outside looking in, it would seem that the Covid-19 situation is getting worse in India which it is from the rate of...
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Cleartrip rolls out Travel Safe and Flexifly, aims to hit sweet spot between...
Covid-19 has made developers more empathetic to commercial interests: Subramanya Sharma If there is one positive that has come out of the biggest crisis to hit travel, it is that product has taken...
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“What Travel Recovery Will Look Like For Asia”: McKinsey’s Saxon lays out a...
Not surprising, as of September, the first three markets in Asia that have recovered the fastest are those with domestic markets. Sharing “Reboot: What Travel Recovery Will Look Like for Asia” at WiT...
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AirAsia Group sells 32.7% stake in its Indian unit to Tata Sons for US$37.7m
LAST month AirAsia Group Bhd, in response to media reports that it might be reviewing its investment in AirAsia India and could exit the country, acknowledged the operation has been draining cash...
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Cleartrip sale to Flipkart inevitable, as Covid crushes travel and...
IN many ways, the proposed acquisition of Cleartrip by Flipkart, known as the “Amazon of India” was inevitable – inevitable because the pandemic has no doubt devastated the 15-year-old company’s India...
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Travelstart and MakeMyTrip: Charting a post-pandemic future
TWO online travel pioneers – Travelstart founded in 1999 in Africa and MakeMyTrip founded in India in 2000 – were at WiT Experience Singapore to share how they are facing the future as they emerge...
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Relaxed testing and quarantine requirements spur demand for business travel
BUSINESS travel management platform CWT has observed a significant increase in corporate travel to and from several countries, which have recently relaxed testing and quarantine requirements for...
View ArticleTop of the WiT Ep 04: India On The Rise, Web3 Disrupts Businesses, Lessons...
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This...
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Preparing for the booming Indian market: An Interview with MakeMyTrip’s...
In early September, Phocuswright published its India Total Market Report, which provides a comprehensive view of India’s travel market, including detailed market sizing and projections, distribution...
View ArticleTop of the WiT Ep 05: Airbnb and digital nomads, travellers love videos,...
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. It has...
View ArticleRhinos, unicorns, and fragmented markets: 3 investment trends that will shape...
IT has been a turbulent time for tech investments and particularly tough for travel. But then amid the dark clouds, there’s always the silver lining and investors are hard wired to seek out the bright...
View ArticleMiddle East seeks women in tech; New Thai airline is Really Cool; Safe cities...
Travelling solo, ladies? Try this city Travel metasearch website WayAway has named Iceland’s Reykjavik as the safest city in the world for solo female travellers, followed by San Juan, Budapest,...
View ArticleHow to bag a Coronation tag; Air India is all tech; Russians avoiding...
Air India enters the digital age Air India chief, ex Scoot Singapore boss, Campbell Wilson, is making digitalisation of the airline’s operations a priority. The national carrier has been a laggard for...
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