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No deal: Gojek squashes rumours of merger with Grab
It would have been the deal of the century if it happened, much bigger when Grab acquired Uber’s business in Southeast Asia in 2018, but Indonesia’s unicorn Gojek was quick to deny rumours of merger with another Southeast Asian unicorn Grab.
ANA to test autonomous mobility assistance at Tokyo airport
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, will test autonomous RakuRo mobility assistance solutions at Tokyo Narita International Airport from
DiDi to launch services in Sydney in March
Ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) has announced that it will launch its ridesharing services in Sydney, New South Wales, on 16 March.
Gaining ground in Asia: Connexus Travel signs deal with Aeronology to boost growth
Hong Kong-based Connexus Travel (formally known as Swire Travel), one of the largest corporate travel businesses in Greater China, has
Why tourism providers are still working on travel personalisation
It should come as no surprise that even as we enter the new decade, industries such as retail and travel
Budapest Airport and Kiwi.com create seamless self-connection
Budapest Airport and Kiwi.com – an online travel technology company – have joined forces to create an initiative to transform
UNWTO and Basque Culinary Centre launch 2nd gastronomy tourism start-up competition
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Basque Culinary Center have joined forces again for the second edition of the
Uber’s former CEO Travis Kalanick finances 3D-printed hotel start-up
Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, is among the backers of a new hotel start-up Habitas that makes 3D-printed hotels.
Japanese hospitality startup H2O raises USD 7 million to expand real estate business
H2O, which stands for Hospitality 2.0, has raised USD7 million in Series B funding from Samsung Ventures, Stonebridge Ventures, IMM Investment and Shinhan Capital, bringing its total raised funds to USD18 million.
Grab acquires Bento Invest to grow financial services
Southeast Asian tech giant Grab has announced its acquisition of robo-advisory startup Bento Invest in order to expand its financial services.
Hello new-age bartender! British Airways’ lounges trial AI-powered cocktail maker
British Airways is exclusively trialling an automated cocktail maker in its San Francisco and Newark lounges. Cocktails are dispensed in
DiDi supports coronavirus relief efforts
Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) is taking new actions to support doctors, communities and drivers as China continues to fight the coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan through the following efforts.
Booking.com announces USD 3.4 million in grants to support sustainable accommodation in 2020
With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Booking.com announced the opening of applications for
Two months to go until Travel Tech Middle East in Riyadh
Following the success of the first three editions of Travel Tech Middle East (TTME), Verve Management is hosting the 4th
Accor announces new partnership with Grab to Live Limitless
Accor has announced a new strategic partnership between its new lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL- Accor Live Limitless and South East
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