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SEAsians #GoLoka for Traveloka

Simon Willmore Jan 22, 2018
Traveloka appears to be crushing Expedia in core SE Asian markets despite their late entry. Will it continue to do so in 2018?
Travel Tech

Expedia targets Southeast Asia with latest investment

Mark Elliott Jul 28, 2017
Expedia is setting its sights on Southeast Asia's booming travel industry following the acquisition of a stake in Traveloka, the Indonesian OTA. The US-based online travel giant has…
Tourism

Thailand clamps down on new wave of “zero baht” tours

Mark Elliott Jun 1, 2017
Thailand has revealed fresh plans to clamp down on online travel companies that sell low-quality tour packages to the country. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the new…
Travel Tech

Bollywood star becomes brand ambassador for Yatra

Mark Elliott May 16, 2017
Yatra.com, the Indian online travel company, has appointed Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor as its new brand ambassador. The company said that the announcement is timed to coincide…
Hotels

“Ethical” OTA gives power back to hotels

Mark Elliott Dec 14, 2016
A new online booking site has been launched that aims to operate in a more "fair and ethical" manner. Traveliko, which focuses on hotel bookings, says it wants to help "make the world…
Travel Tech

Opodo celebrates 15th birthday

Mark Elliott Nov 29, 2016
The travel industry gathered in London on Thursday night for a special event to celebrate Opodo’s 15th anniversary. The occasion at London’s Soho Hotel marked a major milestone in the…
Travel Tech

Ctrip to acquire Skyscanner

Mark Elliott Nov 24, 2016
Ctrip.com International, the largest online travel company in China, has signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Skyscanner, the UK-based travel search site. Under the terms of the…
Travel Tech

IT companies join forces to bring Chinese tourists to Indonesia

Mark Elliott Sep 9, 2016
Two technology companies have teamed up to help attract more Chinese tourists to Indonesia. Indonesia's Panorama Destination, which forms part of PT Panorama Sentrawisata, has signed…
Travel Tech

Ctrip surges in Q3 with US$400m profit

Mark Elliott Nov 19, 2015
Ctrip experienced a sharp upturn in profits in the third quarter of the year, as its sales soared. The Chinese online travel giant generated a net profit of CNY2.5 billion (approx.…
Travel Tech

Ctrip acquires Qunar stake in share swap deal

Mark Elliott Oct 27, 2015
Ctrip.com International has effectively acquired its rival, Qunar, following a share swap deal with Baidu. Baidu has exchanged approximately 190 million shares in Qunar for almost…
Travel Tech

Priceline supplies inventory to TripAdvisor’s Instant Booking platform

Mark Elliott Oct 15, 2015
The Priceline Group has formed a new partnership with TripAdvisor that will see its hotel inventory placed on the new Instant Booking platform. Under the new tie-up, Booking.com will…
Hotels

Agoda reveals best times for hotel deals

Mark Elliott Oct 12, 2015
Agoda.com, the online booking site, has revealed the best times of year for travellers to obtain the cheapest hotel rates. In its 'Travel Smart Study', the company analysed the hotel…
Hotels

Expedia allows customers to redeem points for hotel bookings

Mark Elliott Sep 15, 2015
Expedia has started enabling its loyalty scheme members to redeem their points for hotel stays. Under the new initiative, Expedia+ members will be able to use their points when…
Travel Tech

MakeMyTrip takes significant stake in HolidayIQ

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2015
Indian online travel agency, MakeMyTrip, has acquired a significant stake in HolidayIQ, the travel planning and review site. On Wednesday, the companies confirmed a deal worth…
Tourism Boards

Tourism Australia teams up with Expedia

Mark Elliott Jul 22, 2015
Tourism Australia has signed a new three-year partnership with Expedia, aimed at developing marketing campaigns and content to increase international travel to Australia. The new…
Travel Tech

Priceline increases stake in Ctrip

Mark Elliott May 27, 2015
The Priceline Group has announced plans to increase its stake in China's Ctrip. The US online travel giant will invest an additional US$250 million in Ctrip, through a convertible…
Travel Tech

China’s HNA Group enters online travel sector

Mark Elliott May 25, 2015
HNA Group, the Chinese conglomerate that owns Hainan Airlines, has entered the online travel sector. The Haikou-based company has formed a joint venture partnership with NetEase Inc,…
Hotels

Accor goes digital to drive more direct bookings

Mark Elliott Feb 6, 2015
Accor is aiming to drive more bookings direct, rather than through online travel agents (OTAs), with a new digital development strategy. Late last year the hotel group unveiled plans to…
Travel Tech

Gen Y travellers prefer OTAs over company apps – report

Mark Elliott Jan 22, 2015
A new study has found that younger 'Gen Y' travellers are highly engaged with online travel agencies (OTAs) but less keen on airline and hotel apps. According to the Travel…
Travel Tech

Half of online travel searches end at price screen

Mark Elliott Jan 9, 2015
More than 50% of online travel searches are abandoned when the shopper reaches the price screen, a new study has revealed. In response to the finding that 81% of online travel searches…
Hotels

Asian hoteliers bullish about online prospects

Mark Elliott Sep 22, 2014
A group of leading Asian hotel professionals has expressed confidence in the continued growth of the region’s online sector. The ‘Driving Hotel Revenue Malaysia Summit’, which was…
Travel Tech

Asia leads travel’s mobile revolution

Mark Elliott Sep 18, 2014
The Asia Pacific region is at the forefront of the travel industry's mobile revolution, with the region's consumers making more bookings on handheld devices than anywhere else in the world.…
Travel Tech

OTAs gain momentum in the region

Mark Elliott Apr 3, 2014
Technology is growing in leaps and bounds across the Middle East. Recent studies show that one in six consumers in the region now use the Internet as a booking platform of choice,…
Hotels

Millennium Resort Musannah plans expansion

Mark Elliott Jan 29, 2014
Millennium Resort Musannah has a line of projects for expansion during 2014, affirmed general manager Maurice De Rooij. Online travel booking for the resort increased by 125% in 2013 and…
Hotels

Online hotel bookers are young and disloyal – study

Mark Elliott Nov 19, 2013
Leisure travellers who book hotel rooms online are younger and show less brand loyalty, according to a new study. The joint report, conducted by data provider Adara and travel…
Travel Tech

Musafir.com forays in Indian online space

Mark Elliott Oct 25, 2013
UAE-based Musafir.com has forayed in the Indian online space. The online travel agent will offer complete travel solutions to Indian travellers with  several product innovations lined…
Travel Tech

Cleartrip deploys GlobalLink OneLink

Mark Elliott Jul 28, 2013
Cleartrip in a bid to enhance its services for the Arabic market has deployed TransPerfect’s language services and GlobalLink OneLink technology to support its expansion efforts. The new…
UK

Directline announces monthly payment scheme

Mark Elliott Mar 11, 2013 16
Directline Holidays has launched an interest free monthly payment scheme for all bookings off the back of a recent Which? report. The online travel agent has introduced the scheme…
Travel Tech

UAE’s online travel industry to exceed US$9bn by 2014

Mark Elliott Nov 18, 2012 13
PhoCusWright recently conducted a new research on the online market in the Middle East titled - 'Assessing The Online Travel Opportunity: The Middle East'.  As per the report, the UAE has…
Travel Tech

Online travel carves a niche

Mark Elliott Nov 1, 2012 17
Regional online travel bookings forecasted to be worth US$15.8bn by 2014  Online travel bookings are carving a niche for themselves. This is authenticated with increasing statistics wherein…
UK

Pirie steps down from ABTA board

Mark Elliott Oct 30, 2012 17
Travel Republic CEO Kane Pirie has stepped down from the ABTA board of directors. Pirie had joined the board in October 2010 as a non-elected director and despite his departure Travel…
Travel Tech

Online travel booming in Middle East: Travelport

Mark Elliott Oct 24, 2012 17
Potential of the online travel industry in the Middle East is showing tremendous growth.  The industry is flourishing at an unprecedented rate with online bookings growing by nearly a third…
UK

Teletext looks to affinity for growth

Mark Elliott Sep 27, 2012 16
Teletext Holidays is to use new affinity partnerships in its next phase of growth, it has announced. The company has created a new role of partnerships manager in a bid to boost its…
UK

Travel Republic secures ATOL

Mark Elliott Sep 4, 2012 1
Online travel agent Travel Republic has obtained an ATOL licence for flight and hotel bookings. The OTA, which already covers all bookings through its Total Financial Protection Plan, said…
Hotels

Wyndham: Brits prefer beach than any other nation

Mark Elliott May 23, 2012 12
It probably will not come as much of a surprise to hear the British are the most sun-seeking nation in the world, according to a new report by Wyndham Hotel Group. According to 5,6000…
Cruise

Wash-out April sparks holiday sales

Mark Elliott May 4, 2012 13
Travel Republic has seen sales soar more than 40% in April this year as customers look to get away from the wet weather. The OTA saw its year-on-year figures boost even further during the…
Travel Tech

holidaysarabia.com launched in Dubai

Mark Elliott Apr 28, 2012 1
Keeping up with the aggressive growth of the online travel space, www.holidaysarabia.com has forayed into the UAE. The portal is a dedicated online travel service brings together Middle East…
Travel Agents

Expedia rolls-out first ad campaign in India

Mark Elliott Mar 7, 2012 14
Expedia has announced the launch of its first '360-degree' advertising campaign in India. The campaign, entitled ‘Expedia – one word for travel’ has been rolled out across print, digital,…

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