Technology

National tourism agency VisitBritain has collaborated with China-based internet tech and cultural enterprise Tencent on a new 3D racing game QQ Speed.

+en Travel Envoys is a new initiative backed by the Singapore Tourism Board that provides individuals with the digital platforms, training, expertise, network and resources to start a travel…

Gartner, Inc. has revealed some of the strategic technology trends that will have far-reaching effects in various industries and companies need to explore.

Unproductive and uncreative are how Spacebase co-founder and CEO Julian Jost described the conventional board meeting culture. Working as a strategy consultant for years, Julian has…

This month, three of the major GDS providers in the industry -- Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport, denoting an upward trend recording considerable profits.

LINE is on its way from being a mere messaging app to becoming a super app that will offer services for the new experiential travel funnel.

A travel tech startup from the economic hub of Vietnam, BedLinker, aims to empower travel buyers and sellers to create their own seamless, configurable purchasing and distribution experience…

According to IATA, 20% of the leaderboard airlines’ third-party volume is forecast to be sold through NDC API. That means 80% of those airlines’ sales volume will be retailed in the…

Upscale Hong Kong property ICON hotel has revealed how its new partnership with IDeaS uses the tech firm’s IDeaS G3 RMS product to drive revenue and maximise their market position.

Sabre Corporation has announced in a media call today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Farelogix, which operates NDC order delivery technology used by many of the world’s…

Digital media specialists NMPi today announced that it has partnered with Wizz Air. The agreement will help the brand to deliver a personalised digital marketing experience for its…

TripAdvisor has launched its new website to inspire users to book their next travel. On its brand new social platform, users can discover useful content – travel tips and recommendation from…

Research increasingly indicates that disparity - the difference between quoted prices on hotels’ own websites and those shown by OTAs and other third-party channels - has been a headache for…

Ahead of the Direct Booking Summit in Singapore next February, Triptease has spoken with Chetan Patel, VP for strategic marketing & e-commerce at ONYX Hospitality Group.

Continuing to strengthen its position in the travel industry, Singapore-based travel agency and subsidiary of Swissbloc Capital, SBC Travel, has announced that it will purchase…

New research has revealed that UK consumers are more discerning and less ready to be ‘influenced’ when booking a holiday than travel brands may have previously thought.

DataArt, a global technology consultancy, has predicted the top 5 travel and hospitality tech trends for 2019.

Alibaba did it again! The Chinese e-commerce giant beat its own record at Singles’ Day 11:11 event with USD 30.7 billion total sales during the 24-hour event beating last year’s USD 25.3…

LINE Travel to be launched in Taiwan from 28 November.

Singapore based online travel agent (OTA) Agoda, has announced today a brand new deal with Japan’s biggest travel agent JTB Corp.

For this week's podcast, I spoke with Sebastian Gibergues, vice president of e-commerce at Amadeus, about the challenges of the future of online retail in the travel space:…