Articles tagged “southeast asia”

Online Travel

AirAsia Move CEO: What It Would Take for the Superapp to IPO

It's all flights on board as AirAsia Move aims to carve out its own niche in the OTA space. The superapp doesn't want to be seen playing favorites with its parent airline.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

AirAsia Move CEO: What It Would Take for the Superapp to IPO

Tourism

Taylor Swift’s Singapore Concert Sparks Tourism Boom in Southeast Asia

For an events-led tourism destination like Singapore, the Taylor Swift concert has been music to the coffers, errr… ears!

Peden Doma Bhutia | 4 months ago

Taylor Swift’s Singapore Concert Sparks Tourism Boom in Southeast Asia

Online Travel

What Indian Travelers Are Looking For Now: India Report

Indian travelers are price sensitive, but don't make the mistake of thinking they are not big spenders. They're all about getting bang for their buck.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

What Indian Travelers Are Looking For Now: India Report

News Blog

Palestine’s Tourism Executive Has a Message for Tourists

A Palestinian delegation was at ITB Asia tourism trade show in Singapore, despite the war and humanitarian crisis at home. “Palestine is a tourism destination and a political state with a significant historical background," said Majed Ishaq, director general of marketing for Palestinian ministry of tourism. "Come to our country through Palestinian tour operators. Spend…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Online Travel

Booking.com Executive on Addressing Payment Failures and Return of the Chinese Traveler

The online travel scene in Asia characterized by fierce competition and high stakes. Booking.com knows that it needs to sort the payment issue and make sure any lingering concerns are put to rest if it wants to stay ahead in the game in the region.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Booking.com Executive on Addressing Payment Failures and Return of the Chinese Traveler

Hotels

Lebua Hotels’ Deepak Ohri Shares Details on His New Hospitality Venture

The next time someone asks you a positive aspect of the surge in average room rates, one of them could be Deepak Ohri’s entrepreneurial journey.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Lebua Hotels’ Deepak Ohri Shares Details on His New Hospitality Venture

Tour Operators

Klook Targets Growth in China and Gen Z Travelers

With Gen Z and Millennials making up most of Klook's audience, the experiences marketplace is heavily focused on these groups' spending habits and shifting approaches to discovering new trip ideas.

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

Klook Targets Growth in China and Gen Z Travelers

News Blog

Tripla Expands Into Indonesia Via BookandLink Acquisition

Tripla, which provides a booking engine to hotels in Japan and Southeast Asia, has acquired a travel tech company in Indonesia. Tripla said it has acquired a 53% stake in BookandLink, which provides software to help hotels track and manage sales through third-party distribution channels.  The other 47% of BookandLink was acquired by the Development…

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

Airlines

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Travelers to Southeast Asia via Air India can now put their boarding pass or luggage worries to rest as all of this is set to get seamless.

Amrita Ghosh | 7 months ago

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Tourism

Indian Travelers Fill Void Left by Chinese Tourists in Southeast Asia

With China for now largely out of the Southeast Asian inbound equation, the region owes much of its tourism growth to India. Does India really have the potential to fill the void left by China or is this a short-term opportunity?

Devjyot Ghoshal, Chayut Setboonsarng and Aditi Shah, Reuters | 9 months ago

Indian Travelers Fill Void Left by Chinese Tourists in Southeast Asia