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Articles tagged “asia”

Tourism

Finding Opportunity in the Chaos of Asia’s Travel Market

Nowhere is this complexity and turmoil more pronounced than in Asia, where market growth, travel technology, and consumer behavior all converge to make the region a fertile ground for disruption and innovation.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Finding Opportunity in the Chaos of Asia’s Travel Market

Online Travel

AirAsia’s Expansion Into Online Travel Draws Skepticism From Potential Competitors

It's obvious that executives from Booking, Expedia, and Rakuten are laying odds that AirAsia won't be very successful in striving to add online travel agency services. Several airlines have already tried and failed at it, although AirAsia seems to be undertaking a much more thoughtful and rigorous approach.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

AirAsia’s Expansion Into Online Travel Draws Skepticism From Potential Competitors

Tourism

Forecasting Travel Departures Over the Next Decade: New Skift Research

As many as four out of the next five new outbound travelers in the next decade could come from the emerging world. Are you prepared for the center of gravity in travel to shift?

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 5 years ago

Forecasting Travel Departures Over the Next Decade: New Skift Research

Airlines

Delta Air Lines CEO Says China Revenues Are Up Despite Trade Rhetoric

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is the second U.S. airline CEO in a week to tell Skift the China market is performing fine for passenger demand. Will it last?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

Booking Site Ixigo’s Rail-First Strategy Propels Growth in India

An exclusive first look at Ixigo's fiscal year financials reveals that the travel price-comparison startup is growing rapidly. Its story suggests how business models that originated in Western markets sometimes need to adapt to local needs to succeed in emerging markets.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Booking Site Ixigo’s Rail-First Strategy Propels Growth in India

Online Travel

Ctrip’s Global Push Starts to Pay Off in Diversified Revenue Streams

The more Ctrip internationalizes its sources of revenue, the more it will cross swords with global players like Booking Holdings, which owns a small stake, and Expedia Group. It already claims to process more transaction volume than both of them, and a third of its revenue comes from outside mainland China.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Ctrip’s Global Push Starts to Pay Off in Diversified Revenue Streams

Travel Booking

Skift Forum Asia: Agoda’s CEO Touts Homesharing for That Competitive Edge

The Singapore-based online travel agency is focused on expanding outside of Asia through the marketing of non-hotel accommodations on its site. This strategy could work well as homesharing continues to grow in popularity.

Dennis Schaal and Danni Santana, Skift | 5 years ago

Skift Forum Asia: Agoda’s CEO Touts Homesharing for That Competitive Edge

Business Travel

Skift Forum Asia: Fosun Tourism CEO on Creating the Foliday Brand

Fosun has quietly integrated the companies it has either invested in or bought into its Foliday ecosystem, with the plan to manage and control every stage of the tourism experience.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

MakeMyTrip Aims to Weather Indian Air Market Turmoil Through Diversification

MakeMyTrip Group has impressively diversified enough that it forecasts only a minor hit to revenue during the coming year due to the collapse of Jet Airways, a major carrier in India. No wonder Ctrip decided last month to become the company's largest shareholder.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

MakeMyTrip Aims to Weather Indian Air Market Turmoil Through Diversification

Hotels

Rosewood Hotel Group CEO: ‘We Want to Push the Hotel Industry to Another Level’

All of the buzzwords are here in CEO Sonia Cheng’s strategy — from co-working and community to recognition and technology — but can Rosewood continue to maintain its uniqueness, even as it goes after what all the other hotel brands are going after, too? Given its track record, it just might.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

Rosewood Hotel Group CEO: ‘We Want to Push the Hotel Industry to Another Level’