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Articles tagged “southeast asia”

Hotels

Oyo to Invest $50 Million in Vietnam to Grow to 20,000 Hotel Rooms in 2020

After Indonesia, Vietnam turns out to be the next big playground in Southeast Asia for Oyo, which is targeting 20,000 rooms in the country by the end of 2020. But the more Oyo rooms multiply like rabbits, the more people want to know about the real returns on investment.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Oyo to Invest $50 Million in Vietnam to Grow to 20,000 Hotel Rooms in 2020

Airlines

AirAsia CEO Looks to Disrupt Again, This Time in Online Travel

Tony Fernandes is taking AirAsia on "the final part of the company's evolution," one that will see the airline become a tech player. But it’s one thing to disrupt legacy carriers, and another to disrupt the disruptors in the online travel space. He disagrees, of course.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

AirAsia CEO Looks to Disrupt Again, This Time in Online Travel

Ground Transport

Grab Is Hiring Tech Talent to Become Southeast Asia’s First Super App

Grab will hire an additional 1,000 tech employees in 2019, after doubling the number of software engineers, data scientists, and analysts it added this year to 2,000. A look at its next R&D hiring plan gives a few hints on what it is working on.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Grab Is Hiring Tech Talent to Become Southeast Asia’s First Super App

Hotels

Oyo’s Push Into Southeast Asia Is a Wake-Up Call for Budget Hotel Chains

On its own, Oyo entering Southeast Asia should concern existing budget hotel players. Oyo with Grab should make them go shaky in the knees. Consolidation or new alliances will not surprise anyone.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Oyo’s Push Into Southeast Asia Is a Wake-Up Call for Budget Hotel Chains

Tourism

Gobi Bets on Middle East Player Holidayme to Unlock Asia’s Muslim Travel Market

Holidayme has scooped up $16 million in new investment from Gobi. But can the UAE eagle soar in Asian skies where Tripfez, Gobi’s first investment in the Muslim travel space, had barely tapped the potential of the market?

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Gobi Bets on Middle East Player Holidayme to Unlock Asia’s Muslim Travel Market

Ground Transport

Here’s Why Hyundai Is Investing Another $250 Million in Ridehailing Service Grab

Grab is the go-to for motor companies wanting a piece of Southeast Asia’s future mobility market, as Hyundai’s additional tenfold investment shows.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Here’s Why Hyundai Is Investing Another $250 Million in Ridehailing Service Grab

Tourism

Southeast Asia Wants to Copy Europe’s Visa-Free Travel

Southeast Asian countries have a grand vision for visa-free travel, massive infrastructure projects and more airline competition to grow route networks. However, too much bureaucracy and political unrest stand in the way for this to become a reality in the near-term.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

Southeast Asia Wants to Copy Europe’s Visa-Free Travel

Cruises

Southeast Asian Cruising Positioned to Reap Big Benefits From China and Australia

This is a pivotal moment for cruise tourism growth in Southeast Asia, but sustainability has to be in the forefront of development efforts.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

Southeast Asian Cruising Positioned to Reap Big Benefits From China and Australia

Tourism

Southeast Asia’s Tourism Campaign Is a Misplaced Effort

With little budget and even less originality in marketing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations may be better off focusing on facilitating tourism growth through infrastructure and other improvements, which it is adept at, than launching another Visit ASEAN Year.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

Southeast Asia’s Tourism Campaign Is a Misplaced Effort

Online Travel

Google Study Forecasts Southeast Asia Online Travel Market at $76 Billion in 2025

When it comes to the potential of Southeast Asia's diverse online travel market, investors and online travel brands can no longer view what will be a gigantic market as something they can ignore for now and figure out later.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

Google Study Forecasts Southeast Asia Online Travel Market at $76 Billion in 2025