Articles tagged “superapp”

Online Travel

Indonesia’s Traveloka Looks to Raise Over $200 Million

As Traveloka drops off from the once-hot special purpose acquisition company race, a $200 million funding would stand the travel tech unicorn in good stead, in case it decides to take the conventional IPO route.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 12 months ago

Indonesia’s Traveloka Looks to Raise Over $200 Million

Airline Weekly

AirAsia’s Digital Businesses Throw It a Life Preserver

AirAsia received a strong endorsement of its "digital lifestyle company" strategy with digital businesses driving 60 percent of revenue in the third quarter. But flying remains key, with the group looking forward to a surge in pent-up demand as Southeast Asian countries — hopefully — begin easing restrictions.

2 years ago
AirAsia’s Digital Businesses Throw It a Life Preserver

Airlines

AirAsia Boosts Superapp Strategy by Adding 20 Airlines as Booking Partners

AirAsia has been on the path of adding airlines to its roster of bookable partners over the last year or so. Despite its boasts, the jury's out on whether the airline can leverage these partnerships into becoming an online travel agency with significant market share in Southeast Asia.

Liz Lee, Reuters | 2 years ago

AirAsia Boosts Superapp Strategy by Adding 20 Airlines as Booking Partners

Business Travel

A Superapp Betting on Corporate Travel During a Pandemic

Latin America's Rappi now offers business travel alongside things like takeaways, pet food and furniture. It doesn’t sound like a winning combination, but different parts of the world have different appetites for digitization.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

A Superapp Betting on Corporate Travel During a Pandemic

Online Travel

Amazon Confirms Flight-Booking Launch as Part of a Superapp Strategy

Amazon wants to be a superapp, the mobile tool of choice to book flights, buy books, and make payments. In travel, flights are only the beginning.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Amazon Confirms Flight-Booking Launch as Part of a Superapp Strategy

Online Travel

Grab Enters Travel Booking With Hotels Now and Flights Next

In the face of a fast-growing and innovative rival, Grab’s foray into travel, starting with hotels, could give it an edge over archrival Go-Jek, which does not do travel — yet.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Grab Enters Travel Booking With Hotels Now and Flights Next