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Online hotel bookings in Asia predicted to grow by more than 20%
A summit of more than 160 leading Asian hotel industry professionals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has found that the rise in popularity of social media and online review sites across Asia is having a...
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Monopoly, disruption and game changers at the centre of the universe
I landed in Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou past midnight this morning and felt like I arrived in the middle of an industry cocktail party. At immigration, I met a group of travel agents from...
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The death of the travel agent Episode 9
Perviously on “Lost” we saw the Travel Agent who had been caught in a time warp constantly making the same mistake over and over again. (With apologies for the use of certain Americanisms in this...
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Taiwan agents getting bolder with online play
Travel agents in Taiwan are feeling a heightened need to get online and there’s also a growing realization that that means more than just having a website, said Daver Lau, general manager, Amadeus...
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Why people abandon their travel bookings online (Infographic)
This is a blog by Joanne Liu, marketing manager APJ at SaleCycle The travel industry spends billions of dollars every year driving traffic to their websites, yet 81% of visitors leave before completing...
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WIT BOOTCAMP 2016: Have a mobile first approach to capture the Chinese market
Mobile is so widely used in China that it has influenced the way business is conducted and trends in outbound travel. Alex Shen, strategic partnership manager at GetYourGuide, revealed at her...
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Cyberattacks surge, how to stay safe virtually when travelling in the real world
DATA breaches, cyberattacks, information theft – none of these are shocking headlines in 2022. Yet, while cybercrime has become a byproduct of our evolving online world, it doesn’t make these acts any...
View ArticleConsumers want an easy, modern travel retail experience, research says
“Customers prefer shopping in every other retailing sector over travel.” We often, and obviously, think of money when the term “currency” is used, but a new study points out a glaring truth that’s...
View ArticleCross-industry giants launch first Global Coalition for Trusted Reviews
“We aim to make it increasingly difficult for fraudulent actors who try to deceive our customers to operate online”, says Tripadvisor In a significant step for the online review industry, Amazon,...
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An online trailblazer goes offline: Donggun Lee on his journey, the future,...
During a session titled ‘From Startup to Scaleup’ at WiT Seoul, Donggun Lee, CEO and founder of MyRealTrip, was invited to break his story down into its own ‘hero’s journey’. Popularised by author and...
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