SEAsians #GoLoka for Traveloka
Traveloka appears to be crushing Expedia in core SE Asian markets despite their late entry. Will it continue to do so in 2018?
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Online Travel Agencies (OTA)
MakeMyTrip teams up with Travelport to expand content
India’s largest online travel agency, MakeMyTrip, has signed a major new agreement with Travelport. Under the terms of the deal with InterGlobe Technology Quotient (ITQ), Travelport’s Indian distributor, MakeMyTrip will be able to access Travelport’s GDS content, including approximately 400 airlines and ancillary services. These include India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo. MakeMyTrip acquired the Ibibo
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Expedia to stop selling dubious wildlife attractions
Expedia has announced that it will stop selling certain wildlife attractions. The online travel giant said it would take guidance from “industry-leading wildlife and animal protection groups” as to which attractions would be removed. Following a review, which is due to take place in the next few months, those attractions and activities deemed to be
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Expedia completes SilverRail deal
Expedia has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in SilverRail Technologies, the train ticket booking platform. The deal, which is aimed at advancing the online travel company’s presence in the rail sales sector, builds on the partnership the two companies entered into in 2010 when Egencia, Expedia’s corporate travel brand, began using SilverRail to
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Travelport seals Zuji deal
Travelport will continue to supply its GDS content to Zuji, the Asia-focused online travel agency, following the extension of their existing partnership. This will provide users with access to an extensive array of travel content from more than 400 airlines and 650,000 hotel properties, plus car rental, rail and cruise options. More than 200 of
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Amadeus invests in airfare locking tool
Amadeus has invested in a tool that allows bookers to lock in the price of their flight prior to purchase. A common complaint of travellers is that the price of their desired flight increases between the time they search for it and when they eventually book. A start-up company, FLYR, has now introduced a service
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Time-constrained Asians flock to travel search sites
In the fast-paced Asian cities of Singapore and Hong Kong, travellers are using travel comparison sites in an effort to save time when planning their trips, a new report has found. In a joint survey, Kayak, Priceline’s travel search site, and GoBear, which compares insurance and banking products, found that 42% respondents in these two
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Asian OTA gets technology boost from Travelport
Hutchgo.com, the Asian online travel agency, has moved to expand and improve its operations by signing a major new technology agreement with Travelport. The deal will see Travelport become the Hong Kong-based OTA’s main technology partner in multiple markets, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK. This expands
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Agoda forms FFP partnership with Gulf Air
Agoda.com, the hotel booking site, has formed a new partnership with Gulf Air’s frequent flyer programme, FalconFlyer. Under the arrangement, FalconFlyer members will be able to earn miles on every hotel booking made on Agoda.com. A new landing page, agoda.com/falconflyer, has also been created, allowing frequent flyers to learn more about the earning opportunities. “We
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Agoda, HK Express enter points partnership
Agoda.com, the online booking site, has formed a new partnership with reward-U, the loyalty programme of HK Express, the Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier. Under the tie-up, reward-U members will be able to earn up to 10,000 points for each booking made using the PointsMax package on Agoda.com. This will effectively allow HK Express passengers to
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