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Following the announcement of their “Approved OTA” (online travel agent) partnership Feb last, Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, announced that its low fare flights are now available to book as part of On the Beach holiday packages, just in time for the peak Summer holiday season.

Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) play a crucial role in the travel industry, serving as intermediaries between travelers and various travel services. In today’s competitive market, new OTAs must prioritize efficient business planning, robust travel agency software and a unique vision to succeed. This article will explore the key steps that aspiring OTAs should focus on […]

HalalBooking, the world’s leading OTA for halal-friendly travel, continued its success story in 2022.

We sat down with EXPH founder and CEO Giancarlo ‘Gian’ Gallegos, who explained how taking friends and strangers off the tourist grid goes beyond business:

Is India’s ecommerce giant Flipkart building plans to enter online travel? We look at the company and its history – and why it might be well-placed to build the country’s biggest OTA. FlipKart is an e-commerce giant who has raised more than US$7 billion to date. The company’s investors include a long list of VC powerhouses […]

Traveloka appears to be crushing Expedia in core SE Asian markets despite their late entry. Will it continue to do so in 2018?

Tech analyst company CBInsights argues that travel tech is evolving faster than Pokemon.

Travellers from mainland China took more than 62 million outbound trips in the first half of 2017 with an increase in preference for self-guided tours, as per the China Tourism Academy. Existing forecasts suggest that Chinese outbound tourism will grow to 200 million trips by 2020, with overseas travel spend to hit US$429 billion the following year. […]

Here at Travel Daily, we like to give readers a fair look into trends in the travel and tourism sector. While this might not be a steady review series, we hope this and any similar posts in the future will help shed light into areas with room for growth. Tripmoba.com (literally ‘What’s your trip?’, which […]

agoda has just published their predictions for 2018.  Simplicity is a highlight with agoda predicting  2018 will see consumers looking for a simpler way to book their travel accommodation.  Omri Morgenshten, Chief Product Officer,  stressed agoda’s commitment to drilling down to the basics in an effort to eliminate complexity for their customers. Here are agoda’s predictions […]

Feel Like Home (FLH), is the world’s first website aiming exclusively Chinese travellers, helping hospitality professionals (hotels, restaurants etc) throughout the world, to make the necessary changes to their businesses to adapt to Chinese customers, making their experience in a foreign country as pleasant as possible.

Latin America’s populations are getting tech-savvier, leading to a boost in online bookings and Internet penetration. Looking forward, four in 10 sales will be made online in the region by 2020. Phocuswright’s Latin America Online Travel Overview Third Edition features rich analysis of the Latin American travel market, with coverage of online versus offline bookings […]