The company will extend partnerships with insurance companies and banks and serve frequent business travelers with new businesses related to airport shuttle buses, hotels, air tickets and other options....
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson said: “I think less about Airbnb than I do about Google and Facebook and these digital empires who own all of us for some things - you can add Amazon to that list, too.”...
Different views have been presented regarding development of blockchain technology and business on travel. Multi-token ecosystem named STEP has been raised by Brillembourg Group....
Legacy airlines and booking engines face multiple challenges. OAG surveyed that Amazon platform has passed google and Facebook to become a travelers preferred booking choice....
Boat rental startup ClickBoat to expand globally as well as through acquisition....
In order to compete with the likes of Google and Amazon, AccorHotels has transformed itself from a primarily midscale- and economy-hotel owner/operator into an asset-light “lifestyle travel platform”....
Asia’s biggest airline has pledged to facilitate cancellation and re-scheduling for both its directly or indirectly sold personal tickets with automatic process and instant refunds....
The company is said to consider selling about a 10% stake in IPO....
China TravelSky Holding, China National Aviation Holding, China Southern Air Holding and China Eastern Air Holding, hold a combined 61.6% stake in the operating company of Umetrip....
As part of a two-year “pilot plan” from July 1, Beijing is allowing 16 Chinese cities to come up with their own ways to attract foreign business in fields from banking to tourism....