Southeast Asia Month

News / Technology

PhocusWire's theme months for 2019 - all in one place

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2019

This year we continued our coverage on key trends and added regions into the mix on our theme months. Here are the highlights from those months. Read More

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News / Startups

Singapore Tourism Board opens accelerator to improve the visitor experience

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2019

Singapore Tourism has announced the first cohort of startups for its accelerator which has been set up to boost the visitor experience. Read More

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News / Online

Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

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News / Online

Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab

By Marissa Trew - WiT | October 29, 2019

Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app. Read More

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Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Amit Saberwal of RedDoorz

By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019

RedDoorz was founded five years ago and has raised $115 million in 2019. Expansion to new markets is part of the strategy, as is technology development. Read More

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News / Distribution

Why Klook is using offline events to target Southeast Asia’s mobile-first travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2019

Klook is hosting offline travel festivals to attract new customers to its digital platform. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Agoda CMO on how it tackles Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 23, 2019

Agoda chief marketing officer Ittai Chorev discusses how the platform tries to deliver on what customers want, how new features like Mix and Save have played out, its partnership with Grab and more. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Ross Veitch of Wego

By Mitra Sorrells | October 22, 2019

Ross Veitch is CEO of Wego, the travel marketplace he co-founded with Craig Hewett in 2005 in Singapore. Read More

News / Online

Agoda CEO on moving beyond accommodation and forging unorthodox partnerships

By Corinne Wan - WebInTravel | October 21, 2019

The OTA says it is focusing on finding the “best inventory” for its customers, operating with the “best tech” and fending off the intense competition in Asia armed with the “best weapons." Read More

News / Distribution

Southeast Asia, part 3: Homegrown travel brands know consumers best but struggle to educate market

By Jill Menze | October 21, 2019

For the third piece in our series on Southeast Asia, we look at the distribution landscape in the area and how both B2C and B2B local players are competing for their slice of the pie. Read More

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News / Technology

Traveloka brings VR tours of Indonesia to Singapore airport

By Jill Menze | October 18, 2019

Called the Xperience Wonderful Indonesia Hub and located in Terminal 3 of the airport, the pop-up takes visitors on virtual tours Bali, Banyuwangi, Riau Islands, West Java, Sumba, Rapatwaken, Jakarta... Read More

News / Online

ZEN Rooms gets new funding from Yanolja, plots technology expansion

By Steven Lerner | October 18, 2019

Yanolja - a self-appointed “unicorn” after Booking Holdings and GIC invested $180 million in the platform in June - is doubling down on the $15 million it invested in ZEN Rooms last year, adding to its... Read More

News / Online

Thailand, Indonesia see growth in booking volume in Southeast Asia

By Steven Lerner | October 17, 2019

New research by Insights-X reveals that Thailand was the destination of choice for 47% of the reservations in Southeast Asia this year, and Indonesia is experiencing the fastest booking volume growth in... Read More

News / Online

Accor and Expedia believe there's a path to save the hotel-OTA relationship

By Marissa Trew - WebInTravel | October 16, 2019

The hotel-online travel agency relationship has always been a tricky one. The two are co-dependent and must care for each other, but not too much. Read More

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