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The internet giant will progressively shutter its Book on Google feature for hotels and flights.

Google no longer wants to be a place to book travelThe internet giant will soon phase out its booking feature for flights and hotels, as consumers preference shifts to booking...

Trip Affliates Network and Netral Port are working hand-in-hand on cloud-based solutions, booking engines, and business automation for Indonesia’s travel players.

Business operations made easier for Indonesian agentsPartnership between Trip Affliates Network’s and Netral Port to spur recovery within Indonesia’s travel sector.

Blanca Menchaca: “Now we are just waiting for the next wave of recovery from the largest markets in Asia.”

Covid didn't kill BeMyGuest but made it strongerCEO Blanca Menchaca credits the pandemic for creating better business opportunities for the tech company.

Agoda spends as much time thinking about payments as it does about travel.

Preparing for the coming travel boom, the Agoda way“If you’re not a fintech company as a travel company, you’re missing a beat,” says VP of corporate development.

WonderVerse Indonesia can be accessed anywhere through the desktop site, and for future development, it can be extended to VR (Virtual Reality).

Indonesia takes a giant leap into the MetaverseTourism and creative economy players to be able to promote their products digitally on WonderVerse Indonesia.

Fora just raised US$13.5 million in funding for its "business-in-a-box" concept.

This startup wants to help people become travel agentsFora is looking at reinventing the travel agent model by combining the best bits of an OTA with the best bits of an agency.

The Sabre Virtual Payments proposition was built on the company's years-long relationship with Conferma Pay.

Sabre sharpens payment solutions with Conferma acquisitionSabre has acquired Conferma Pay in a bid to advance technologies and virtual payments in travel.

Travellers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines have an easier and cheaper solution now to pay for products within each other’s countries.

Scan to pay makes travel a lot easier in Southeast AsiaTravellers can soon scan QR codes to pay for trips and bypass the rising US currency across five Southeast Asian countries.

Cybersecurity revenues will amount to $2.1 billion by 2025 just from the travel and tourism industry alone.

Travel companies, start taking cybersecurity seriouslyWith cyberattacks running rampant especially in the tourism industry, travel companies need to up the ante on cybersecurity...

Governments that fail to address remote work in immigration policies is “a missed opportunity”, says a new report from the Migration Policy Institute.

Hey digital nomads, it's not just about BaliCountries around the world are offering remote workers love and amazing locations.