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By Simon Freemantle, senior political economist, Standard Bank
A decade ago, amidst profound general optimism around Africa’s ‘rise’, we published a series of reports detailing what we believed to be the five structural drivers behind Africa’s renewed and long-term economic promise. These trends looked at demographic (and income) changes; … read more
Ryanair has launched the Price Checker tool and Verified Seal, two new initiatives on the Ryanair website/app to protect customers against Online Travel Agent’s (OTA’s) who may be overcharging customers, providing incorrect customer details and preventing Ryanair from dealing directly with passengers.
The ‘Price Checker’ tool will allow cu… read more
Whilst it does appear that many different countries are back on the road to recovery with vaccine efforts being extremely impressive and big changes promising to have an impact in the hospitality sector, it’s safe to say that for the most part the industry will remain on shaky legs for quite some time. But there are those exploring how di… read more
Experiences marketplace Viator and global digital travel platform Booking.com, have announced a new global partnership to bring thousands of Viator’s high quality attractions, tours and activities to Booking.com.
Viator is a Tripadvisor company and leader in experiences with a marketplace of nearly 400,000 tours and activitie… read more
Hotelbeds has welcomed global hotel chains IHG Hotels & Resorts and Accor to its Green Hotel Programme, further strengthening its commitment to sustainable tourism.
IHG and Accor are the latest industry players to join the Programme which was launched in October 2020 to identify, highlight and promote sustainable tourism … read more
Turkey’s central bank on Friday prohibited the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin for purchases, citing transaction risks. The ban would be effective as of April 30, the central bank said in legislation published in the Official Gazette.
The new regulation prohibits transfer of cryptocurrencies for purchases or services.
The cen… read more
Online travel refers to online travel and hotel booking using a third-party website that sells services, like flight, railways, roadways (bus/car), cruise, and hotel booking. These travel booking agencies, also popularly known as Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), generally provide individual customer services, rather than corporations… read more
Travelport+ is the centre-piece of Travelport’s new global strategy and is designed to accelerate industry innovation in multi-source content distribution, travel retailing and value generation.
Travelport+ is an extensive, next-generation platform that creates a simplified, capability-rich, marketplace for travel retailing. As travel dist… read more
Some people baked their way through the year Covid struck. Others tried working from home. And, across the world, more than 10,000 new startups were launched.
In fact, global startup funding rose 42% in 2020, against 2019 figures. That indicates a bold attitude towards reinventing the world post-pandemic.
But which industries … read more
There is still ample room for growth for mobile money throughout Africa, according to Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, interim CEO of M-Pesa Africa. During a session at the recent Africa Financial Industry Summit, Lopokoiyit revealed year-on-year growth of around 20% is possible over the next five years.
“The future of mobile money in Africa is fantasti… read more
Reviewing the trends driving Africa’s allure: Leapfrogging through technology Published by Simon Fre
Can tech help bolster a struggling travel industry?
Viator and Booking.com announce new global partnership
Hotelbeds welcomes IHG Hotels & Resorts and Accor to its Green Hotels Programme
Travelport+ launches next-generation platform for a new era of travel
