Friday, April 10, 2020
Israeli travel tech startup Hotelmize announced that it has completed a Series B investment round co-led by Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, associated with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. Hotelmize is a travel technology startup that employs more than 20 people …
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has partnered with major players in online travel – Indonesian Traveloka and Alibaba Group from China. The partnership will include marketing, content and consumer analytics as travel research, transactions shift online. STB …
Friday, December 21, 2018
Alibaba, Chinese internet giant, opened the first ‘future hotel’ FlyZoo Hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots. The procedures like check-in, lights control and room service will be automated. FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of east …
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has inked a deal in Shanghai with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. This step has been taken following decline in numbers of visitors, notably from China, to Thailand during the traditional tourist high season. …
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Alibaba A.I. Labs said it will introduce a robot for the hospitality sector, making it the latest in a series of hotel-specific robots that make deliveries to guests in order to free up human staff for more complicated tasks. …
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Alibaba’s Fliggy uses facial recognition to allow guests to check in at hotels in under 30 seconds in Hainan Province. But now Alibaba Group has introduced similar technology for ticketing at scenic spots in China. This is one of the …
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
The Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) is all set to ink an agreement with Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba’s travel arm, Fliggy, to welcome 1,000 travellers weekly to Sri Lanka in order to expand the island’s growing tourism sector. …
Monday, August 28, 2017
The innovative collaboration of Marriott between Accenture and Incubator 1776, an innovative step out of the hotel industry is set to bring in a different kind of travel experience. Starting from 12 September, the travel experience incubator is a …
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (“Alibaba”) and Marriott International Inc. (“Marriott International”) announced the establishment of a joint venture to redefine the travel experience for the hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers travelling abroad and domestically every year. The …
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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