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Living
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Agoda’s top Chinese New Year 2019 travel rankings

Bangkok, Tokyo, and Taipei are the top three most popular destinations for Asia-Pacific travellers over the Lunar New Year period in 2019, according to booking data from Agoda. This year, Osaka, slips from the third spot in 2018 to sixth, while Taiwan scoops…

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E-Tailing
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Malaysia is Airbnb’s fastest growing market in Southeast Asia

Malaysia, one market in the region which has not stifled the growth of short-term accommodation, is Airbnb’s fastest growing market in Southeast Asia, welcoming over two million guests in the past 12 months as of July 1, marking a 99% growth year on year.…

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E-Tailing
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Korea’s FTC orders Booking.com, Agoda to change rules

Hotel booking sites Agoda and Booking.com have been ordered to revise their no-refund policies or potentially face legal action. Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it has ordered the two global travel platforms to revise the terms…

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E-Tailing
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Smartphones outpace tablets in Asian eCommerce

For the first time, 34 per cent of browser-based online transactions globally are now made on a mobile device, compared to slightly more than 30 per cent last quarter. And smartphones are starting to outpace tablets. These were key findings of the fourth…