{"id":12315,"date":"2024-03-31T21:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietpearltravel.com\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2024-03-31T21:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T14:55:59","slug":"capital-a-signs-a-wide-ranging-partnership-with-trip-com-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietpearltravel.com\/?p=12315","title":{"rendered":"Capital A signs a wide-ranging partnership with Trip.com Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_872560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-872560\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-872560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/0cc0d3ef-ltj7330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/0cc0d3ef-ltj7330-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/0cc0d3ef-ltj7330-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/0cc0d3ef-ltj7330.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-872560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Caption: Tony Fernandes (seated, right) with Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group during the partnership signing ceremony in Shanghai. Also present are the senior managements of both entities, including Chairman of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, Chief Commercial Officer of AAAGL, Karen Chan, CEO of BigPay, Zubin Rada Krishnan and CEO of AirAsia MOVE, Nadia Omer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Capital A announced today it has signed a comprehensive partnership with China\u2019s leading global travel service provider Trip.com Group, aimed at enhancing travel offerings and market reach across Asia.<\/strong> The strategic collaboration encompasses multiple lines of businesses, including AirAsia, and AirAsia MOVE for key areas of cooperation on innovative solutions spanning flights to accommodations, attractions and tickets, car-hailing, and payments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Building upon a successful strategic partnership, first announced in 2020, this extension underscores the commitment to expanding the ongoing relationship between the two entities. Together, they will continue to broaden AirAsia and AirAsia MOVE\u2019s reach and portfolio of offerings leveraging Trip.com Group\u2019s innovative solutions, such as merchandising and Virtual Interline products. Additionally, the collaboration will focus on developing technological solutions to increase revenue and optimise cost efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Furthermore, the two sides will strengthen information sharing on customer trends and market intelligence, while committing to improving customer service through collaborations between AirAsia and Trip.com Group\u2019s customer service teams. Meanwhile, TripLink \u2013 Trip.com Group\u2019s financial technology arm \u2013 will provide AirAsia Aviation Group with payment solutions. These synergies will create further value for both entities, while enabling them to drive innovation and provide better value to their customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Trip.com Group<\/strong>, said: \u201cThis expansion of the strategic partnership between both companies is an affirmation of the positive outcomes we have seen since we signed our initial agreement in 2020. Trip.com Group has continually invested in technology to improve our processes and customer experiences, and we are excited to leverage the power of technology as we continue working with Capital A to give our users the perfect trip every time they make a booking with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-872559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/b6cea48d-ltj7344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/b6cea48d-ltj7344.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/b6cea48d-ltj7344-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2024\/03\/b6cea48d-ltj7344-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>CEO of Capital A Tony Fernandes\u00a0<\/strong>said, \u201cWe are thrilled about the participation of Capital A\u2019s three entities \u2013 AirAsia, AirAsia MOVE, and BigPay \u2013 in this partnership. Our collaboration extends beyond promoting AirAsia flights and ancillary on Trip.com Group\u2019s platforms. AirAsia\u2019s inventory and growth plans are focused on China and then getting Trip.com Group\u2019s customer base into Asean, while AirAsia MOVE will collaborate on Trip.com Group hotel inventory and offer MOVE activities, tickets, and ride collaborations for Trip.com Group users. Additionally, we anticipate exploring future collaboration opportunities on payments for BigPay. Together, we will leverage each other\u2019s extensive network and resources to offer enhanced travel experiences to our customers, delivering mutual growth and success for our two organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The latest partnership comes as global flights show healthy growth so far this year, with bookings on Trip.com Group\u2019s platforms increasing by 82% compared to the same period last year. In 2023, the Group\u2019s transportation business saw revenue increase by 123% year-on-year, and in the same period, Capital A\u2019s revenue increased by 25% compared with 2019 levels despite operating with just 80% of 2019\u2019s aircraft numbers on the back of a strong 88% load factor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\nwindow.onload = function(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '774468656270267'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n};\n<\/script><script>\nwindow.onload = function(){\n\t (function(d, s, id) {\n\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.12&appId=167606760703883&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n};\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\/capital-a-signs-a-wide-ranging-partnership-with-trip-com-group\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Photo Caption: Tony Fernandes (seated, right) with Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group during the partnership signing ceremony in Shanghai. 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