Mark Chan

ATTIA and CUTS-CIRC Host Delhi Roundtable on Digital Competition

On Friday 3rd November 2023, ATTIA and the CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC) organized a policy roundtable discussion titled ‘Enabling the Tourism Tech Sector in India’ (full report linked) in New Delhi, India. The paper highlights the need for a well-crafted ex-ante competition law that targets only the ‘systemically important digital intermediaries’ digital …

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Winners of 2023 Travel Changemakers Awards announced!

10 Innovative Organisations are honoured for transforming their propositions with technology, paving the way forward for the APAC Travel Industry   The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) and Web in Travel (WiT) are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Travel Changemakers Awards 2023. From over 100 entries, 10 were selected as representing best practice. The Awards seek …

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[Japan] Our Submission to the Japan Digital Market Competition Headquarters (DMCH)

On August 18th, 2023, ATTIA provided its submission on mobile app ecosystem competition to Japan’s Digital Market Competition Headquarters (DMCH), under the Cabinet Secretariat.  We thank the DMCH for the subsequent consultation meeting held with ATTIA on September 28th 2023. Download our submission here. ATTIA is committed to fostering innovation, promoting fair competition, and ensuring …

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[Thailand] Our Comments on Draft Principles for the Platform Economy Law

On July 11th, 2023, ATTIA provided comments to Professor Wisit Wisitsorn-at, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy & Society, on Thailand’s Draft Principles for the Platform Economy Law. Download our submission here. ATTIA supports the Thai government’s efforts to ensure fair competition vis-a-vis the largest digital platforms. As online travel platforms, we …

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ATTIA Collaborates with WebInTravel to Launch New Awards

Open Call for Travel Changemakers Who Built Back Better with Tech! WiT collaborates with ATTIA to launch new awards   WebInTravel (WiT), Asia Pacific’s leading travel tech news and events platform, will launch an awards series, the Travel Changemakers Awards, at its signature conference in Singapore this year. The Awards aim to recognise travel innovators …

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[Malaysia] News Article Mention: Penang Bans Homestays After a Year of Deliberation

Our Managing Director Chris Kerin was quoted in an article by WebInTravel (June 1st, 2023), covering the Penang government’s decision to introduce guidelines which seek to limit short-term rentals in the state. See full article on WebInTravel’s website here. Speaking to WiT, Chris Kerin, Managing Director of the Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA), whose …

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[ASEAN] ATTIA Comments on ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA)

On May 17th 2023, ATTIA provided its comments to the ASEAN Secretariat on the proposed ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), as part of a consultation workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. Download our submission here. Background: ATTIA’s Members play an outsized role in directing inbound tourism to the ASEAN region, as well as within it. They …

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[Australia] ATTIA at the NSW IPC’s Public Hearing

On February 21st, 2023, ATTIA shared its concerns with the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC), regarding a proposal which would further limit short-term rentals in tourism hotspot Byron Bay. Download our submission here.   The planning proposal would halve the existing short-term rentals cap to 90-days a year in most parts of the …

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[Malaysia] Op-Ed: Penang’s short-term rental limits will backfire

ATTIA has observed worrying developments in relation to Penang’s (Malaysia) short-term rental guidelines, which could cap such rentals at 3-days per week. We published an op-ed in The Edge Markets to highlight OTA concerns with the state government’s plan. Original op-ed publication in The Edge Markets available here. Of the three million international tourists who …

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[Thailand] Op-Ed: A win-win for Thai hospitality players to work with OTAs

Our Managing Director Chris Kerin highlights how OTAs and Thai hospitality players can give the industry a ‘booster shot’ through closer collaboration Now that Thailand has exceeded 11 million in international visitor arrivals in 2022, we in the travel industry are met with mixed prospects. While the recovery figures offer reasons to be cheerful for …

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