Who actually connects a traveller to a trip? Behind every booking sits an ecosystem of travel tech systems, online travel agencies, short-term rental platforms, metasearch platforms and travel management companies. Together they help airlines, hotels, homes and experience providers reach travellers around the world.
Our website now features How Travel Tech Works, an explainer for policymakers, partners and anyone curious about how the industry fits together.
What you will find
- An interactive map of the ecosystem, showing how leisure and business bookings flow from providers to travellers, and what each player does.
- Asia Pacific figures from Oxford Economics research published by Global Travel Tech, including an estimated 975,000 additional jobs and $15.5bn in additional GDP supported by online travel distribution in the region in 2019.
- How travel tech supports smaller players, from independent hotels to lesser-known and rural destinations.
- New ways to travel built on travel tech, from virtual interlining and cross-fares to multimodal trips.
The explainer is adapted from the position paper of Global Travel Tech, ATTIA’s sister organisation.
Explore How Travel Tech Works →
To discuss any of the issues raised, contact the ATTIA secretariat at secretariat@asiatraveltech.org.
