Agoda, Traveloka, Booking and Expedia have to pay value added tax and corporate income tax, which is 5 percent of total revenue, for profits from doing business in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Booking.com has launched a new program called Booking.com Booster that is designed to identify, mentor and fund enterprising startups from around the world that are seeking to have a positive impact on the global tourism industry.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump, officials in his administration and the Department of Homeland Security, claiming the president’s executive order barring some immigrants from entering the country is unconstitutional. Washington is the first state to sue President Trump over his immigration order. Amazon and Expedia, two Seattle-area tech giants, are filing declarations of support for the lawsuit, detailing the negative impacts of Trump’s policy on their operations and employees.
By showing the Tiket.com's transaction receipt, customers with minimum purchase of Rp1,500,000 will get free drink and beverages from Maxx Coffee in five airports, which is Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Kualanamu Airport in Medan, Terminal 1B and Terminal 3 Ultimate of Soekarno Hatta International Airports and Lombok International Airports.
Go-Jek officially introduced its loyalty program called Go-Points, an incentive for users who frequently use Go-Pay, which rewards its users with points that can be redeemed for a variety of prizes. Featured prizes include vouchers for Go-Jek services, restaurants, hotels, entertainment and online shopping platforms. Until February 2017, there are 64 interesting rewards that can be redeemed by the user.
Grab, has launched GrabCoach in Singapore to serve group travellers and corporate customers. GrabCoach allows passengers in large groups to book from a fleet of more than 200 buses and van. The fares are fixed with respective prices of S$65, S$95 and S$150 for a one-way trip.
Customer complaint on the zero installment facility that has been requested, but the customer still received a full payment bill from his credit card yet the slow conversion process had caused him to pay the interest.
There was no PR push from the brand within the week.