{"id":227851,"date":"2023-10-24T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=227851"},"modified":"2023-10-23T19:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:54:15","slug":"equator-initial-release-focuses-on-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/10\/equator-initial-release-focuses-on-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Equator initially focuses on hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 24 October 2023: Singapore-based online travel company, Travel Trade Marketplace launches Equator marketplace, a sales platform which integrates the B2B and D2C* business models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Described as a marketplace for the tourism sector, companies can buy and sell on a single platform, with the sellers maintaining complete control over segment pricing and customer engagement based on a low transaction fee.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"451\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227852 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-6.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-6-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-6-363x420.jpg 363w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 390px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 390\/451;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Founder &amp; CEO Fred Seow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Its initial release lets accommodation operators promote rooms and F&amp;B to pre-qualified customers from different industries and business segments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equator&#8217;s major shareholder, Chan Brothers International&#8217;s Anthony Chan, also Group MD of Chan Brothers Travel, commented: &#8220;We are delighted to be part of this revolutionary model, not just as a stakeholder but as a user of Equator&#8217;s distribution system. 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