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PETALING JAYA — Things haven’t been great for Huawei following a ban sanctioned by US president Donald Trump in an ongoing trade war between the two countries.

The ban forbids US companies from doing business with the Chinese tech giant and could have huge implications for future Huawei device owners.

In an attempt to console Huawei users in Malaysia, one restaurant is offering them discounts on their bills.

Chinese restaurant TNR by Sean & Angie said on social media that Huawei users will enjoy 20 per cent of their total bill from May 27-29.
继续阅读M’sian restaurant offers Huawei users discount after US bans Chinese tech giant

Mobile phone retailers in some Asian countries are refusing to accept Huawei devices for trade-ins, as more consumers look to offload their device on worries Google suspending business with the Chinese firm will disrupt services.

Google has said it will comply with an order by US President Donald Trump to stop supplying Huawei, meaning current owners of Huawei phones face being cut off from updates of the Android operating system from late August. New phones will lose access to popular apps such as YouTube and Chrome.

Against this backdrop, some customers in Singapore and the Philippines have rushed to sell their Huawei phones, according to retailers and online marketplace data.

But there are few takers.

“If we buy something that is useless, how are we going to sell it?,” said Dylan On, a salesman at Wanying Pte Ltd, a Singapore retail and repair shop.
继续阅读HUAWEI BAN: CUSTOMERS IN SINGAPORE AND PHILIPPINES RUSH TO SELL OFF HUAWEI DEVICES

Qantas has secretly put up first class seats for sale on Airbnb, as a ‘cabin in the clouds’ for as little as $20. These flights can be redeemed only with Qantas points, but at a significant discount (over half price), as revealed to the world by Adelaide Now.

This is part of a bigger promotion strategy to give Qantas point members more opportunities to spend their hard-earned points, like the all-point flight to Japan launched earlier this month.
继续阅读Qantas Offering First Class Flights On Airbnb For $20

Plenty of under-the-radar destinations are making a big impression on Airbnb customers as the company revealed the top 10 places that are about to trend this summer.

To discover the top trending destinations Airbnb customers are heading to this summer, the company looked at data for for bookings made between 1 June and 2 September this year and compared it to bookings for the same time last year to find out what destinations had the highest percentage of growth. From palm-fringed coastlines to off-the-grid towns and sublime natural parks, these places are generating more interest than usual.

Valenciennes, France (704%)

This small town near the Belgian border experienced the highest surge in bookings at 704%. Nicknamed the ‘Athens of the North’ in the 19th century due to its artistic activity, Valenciennes is today renowned for its fine art museum which houses masterpieces from Antoine Watteau and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. It’s also home to Scarpe-Escaut Regional Park, one of France’s oldest national parks and popular with hikers and cyclists.
继续阅读Airbnb’s top 10 trending summer destinations for 2019

Luis Cabrera, the newest CEO of travel guidebook company Lonely Planet, plans to use its growing business in China as a way to test out new digital opportunities.

Cabrera was appointed in February, replacing former CEO Daniel Houghton, and has since focused on increasing Lonely Planet’s distribution platform beyond the company’s traditional print guidebook. Currently, Cabrera said, the business is undergoing a research project for the “next evolution” of guides, in order to reach out to younger generations of travelers.

Lonely Planet’s biggest customer growth right now is in non-English speaking regions, especially China, Cabrera told Skift at the Travel Disruption Summit in New York Wednesday. As a result of this, the travel company is currently rethinking its strategy in the country, and plans to experiment with different digital opportunities there.
继续阅读Lonely Planet to Revamp Its Guidebooks, Starting With China