Coronavirus: technology keeps traditional travel agency afloat, spurs launch of real-time booking platform for cruises


Training staff to work with technology and investing in digitalisation have helped a traditional travel agency beat the tide of lay-offs and closures that has battered Hong Kong’s tourism sector during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Goldjoy Travel became Asia’s first tour agency to launch a real-time booking platform for cruises with two of Genting Hong Kong’s lines – Dream Cruises and Crystal Cruises.

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