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Letter from Tokyo: Start-ups shaking up travel scene amid new optimism [Web In Travel]

Posted on 23 May 2013 at 20:41 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

I am writing this as I am listening to the start-ups pitching at our first WIT Japan Bootcamp in Tokyo while facilitating discussions – yes, we all have to multi-task these days.

EAN's Intelligent Query a 'leapfrog in search', says CTO Fletcher [Web In Travel]

Posted on 21 May 2013 at 22:17 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Expedia Affiliate Network has developed a tool that it says is a “leapfrog in search” and comes close to unlocking what’s in a travel agent’s head and putting it on the web.

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Postcard from Myanmar - the genie is out of the bottle [Web In Travel]

Posted on 20 Nov 2012 at 15:10 pm by Hawkins Pham, Indochina Capital

Being bullish on Myanmar is a cliché these days. However, I thought I’d share some notes from a recent trip to Yangon—it’s a good conversation starter at the very least.

Top travel websites for October: Australia, China [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Nov 2012 at 19:40 pm

Wotif, Agoda and Jetstar were the most visited websites in Australia in October, while over in China the leaders are Qunar, MaFengWo and China Eastern Airlines. Full details in slides below.

Exposed: The mile high romps that go on [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 19 Nov 2012 at 14:19 pm

A recent survey by Asia Pacific’s and MENA’s leading travel search site Wego has revealed that airline passengers are still quite partial to becoming members of the mile high club.

Users of Hotel.jp now able to search foreign sites [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Nov 2012 at 12:02 pm

Hotel.jp has signed partnership agreements with Agoda.com, Hotels.com, Booking.com and Expedia Japan, which will give its users access to Japanese content on four of the world's largest hotel booking sites.

ComeSingapore, a "personal tour guide" app [Web In Travel]

Posted on 16 Nov 2012 at 18:53 pm

Two Singapore-based travel start-ups - Travelogy and TripFlick - have teamed up to launch ComeSingapore, a Singapore travel guide on the Android platform

MTT survey reveals key factors for airlines' mobile success [Web In Travel]

Posted on 15 Nov 2012 at 19:31 pm

Airlines listed usability and unique added value as among the top three most important factors when implementing their mobile strategy in a survey conducted by Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT) at the recent IATA World Passenger Symposium.

Confessions of a global soul: How travel moves Pico Iyer [Web In Travel]

Posted on 15 Nov 2012 at 14:34 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

I travelled last week through New Zealand with Pico Iyer in my head. I was reading his latest book “The Man Within My Head” to prepare for my interview with him at the Singapore Writers Festival and I couldn’t have picked a better companion.

The Wrap: Malaysia Airports rebrands its hotels as "Sama-Sama" [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 14 Nov 2012 at 19:48 pm

The Wrap: In the news Malaysia Airports, Amadeus, Rakuten, TripAdvisor

Single? Male? 30-something? You’re the perfect airline passenger! [Web In Travel]

Posted on 14 Nov 2012 at 18:16 pm

Skyscanner’s first survey of international cabin crew uncovers the good, the bad and the ugly of airline travel.

Creating content: Lessons from Hollywood [Web In Travel]

Posted on 14 Nov 2012 at 10:44 am by George Mitchell, CTO & Co-founder, Circos Brand Karma

I’ve always been fascinated by Hollywood and filmmaking because despite its glamour, beautiful people, and larger than life personas, movies wouldn’t get made without a whole lot of tech geeks.

WIT: A personal view of the beginning and why Asia travel will be even hotter in 2013 [Web In Travel]

Posted on 14 Nov 2012 at 10:11 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

This post is in response to the article by Timothy O’Neil-Dunne on “WIT turns 8” and his reflection on the evolution of travel in Asia.

iPhone gets the Rome2rio app [Web In Travel]

Posted on 13 Nov 2012 at 20:23 pm

Melbourne-based travel search company, Rome2rio, has launched its multi-modal search engine platform as an iPhone app and is making its source code available to licensees, allowing them to offer their own next-generation travel search capability on a mobile platform.

MakeMyTrip buys HotelTravel.com to expand foothold in APAC [Web In Travel]

Posted on 12 Nov 2012 at 18:14 pm

The acquisition of HotelTravel.com would strengthen its presence in the hotels segment, deepen relationships with suppliers in key markets and increase its brand strength in South East Asia, said MakeMyTrip (MMYT).

Amadeus maintains growth despite global challenges [Web In Travel]

Posted on 09 Nov 2012 at 16:12 pm

Amadeus’ year-on- year financial and operating results for the first nine months of 2012 (ended September 30, 2012) shows an increase of 20.2% in its adjusted profti to reach €481.3 million.

The Wrap: AirAsia X turns five, IPO slated for early 2013 [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 08 Nov 2012 at 15:28 pm

In the news: AirAsia X, Asian Trails, Wego and Resorts World Sentosa, Abacus and Vietnam Airlines

Data Nerds are the New Oracles [Web In Travel]

Posted on 08 Nov 2012 at 15:19 pm by Morris Sim l Circos Brand Karma

As the US Republicans deal with the apparent rebuke from the American people and the US Democrats get to work on bridging a divided country under President Barack Obama’s renewed four-year lease after the 2012 Presidential Elections, the story that caught my attention is that of a statistician, Nate Silver.

ASEAN looks to China for tourism growth [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 08 Nov 2012 at 12:44 pm

According to the UNWTO's World Tourism Barometer report on the first half of 2012, ASEAN countries are some of the fastest growing tourism destinations in the world, with China as the biggest growing contributor of international visitor arrivals to the region.

WIT turns 8: A reflection on the evolution of Asia from the floor [Web In Travel]

Posted on 06 Nov 2012 at 13:43 pm by Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | T2Impact +VaultPAD Ventures

In the beginning there was an idea. Bring to Asia through Singapore, the gateway to the region, the state of the art in online travel. Eight years later, it is a very different story.

Booking travel is as easy as www these days [Web In Travel]

Posted on 05 Nov 2012 at 11:10 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

hotels.com pushes loyalty, Jetstar ancillaries, Air New Sealand Middle Earth and booking.com personalisation and user experience'.

The Wrap: SilverNeedle Collection debuts in APAC [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 01 Nov 2012 at 20:19 pm

In the news: New portfolio of boutique hotels in APAC, AirAsia’s online store rebrands, Roomorama goes Indonesian, easyJet apps win.

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