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Jin Jiang Hotels launches own same-day booking app [Web In Travel]

Posted on 20 Jun 2013 at 18:17 pm

Guess it was only a matter of time before a hotel company launched its own same-day booking app and it comes from China where the country's largest star-rated hotel group, Jin Jiang Hotels, has launched the industry’s first own-branded, same-day booking app.

#witsummercamp: Build up a good name and find your element [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 10:22 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

I am sure we’ve all had defining moments in our career. I’ve had a few but the most significant one that I recall happened very early on.

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The Wrap: Weighty issue of Fat Tax resurfaces [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 02 Apr 2013 at 13:22 pm

In the news: Fat Tax for overweight airlines passengers, Malaysian travellers going online, iPads for Malaysia Airlines’ A380s

What keeps Norwegian's boss awake? Asian low cost carriers [Web In Travel]

Posted on 02 Apr 2013 at 10:32 am

Read an interesting piece on BBC News about Norwegian Air Shuttle whose chief executive Bjorn Kjos is shaking things up at the airline and getting the attention of low cost leaders like Easyjet and Ryanair.

CAPA Aviation Outlook 2013: Uncertainty has become the new normal [Web In Travel]

Posted on 02 Apr 2013 at 10:42 am

“Challenging”, “volatile”, “uncertainty” are among the most popular words being used to describe the airline industry. CAPA is offering a special WIT rate for its Airline In Transition event in Dublin on April 11-12.

Game-changing 'Travel's Amazing Online' reality series to be launched [Web In Travel]

Posted on 01 Apr 2013 at 09:40 am

A new “Travel’s Amazing Online” reality series competition, targeted at audiences throughout Asia, will soon be launched by an alliance of online travel players in the region.

Halal meta-search Lagisatu wins WIT Indonesia's Start-Up Pitch [Web In Travel]

Posted on 29 Mar 2013 at 11:47 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

It’s the morning after. My head is swimming in data and ideas. Yesterday, we spent a day immersed in trying to uncover the Indonesian travel story – and what a diverse, interesting tale of quirks and opportunities ...

Now everyone can be an AirAsia groupie [Web In Travel]

Posted on 27 Mar 2013 at 19:10 pm by Corinne Wan

The latest product from AirAsia, a group buying site called TripGroupy, leverages the power of group buying to bring travellers the cheapest prices on one-way flight tickets to destinations it flies to.

Rome2rio offers instant pricing for every component of journey [Web In Travel]

Posted on 27 Mar 2013 at 13:53 pm

Travel search site, Rome2rio, in a major upgrade, now delivers estimated fares for air, train, taxi and other transport elements – door to door - in all search results.

TripZilla debuts in Malaysia, bullish about new market [Web In Travel]

Posted on 26 Mar 2013 at 13:15 pm by Corinne Wan

Singapore based online travel portal, TripZilla, which offers the simplest way for users to find and book their travels, launches in Malaysia with my.TripZilla.com.

Online is yesterday, mobile is today, declares TripAdvisor's Bruno [Web In Travel]

Posted on 26 Mar 2013 at 12:47 pm

Online is yesterday and mobile is today, says Julio Bruno, global vice president of sales, TripAdvisor for Business, as the world’s largest review site lays down the gauntlet to own the customer on the move.

Getting into the Jakarta state of mind [Web In Travel]

Posted on 26 Mar 2013 at 01:13 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

I am writing this at a petrol station in the centre of Jakarta, in a darkened Golden Bird car. My driver had asked me if it was okay for him to stop off at a surau so he can do his evening prayers.

NusaTrip launches, claims position as Indonesia's first full service OTA [Web In Travel]

Posted on 23 Mar 2013 at 23:15 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

In yet another sign of how hot the Indonesian online travel market is getting and just days before the WIT Indonesia conference opens on Wednesday in Jakarta, NusaTrip.com has launched, calling itself the “first complete online travel agent in Indonesia”.

Moscow's most expensive for room service, Cape Town's most affordable [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 25 Mar 2013 at 14:58 pm

The inaugural TripIndex Room Service 2013 released by TripAdvisor, which compares popular hotel amenities in 46 of the world’s key destinations, reveals Moscow (Russia) as the most expensive city for travellers while Cape Town (South Africa) offers the best value.

The Wrap: Travelport launches SmartPoint App for Worldspan Go! Desktop [Web In Travel]

Posted on 22 Mar 2013 at 11:44 am

In the news: SmartPoint App from Travelport, Sabre Qik Solution for ANA, ITB Asia’s buyers’ registration opens, first Dorsett hotel in Singapore

A journey through Myanmar, Part 3: Finding peace and tranquillity in Inle Lake [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 21 Mar 2013 at 16:56 pm by Maria Benz | Amadeus Asia

On the last leg of her adventure in Myanmar, Maria Benz (Amadeus Asia) visited the famed Inle Lake and found a serene rustic paradise.

WIT Start-Up finalists get chance to test proof of concept with AirAsia [Web In Travel]

Posted on 21 Mar 2013 at 15:55 pm

Entrepreneurs taking part in the WIT Start-Up Pitch programme will have the opportunity to test their ideas with AirAsia Group’s customers in an extension of the partnership first struck last October between Web In Travel and Asia’s largest low cost carrier.

HomeAway, travelmob form strategic partnership [Web In Travel]

Posted on 21 Mar 2013 at 05:00 am

The partnership strengthens HomeAway’s presence in Asia Pacific while opening up the global travel market to travelmob’s property owners and managers

A journey through Myanmar, Part 2: Mandalay and beyond [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 20 Mar 2013 at 15:58 pm by Maria Benz | Amadeus Asia

Maria Benz (Amadeus Asia) arrived in Mandalay, the second largest city after Yangon and the last royal capital of Burma, and was charmed by its beautiful temples, fascinated by its unique lifestyle and awed by a unique 19th century bridge.

Rakuten, Priceline to headline WIT Japan, online travel powers on [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 at 23:04 pm

Japan’s largest Internet brand and Asia’s second most innovative company as ranked by Forbes, Rakuten, and the world’s largest travel company, Priceline Group, valued at US$37.55 billion, will kick off the second WIT Japan conference themed “No More Walls”.

Who wears the pants in travel and social media? Hint: It's not men. [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 at 17:31 pm by Katherine Tse | Circos Brand Karma

A guest blog by Katherine Tse, marketing communications manager at Circos Brand Karma

WIT Start-Up: Shiroube links locals to travellers in P2P model [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 at 11:08 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

In the new sharing economy, peer-to-peer marketplaces have popped up everywhere (think Couchsurfing, AirBnB and Uber) and the latest to join the pack is Shiroube, a start-up in beta that aims to link locals with travellers.

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