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Virtually no chance of competing with these babes [Web In Travel]

Posted on 02 Sep 2010 at 09:57 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

I am feeling increasingly redundant these days.

WIT Speakers Corner: Travel specialist investor out to find 'next big thing' at WIT [Web In Travel]

Posted on 31 Aug 2010 at 11:46 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Specialist travel fund, Travel Capitalist Ventures, is setting its sights on “the next big thing” in Asia. Abrar Ahmad tells Yeoh Siew Hoon what he's on the lookout for.

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A lust for wandering and creating goes a long way [Web In Travel]

Posted on 01 Sep 2010 at 22:29 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Loh Lik Peng hopes his new Wanderlust hotel in Little India will make designer hotels fun again, and get people spreading the word. Yeoh Siew Hoon pops in for a visit.

Forget big brother. Your company is watching you [Web In Travel]

Posted on 01 Sep 2010 at 19:53 pm by Illka Gobius

In the name of ‘security’ and ‘saving cost’, big business is encroaching on every facet of their employee’s life, including the aspect of mobile telephony.

As AirPhil Express expands, it banks on Sabre [Web In Travel]

Posted on 01 Sep 2010 at 10:52 am

Low cost Philippine carrier Airphil Express, which is set to expand regionally this October, is looking to Sabre Airline Solutions to underpin its business transformation and growth.

Amadeus turns in robust results in first half [Web In Travel]

Posted on 31 Aug 2010 at 18:12 pm

Amadeus IT Holding has announced year-on-year financial and operating results for its first half (six months ended 30 June 2010).

WIT Speakers Corner: Make sure you have a strong brand before jumping into social media, says Morris Sim [Web In Travel]

Posted on 31 Aug 2010 at 10:32 am by Bojan Tercon

Morris Sim, co-founder of Circos Brand Karma and speaker/mentor at Web in Travel 2010, shares with us his views on social media and how it is impacting the travel industry.

ITB Asia puts association meetings business in spotlight [ITB Asia]

Posted on 26 Aug 2010 at 12:20 pm

ITB Asia has attracted over 25 speakers to address Association Day, a specialist forum 20-21 October that is dedicated to understanding and growing the association meeting sector in Asia.

Wotif posts record profit of $53 million [Web In Travel]

Posted on 25 Aug 2010 at 22:53 pm

Wotif.com Holdings continued its successful streak, setting another record year in profits. It posted a A$53 million full year after tax profit for FY2010, up $9.5 million over last year’s record result.

More people will opt for independent travel, that's a fact [Web In Travel]

Posted on 25 Aug 2010 at 14:37 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Well, the image of “travelling in tour groups” has taken a severe battering of late.

WIT Speakers Corner: The dawn of a new romance in travel in Asia, says Tan [Web In Travel]

Posted on 25 Aug 2010 at 12:43 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

The empowerment of the customer in Asia is the biggest change that’s taken hold in the regional travel market in the last decade, said Kathleen Tan, group head of commercial f

NileGuide launches “Ask Locals” [Web In Travel]

Posted on 25 Aug 2010 at 12:32 pm

Have a question about your upcoming trip, or just exploring travel possibilities? This week, NileGuide debuts its “Ask Locals” functionality, incorporating questions and answers from Localyte.com into top-level navigation on the website.

Hostage crisis: The role Social Media played, and what Philippines needs to do [Web In Travel]

Posted on 24 Aug 2010 at 19:21 pm by Illka Gobius

With the advent of social media, handling a crisis is subject to changed expectations. Citizens and consumers are more demanding of the truth, there is a wider range of influencers than ever before and there is more activism as a consequence of social media and its power to communicate issues very quickly, than there ever has been in the past.

Ancillaries Part 2: Understanding the fuss around it [Web In Travel]

Posted on 24 Aug 2010 at 12:19 pm by Timothy O'Neil-Dunne

There are clearly a lot of forces lined up on the issue of ancillaries. In part two of my piece on Ancillaries, I will try and make sense of the issues surrounding Ancillaries. For clarification purposes, I am discussing only airline-based products. However as every traveller knows – the ancillaries affect just about every travel product type.

Kawasaki to champion innovation at Abacus conference [Web In Travel]

Posted on 23 Aug 2010 at 11:39 am

Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and author of nine books, the latest being “Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging and Outmarketing Your Competition”, will keynote the 7th Abacus International Conference from October 13-16.

Following successful IPO, MakeMyTrip on hunt for acquisitions [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Aug 2010 at 10:40 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Armed with a new and bulging war chest following its successful debut on NASDAQ last week, MakeMyTrip is on the lookout for “strategic acquisitions to boost our leadership position”, founder and CEO Deep Kalra told WIT.

One man's innovation is another man's adoption [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Aug 2010 at 00:27 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Kevin May’s post on innovation has got me thinking that maybe one man’s innovation just equals another man’s adoption.

WIT*e goes to Bangkok with Asia Connect [Web In Travel]

Posted on 18 Aug 2010 at 16:02 pm

On September 7 in Bangkok, travel leaders will gather to discuss the latest trends in distribution and marketing affecting the Thai travel industry as well as to groom tomorrow’s tourism leaders.

Human touch critical to Contiki Asia [Web In Travel]

Posted on 18 Aug 2010 at 10:33 am by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Given that its customers are the young and restless, Contiki Asia communicates with them at every channel available on the web but when it comes to sales, it still relies on the human touch of the traditional travel agent.

WIT Speakers Corner: Ancillaries 101: What's the fuss? [Web In Travel]

Posted on 17 Aug 2010 at 10:06 am by Timothy O'Neil-Dunne

Much has been written about the Ancillary Revenue services offered by the airlines. It has left many people scratching their heads wondering why it is so hard to be able to charge separately for – say – a premium seat. In this two-part article, I will address what Ancillaries are and in my next article, I will address the issues surrounding the sale and distribution of these services.

WIT Speakers Corner: Symes since inception, Wego where next? [Web In Travel]

Posted on 16 Aug 2010 at 23:20 pm by Bojan Tercon

When I asked Martin when his first WIT experience was, he quickly answered, '“I’m a WIT old-timer.” Indeed, he's been there since inception and this year, naturally, he will be there again.

Abacus puts first stake down in Kazakhstan [Web In Travel]

Posted on 16 Aug 2010 at 23:14 pm by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Robert Bailey’s first impression of Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, was the pleasant climate. Coming from the equatorial island where he is based, Bailey recalls the fresh, cool air of the city that’s situated nearly 1,000m above sea level.

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