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Tune Hotels debuts in Australia with first property in Melbourne [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 18 Jun 2013 at 20:50 pm

Malaysia–based low cost hotel chain, Tune Hotels, will open Tune Hotel Melbourne on November 1, marking the brand’s foray into Australia and New Zealand.

How Tourism Australia personalies, mobilises and socialises content [Web In Travel]

Posted on 24 Apr 2013 at 10:16 am by Illka Gobius

Last week I attended the iStrategy conference in Sydney, Australia. Nick Baker, the Executive General Manager of Consumer Marketing for Tourism Australia, gave a keynote address which brought into focus “content and the key levers of personalise, mobilise and socialize”.

Date with Lady Branson in red is (finally) on! [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 08 Apr 2013 at 19:21 pm by Corinne Wan

Virgin Group’s billionaire boss, Sir Richad Branson, is set to shave his legs, don a red female flight attendant uniform and serve passengers on a special AirAsia X Perth-Kuala Lumpur flight on 12 May, two years after losing a bet to AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes over which of their Formula One team would outperform each other.

Top travel websites for January: Australia, New Zealand, China [Web In Travel]

Posted on 04 Mar 2013 at 18:01 pm

The main players on the online scene – Wotif, TripAdvisor, Expedia, Qunar, MaFengWo - continue to rule in Australia, New Zealand and China, while the airline sector sees dominance by Qantas, Air New Zealand and China Southern Airlines.

Australia's top holiday destination for Singaporeans [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 27 Feb 2013 at 20:10 pm

Most Singaporean travellers choose Australia as their destination of choice, followed by Hong Kong and Japan, reveals MasterCard’s latest Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey (2012 H2).

ImpulseFlyer offers year-round bookability to satisfy time-starved customers [Web In Travel]

Posted on 19 Feb 2013 at 13:25 pm

ImpulseFlyer, the private flash sale site, has launched a collection of luxury and boutique hotels under the “ImpulseFlyer Collection” bookable by its members year-round

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

Posted on 26 Dec 2012 at 21:31 pm

In Australia, Wotif remains top OTA while Qantas and TripAdvisor regain the top spot in their respective category; in China, Qunar loses its lead to Ctrip, MaFengWo continues to rule, China Southern Airlines takes back its #1 position.

No intention to mislead in website pricing, says AirAsia X CEO [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 18 Dec 2012 at 21:50 pm

Malaysia based low cost carrier, AirAsia, which was fined by the Federal Court in Melbourne, Australia for not including taxes and charges in advertised air fares on its website, airasia.com, stated it did not intend to mislead its customers.

Scott Blume is Wotif's new chief executive officer [Web In Travel]

Posted on 05 Dec 2012 at 16:07 pm

Australian online travel company, Wotif, has appointed hospitality industry veteran Scott Blume as CEO, replacing Robbie Cooke who resigned in September 2012.

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.

Top travel websites for September [Web In Travel]

Posted on 23 Oct 2012 at 19:57 pm

Wotif.com and ZUJI continue to rule the online travel space in Australia and Singapore respectively, while in Hong Kong Ctrip regained its #1 spot, displacing front-runner Jipiao.trip.taobao.com

Top travel websites in August [Web In Travel]

Posted on 20 Sep 2012 at 13:29 pm

Agoda rules in the online hotel sector for August 2012, capturing the #1 position in the three countries surveyed by Experian Hitwise.

Audio tour apps bring Australia's stories to life for Chinese visitors [Web In Travel]

Posted on 04 Sep 2012 at 19:21 pm by Corinne Wan

A chance remark by some Chinese visitors talking loudly during a tour, drowning out the guide’s commentary, led Jeff Sharp of Itours Australia to develop self-guided audio tours in native languages for smartphones and tablets.

Accor reveals insights into business travellers in APAC [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 30 Aug 2012 at 21:33 pm

Accor has revealed the findings of its third annual Accor Asia-Pacific Business Traveller Research, which seeks to better understand the travel and behavioural preferences of business travellers based in the region.

Wotif.com is Australia's top OTA for four straight months [Web In Travel]

Posted on 21 Aug 2012 at 12:59 pm

Travel data from Experian Hitwise for July 2012 reveals Wotif.com, Jipiao.trip.taobao.com and Expedia Singapore dominate the OTA scene in their respective countries.

Accor sees increased Chinese, Indian business due to Optimum Service Standards [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 15 Aug 2012 at 15:45 pm by Corinne Wan

Accor, the first Australian hotel group to launch a fully-accredited Optimum Service Standards initiative to cater to Chinese and Indian travellers, is reaping rewards from increased occupancies at the 33 participating properties..

Top travel websites in June - Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore [Web In Travel]

Posted on 16 Jul 2012 at 14:38 pm

Data from Experian Hitwise shows the same players in the three countries dominated the online scene last month as in May, with Wotif.com, Jipiao.trip.taobao.com and Expedia Singapore topping the list.

Mining boom leads WA to focus on events and new developments to spread visitation [The Transit Cafe]

Posted on 10 Jul 2012 at 14:02 pm by Corinne Wan

Tourism Western Australia is keen to impress on travellers the state has more to offer beyond Swan River, Margaret River or the Kimberley by offering exciting events year round.

Tourism Australia bets big on social media, 25% of digital budget goes on Facebook channel [Web In Travel]

Posted on 27 Jun 2012 at 17:45 pm by Corinne Wan

With over 3.6 million fans and counting, the Australian NTO has the largest fan base in the world for a tourism organisation, and finds that using digital advocacy to sell the destination is paying off.

How the top travel websites performed in May [Web In Travel]

Posted on 21 Jun 2012 at 20:08 pm

Expedia Singapore rules as the top online travel agency in Singapore for May, while Jipiao.trip.taobao.comleads the pack in Hong Kong andWotif.com maintains the top spot in Australia

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