12 November 2009
Media & the online travel story - why doesn't it sell as well?
Yeoh Siew Hoon attends an Amadeus media event in Bangkok and, talking with fellow journalists, her mind harks back to what former ZUJI boss, Scott Blume, said at WIT.
I made a quick dash over to Bangkok last week to attend the Amadeus Asia Pacific media event. After all, it's not often I get to listen to boss David Brett speak and also get an insight into what this giant of travel technology companies is up to...MORE
Holding the course pays off for Amadeus APAC
Volumes will be back in 2010 but yields will be slower to recover, says Brett
Amadeus Asia Pacific president David Brett has tipped that the region's travel industry will make a recovery in 2010 back to 2007 levels, but yields recovery will be slower...MORE
It's a numbers game to Yahoo!
CEO Carol Bartz came through Singapore as part of the APEC crowd who gathered in town last week. Our correspondent heard her speak at an AmCham lunch.
Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo Inc., is passionate about Asia, having travelled here for the past 27 years. She says Yahoo is all about connecting people and that's why they are recruiting users in South Asia. Apparently half of the 600 million internet users...MORE
Appetite Grows for Mobile Travel Services
Sabre Global Mobile Trends Survey shows industry racing to deliver mobile applications and post-booking solutions
Travellers both young and old are increasingly using mobile devices for flight notification, check in, and seat selection, and are also willing to accept advertising with free travel applications...MORE
Enter the Amateur-Expert Traveller
Amadeus tips new travellers emerging as it launches Extreme Search tool which allows "a different way of shopping"
At the media briefing in Bangkok last week, John Chapman, vice president, Airlines Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific spoke of the imminent launch of a new search tool. Under the project name of Extreme Search, the new tool has been in...MORE
Wotif Group receives 'Best Under A Billion' accolade from Forbes Asia
Wotif.com Holdings Limited, operator of leading online travel brands in the Asia Pacific region, received an award from Forbes Asia for being one of the ‘Best Under A Billion' companies on its 2009 shortlist.
Awarded every year, Forbes Asia's ‘Best Under A Billion' list recognises the best small to medium-sized listed companies in Asia Pacific under $1 billion in annual revenue, which have consistently grown and given the best rewards to their shareholders... MORE
Official Daily Publication: 4Hoteliers.com
Pan Pacific shares growth strategy. Wednesday, 18th November 2009
18 Nov 2009 - Pan Pacific Hotels Group shares strategy for growth at the Hospitality Investment Conference Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. Pan Pacific Hotels Group revealed at the Hospitality Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) the strategic...MORE
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