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| An alternative distribution by the name of LUTE |
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| New system wants to level the playing field for agents by offering direct connect to airlines and giving them access to full content and services. And Asia will be a major focus of its expansion, as Yeoh Siew Hoon finds out. |
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It's called LUTE for a "tongue in cheek" reason. Founders of what they describe as a "modern multi-content based travel distribution" platform wanted to "rob from the rich to pay the poor" - the rich being the traditional GDS and the poor being the travel agents, that is...MORE |
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| ITB News: Trade fair specialist out to create value |
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| Singapore, March 23, 2010 - Nino Gruttke, 27, is a busy young man. In the past two months, he's changed jobs, moved cities, shifted continents from Europe to Asia, found a new apartment in Singapore and enrolled in a part-time MBA programme. |
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That, as well, as learning the ropes of what it takes to run and grow the ITB Asia trade show, now in its third year...MORE |
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| If you know someone who sucks at Facebook, send this on |
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| Is Facebook killing marriages, Yeoh Siew Hoon wonders? Well, it's certainly keeping a lot of people busy, even in China where it's not allowed. |
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I was having drinks the other evening with a male friend when he glared at me and said, "I think the hot topic this year is, will Facebook kill marriages?"...MORE |
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| Why mobile is about to change how travel companies use social media |
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| Norm Rose of PhoCusWright posted this article which appeared in TNooz on March 22. |
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The travel industry has embraced the power of user generated content while social media management is becoming a core competency.
Travel companies are monitoring Twitter and creating Facebook fan pages to control brand image. These efforts have been designed to create online community, improve customer interaction and provide a new outlet for special offers...MORE |
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| Post crisis crackdown - companies enforce tighter travel mandates |
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| New research from American Express Business Travel reveals that companies across the board are cracking down on corporate travel policies. The research titled, Managing Travel in the New Normal, reveals that more than a third of companies won't cover the cost if an employee doesn't follow company protocol and regularly books travel outside of policy. |
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And on a traveller's first compliance failure, 90% of travel management departments that report through to procurement or finance will provide a warning or notice of some kind...MORE |
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