The day the earth shook in Nepal: A traveller’s account of what happened and how he got out
This is a first hand account by Chris Sweeting, who was touring Kathmandu when the earthquake happened. Sweeting, who worked as publisher for several travel trade titles including TTG Asia and TravelAsia, is a frequent visitor to Nepal, having written a book of his travels there.
Saturday April [...]
More Singapore travellers booking vacations on the go, says Hotels.com
With the proliferation of mobile many travellers are booking holidays on the go, and holidaymakers in Singapore are among them, increasingly using their smart devices to plan their vacations according to Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. (infographic below).
The report revealed that mobile bookin [...]
Loyalty: Breaking the Customer Code
Steve Hui, CEO of iFLYflat, a company that manages frequent flyer points for businesses, believes that travel companies need to actively help customers earn their rewards to earn their true loyalty. He shared why in this presentation at WIT Middle East.
Everyone has a loyalty programme these [...]
The Wrap: Journeyful takes hotel booking mobile with new app
In the news: This week we introduce new products from three hospitallity players - Journeyful’s mobile app, Travelport’s business intelligence product for travel agencies, TripAdvisor’s Review Express’s extension
Journeyful takes hotel booking mobile with new app
Singapore based tr [...]
CarTrawler acquires Cabforce to enhance product range and service delivery
Car rental distribution platform and ground transportation service provider, CarTrawler, is acquiring Cabforce, Finnish technology and services company and a leading provider of taxi booking solutions.
CarTrawler, which is backed by funds advised by BC Partners and Insight Venture Partners, did n [...]
IHG, Amadeus to develop “revolutionary” cloud-based guest reservation system
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Amadeus will jointly develop a next-generation Guest Reservation System (GRS), which it says “will revolutionise the technological foundations of the global hospitality industry.”
The new GRS for over 4,800 IHG properties will use a new cloud-based co [...]
Venture Republic buys Flocations to strengthen travel offerings in Southeast Asia
Venture Republic Group (VRG) announced today its acquisition of Singapore based startup, Flocations, Southeast Asia’s largest marketplace for online tour packages.
However, no other details such as the acquisition amount, were revealed.
Flocations, founded in 2012 and operating in Singapore [...]
WIT Start-Up: Postcard & Tag – a new way of sharing travel
Postcard & Tag the new visual social travel directory had its global launch in Jakarta, Indonesia. on April 21. The company shares with WIT its vision and plans.
1. Describe the business, core products and services in one paragraph
Postcard & Tag is your social travel directory t [...]
HotelQuickly brings last-minute booking to the Apple Watch
Now you can check in to your hotel room from your wrist with HotelQuickly's new Apple Watch app.
Working in tandem with the user's iPhone the app brings simplified access for navigation and check-in to the wrist, and ‘handoff’ continuity for instant transition right where they left off on [...]
Content is King, Community is Queen, and Commerce is their Royal Offspring
This post is written by Morris Sim, CEO & Co-founder, Circos Brand Karma.
At WIT Middle East a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of digital marketing experts: Angel Lorente Paramo, Global Head of Digital Marketing, Ecommerce, Qatar Airways,Sumathi Ramanathan, Region [...]
