The Wrap: AirAsia X takes flight to Hawaii and Europe in December
In the news: Two new destinations for AirAsia X, more hotels in India for Carlson Rezidor, new partnership between Mama Shelter and Accor
AirAsia X takes flight to Hawaii and Europe in December
It will be "Aloha Hawaii" and "Hello (again) Europe" come December for AirAsia X, the longhaul [...]
Changi Airport and STB team up to grow visitor arrivals to Singapore
Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have inked a strategic marketing deal that see them jointly investing S$35 million to boost awareness of and arrivals to both Singapore and Changi Airport.
Billed as the “largest strategic partnership between CAG and STB to date� [...]
The Wrap: Hilton brings mobile room selection and online check-in to Southeast Asia
In the news: This week we are focusing on hotels – Hilton Worldwide digital room selection, ICON Hotel partnership with Duetto, Mandarin Oriental’s Fan of MO, TAUZIA and RateGain
Hilton brings mobile room selection and online check-in to Southeast Asia
Hilton Worldwide has made its dig [...]
Almosafer is first Saudi-based OTA partner for Wego
Leading travel metasearch website and travel app, Wego, has teamed up with Almosafer, a fast growing online travel agency based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as its first local OTA partner.
Ross Veitch, Wego chief executive officer and co-founder, announced the partnership at WIT Middle Eas [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: New car rental start-up drives into town
Adrian Lee, co-founder of Drive.SG, tells WIT what drove him to start the car rental site and what he hopes to change.
Q: Describe the business, core products and services in one paragraph
Drive is an aggregator for car rental services in Asia. With obvious international choices such as A [...]
US$18bil in savings for air transport industry from improved bag handling, says SITA
Technology invesment has led to a fall in mishandled bag rate by 61.3% in the past seven years leading to a US$18 billion in estimated cost saving for the air transport industry, according to air transport IT specialist SITA.
The SITA 2015 Baggage Report (see infographic below), which was release [...]
The Wrap: A guide to writing helpful reviews from TripAdvisor
In the news: TripAdvisor’s online travel review guide, WTTC’s forecast for the global travel industry, Best Western's partnership with Agoda, Travelport Rich Content and Branding merchandising solution
A guide to writing helpful reviews from TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor has unveiled an onli [...]
Study reveals the use of technology and its influences in developing countries
A new Pew Research Center report of 32 emerging and developing country countries finds that the increasing use of the Internet has been a good influence in education, personal relationships and the economy.
However, on balance people are also more likely to say that the Internet is a negative rat [...]
On-demand mobile hotel booking solution, SavvyMob, expands footprint in India
Bangalore-based start up, SavvyMob, is on an expansion path, spreading to 50 Indian destinations with over 500 hotels that include Royal Orchid, Golden Tulip, Summit Hotels, and Trip India Hotels.
Its latest expansion in the last six months also covered newer holiday destinations like Leh, Ladakh [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Tours of a thoughtful kind
Whenever we travel, there’s an inherent expectation that we will experience the best a place has to offer, whether it be through dining at the finest restaurants, taking part in various cultural practices or even simply staying at the best hotel.
We forget that within every place lies a side we [...]
