Social media use intense among APAC travellers, instant chats winning
Travellers now spend almost as much time exploring online as off:• China, Vietnam and Indonesia most addicted; Australia, New Zealand and Japan the least• Indonesians, Malaysians and Thais spend 4 hours/day online during travels• WeChat overtakes Sina-Weibo in China with 74% vs 38% regul [...]
The Wrap: Air passengers to top 7 billion in 20 years, IATA forecasts
In the news: IATA passenger growth forecast, Accor’s Q3 financial results, HRS hotels in Sabre travel marketplaceAir passengers to top 7 billion in 20 years, IATA forecastsThe number air passengers is expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034, revealed the International Air Transport Association (IATA [...]
Eight best quotes by Gareth Williams, CEO, Skyscanner
With the WIT Bootcamp, APAC's only travel start-up event just a week away, some gems of wisdom worth sharing from Gareth Williams, CEO and co-founder of Skyscanner, found in this article on it being hailed “one of the best technology companies to come out of Europe”.1. On funding: "I view fundin [...]
An airline leader who doesn’t shirk at cleaning toilets
Emirsyah Satar (left), CEO of Garuda Indonesia, is an airline leader who believes in walking the talk, even if it means cleaning lavatories.Accepting his Airline Executive of the Year award from CAPA (Centre for Aviation) during its Awards night this week in Singapore, he spoke of the early days whe [...]
The Wrap: Wego’s 101 on tipping in foreign lands
In the news: Wego’s guide to tipping, Suntec Singapore’s new online customer portal Malaysia Airlines’ tie-up with French rail company, Jetstar’s mobile boarding passWego's 101 on tipping in foreign landsTo tip or not to tip? This is the question that often confronts travellers, as the pract [...]
Flight search nowhere near close being solved: Google’s Schmidt
Excerpt from a speech Eric Schmidt of Google made on flight search:“You often hear people talk about search as a solved problem. But we are nowhere near close. Try a query like “show me flights under €300 for places where it’s hot in December and I can snorkel”.“That’s kind of complica [...]
Trang is Asia’s cheapest airport, Beijing’s the busiest
Thailand and Malaysia are home to the cheapest airports in Asia, according to a study by flight search engine, WhichAirline.com, with the former having three and the latter four.Topping the list as the cheapest is Trang in Thailand, based on the cost of flights from the airport at an average of US [...]
Convergence key to efficiency reveals Abacus in corporate travel poll
The latest Corporate Travel Practices Survey from echnology solution provider, Abacus, uncovered a series of structural and behavioural issues that, if addressed, could dramatically improve the efficiency of the managed travel sector.The survey, which represented the views of 82 of the region’s to [...]
The Millennial Voice: How my mother became a digital global traveller
My mum’s interest in photography probably only really began when she joined the Indonesian Heritage Society. Bored with spending too much time at home and having long lost the novelty of being a glamorous ‘lady that lunches’, she packed her bags and a DSLR and ventured off into the wilderness. [...]
The Wrap: European holidaymakers fleeing the winter cold to chase the sun
In the news this week: Sunny destinations for European holidaymakers in winter. direct hotel billing from eNett and Cornerstone, Amadeus Altéa Suite for VistaraEuropean holidaymakers fleeing the winter cold to chase the sun More and more Europeans taking winter holidays are leaving the cold winter [...]
