Travel websites in Australia see 30% growth in 2010
Australia’s Internet user population may be dwarfed by that of regional neighbors China, Japan and India, but the continent is nonetheless one of Asia Pacific's most mature and dynamic online travel markets.A new report from travel industry research authority PhoCusWright, created in partnership w [...]
TravelDaily to stage China Business Travel Summit
TravelDaily will partner with China Air Service Co. to host the 2011 China Business Travel Summit in Beijing on July 14, 2011.According to the "2010 China Business Travel Survey Report" released by American Express Business Travel, the Chinese mainland’s business travel spending grew by 17% in 20 [...]
Coupon and daily deals sites popular with India’s Internet users
One in 10 Indians going online in June visited websites offering special deals, with SnapDeal.com as the most visited destination. This trend is paving the way for increased e-commerce in India, as revealed in a report by comScore Media Metrix service. The findings showed that 4.6 million Inte [...]
Travelzoo not ruling out Local Deals in Asia Pacific
Travelzoo Asia Pacific has not ruled out launching Local Deals in Asia Pacific in the same way that Travelzoo Inc has launched Locals Deals across multiple cities in the US and London, Brad Gurrie, General Manager, Australia and Singapore, Travelzoo Australia, told WIT.Travelzoo Local Deals, which [...]
TripAdvisor buys EveryTrail, expands mobile offering
TripAdvisor® has expanded its mobile travel offering with the acquisition of Palo Alto, California-based EveryTrail®.EveryTrail has developed a GPS-enabled publishing platform to create outdoor tours and city guides for mobile devices. The technology will complement TripAdvisor's millions of trav [...]
TripAdvisor expands free master class series to Indonesia, Thailand
TripAdvisor is expanding its master class event series, offered free for hospitality industry property owners and marketers, in Indonesia and Thailand, in association with Web in Travel.The events will include presentations from TripAdvisor experts and guest speakers on best practices in hospitality [...]
Virtual learning at South by Southwest – imagine what it’d be like for real
With breakthroughs in technology, I can do almost anything from the comfort of my study - conduct interviews, shop, do my banking and catch up with friends living in foreign lands. It was thus from my chair and, sometimes, from my bed that I participated in the educational and fun-filled South by [...]
Wake up to third party sales, travel suppliers told in Amadeus study
A new industry study, Cross-Sell Your Way to Profit, charts the untapped revenue potential of third-party ancillary services to the travel industry, with analysis providing a wake-up call to travel suppliers as it identifies growth of 30% in revenues from third-party sales by 2015.The study, conduct [...]
What happened to FIT travel to Narita and Japan post-tsunami
Thanks, Abacus, for this chart showing FIT travel from March 3 to April 17 from the Abacus markets (Asia) to Narita and Haneda in Japan.Quick updatesWORLDHOTELS will be holding its regional meeting in Japan to bring its family of hotels round the table to discuss recovery measures. Date June 12 at R [...]
What’s really at stake in the American Airlines’ spat with Orbitz, Expedia?
What's going on behind the scenes of the spat between American Airlines and first, Orbitz and now, Expedia? Douglas Quinby, travel analyst at PhoCusWright, digs into the issues to share what's really at stake.Every three to five years, the civilized travel distribution world seems on the brink of [...]
