Balestier Heritage Race raises S$12,688 for Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home
The inaugural Balestier Heritage Race, held on 12 June and co-organised by the Ramada and Days Hotels Singapore At Zhongshan Park and WIT, has successfully raised S$12,688 for Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home.A cheque was presented by Tony Cousens, General Manager of the Ramada and Days Hotels Singapore to [...]
Videos influence travellers’ purchasing decisions
A recent study Google conducted with Ipsos MediaCT (read the report) shows that two out of three U.S. consumers watch online travel videos when they are thinking about taking a trip to know more about the destination they are visiting, as well as to learn some local tips or points of interest.The in [...]
China Business Travel Summit opens for registrations
The 2011 China Business Travel Summit is now open for registration. Organised by TravelDaily, the event will bring together some of the world’s and China's most influential travel industry leaders and Chinese corporate travel buyers to discuss core issues affecting business travel.“Participant [...]
How AirAsia performed first three months
Take a look at AirAsia's latest available operating statistics for January, February and March 2011. Number of earned seats flown. Earned seats comprise seats sold to passengers (including no-shows) and seats provided for promotional purposes Number of seats flownNumber of [...]
How to fill rooms during lean times with tactical marketing
The travel industry is now blessed or some may say cursed with hundreds of options to distribute travel products, OTA, SEO, SEM, EDM and on it goes to the point we run out of three-letter acronyms but each of these channels hold a very important place in the distribution pyramid.Travel suppliers nee [...]
In the new world, technology, data and marketing must come together
RADIUS will leverage technology and data to seal its position as the leading corporate travel management company looking after mid-size multinationals on a global and regional level, says Nicholas Stafford, its senior vice president-marketing and business development (left).It recently took on Vino [...]
India, Indonesia – lands of opportunities for online travel
Two countries, so similar yet so different - one maturing, yet still seeing explosive growth, the other emerging and about to see explosive growth.Indonesia may not have strong online travel brands but awareness is growing, said Danny Oei Wirianto, CEO of Mindtalk, Indonesia (pictured left). The p [...]
Innovation, Ideas & Inspiration for Jobs at WIT*e, April 28
The first WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring in Singapore will kick off on April 28 with a focus on innovation, new start-up ideas and cool career opportunities in travel and tourism.Plus we will unveil news of an exciting new initiative from Web In Travel.WIT*e Singapore is being supported by Ab [...]
Internet users in Greater China spend most time on portals and entertainment sites
comScore Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, recently released a report on how Internet users spend their time online in Greater China, which covers mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.The report found that portals commanded the largest share of online minutes, followed by entertainment, [...]
iSpeedy application gets a major upgrade
Amadeus and Speedy Travel continue their successful partnership as the innovative online agency releases the latest evolution of its iSpeedy Travel application. The new developments include an iSpeedy social networking function, which introduces extensive connectivity with social media allowing for [...]
