APAC online travel has arrived, says PhoCusWright’s new study
Scrap the word “emerging” when describing the Asia Pacific online travel market from now on. It’s arrived.PhoCusWright’s Asia Pacific Online Travel Overview Fourth Edition, due out this week, values the size of the market at US$53 billion or 21% of the total travel market.“That’s half t [...]
As Groupon expands in Asia, what are the bigger implications for travel?
Groupon was a hot topic at the WIT Conference last October with many speakers making references to it and news that it’s expanding in Asia – carried in this post in e27 – did not come as a surprise.In December, the company that offers online coupons for discounts at restaurants, shops and o [...]
Asia rules supreme in broadband and mobile connectivity
In today's communication world, speed is king! We are getting accustomed to ever faster broadband speeds and mobile connectivity, and are always impatiently tapping our fingers if a too large photo file doesn't download instantaneously. How did we survive in 2008?Fortunately, or unfortunately, w [...]
Asian consumers taking to online shopping in big way, says Visa survey
Consumers in six rapidly growing eCommerce markets are taking to online shopping in a big way, according to the 2010 Visa eCommerce Consumer Monitor. Almost nine in 10 (87%) of the survey respondents across the six markets polled said they had purchased products and services online in the past year. [...]
Who’s not happy with their office technology?
If you think the young are a demanding lot, and Baby Boomers are just happy in a familiar space, the latest Carlson Wagonlit Travel Australian Business Traveller Insight pretty much bears this out.In a study of the growth of social media and the impact on business travel, CWT said that younger, sa [...]
WIT Day Two Top Tips for Tip Top Grooves
Pitch from the Top - a panel of Travel Industry leaders are asked to give us their pick of the Grooves out there. What Groove do they think is going to impact big time on Travel?Patrick Andres, Vice President Asia Pacific, Sabre Hospitality Solutions kicked things off by saying that there were po [...]
WIT’s Grooviest Start-Up launches GetFlight Singapore
Air fare search in Singapore just got more competitive. Barely a month after it won The Grooviest Start-Up at WIT 2011, GetFlight.com.au, the first and only site dedicated to sale airfares for flights in and from Australia, has launchedGetFlight Singapore, a new sister site that utilises GetFlight� [...]
With new website, MAS hopes to double conversion from browse to buy
Dr. Amin Khan (pictured top centre), Malaysia Airlines Executive Vice President, Commercial Strategy, used five words to describe the airline’s refreshed malaysiaairlines.com website at its launch earlier this week – Flights, Tour, Transfer, Hotel, Car Hire.The five words form the essence of w [...]
Wotif tried, some said it failed, it said it didn’t
If there was one mantra that was repeated the most at last year’s WIT Conference, it was “try, test, fail, try again” with many panellists, from AirAsia’s Kathleen Tan to Abacus’ Brett Henry, urging the audience to dare to try new things in 2011.And it seems Wotif is among those who have d [...]
ZUJI puts weight behind Thailand
Online travel agency, ZUJI, has formed a regional partnership with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to demonstrate its commitment to support the country.ZUJI's relationship with TAT began in 2009 with ZUJI Singapore. With the latest tie-up, Zuji is now expanding its attractive offers for int [...]
