STB and WIT to hold India Travel Executive Forum on July 10
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Web In Travel (WIT) are jointly organizing the inaugural India Travel Executive Forum at the Taj West End in Bangalore on July 10.The half-day by-invitation event from 2-6pm will include high-level speakers representing India’s travel industry which is in [...]
Winners will be those who get ‘digi-logue’
The Travelport APAC Customer & Partner Conference held in Bali last week opened on a note of optimism based on the demographics of a growth region. The region after all is "Redefining Travel", the theme of the event attended by more than 300 delegates.With China, Japan and Korea leading the [...]
Over 3 in 4 in Singapore plan leisure trips less than a month in advance
Travel is becoming an increasingly important sector for the small and affluent country of Singapore as frequency of outbound trips by air made by consumers here have been rising over the years.A recent GfK study revealed that around 76 percent have been made by travelers no more than a month ahead o [...]
The Wrap: HotelQuickly adds tomorrow-booking feature to its revamped app
Making the news this week are HotelQuickly with its new booking feature, Copenhagen Airport first in the world to use Google Glass, Tune Hotels' growth in VictoriaHotelQuickly adds tomorrow-booking feature to its revamped appLast-minute hotel-booking app, HotelQuickly, has released a reprogrammed an [...]
BeMyGuest wins Start-UP Asia, raises S$1m funding
BeMyGuest, providing tours and activities, has won the Start-UP Asia competition ahead of more than 150 companies, a win the company says positioned it for its latest round of funding amounting to $S1 million.
The inaugural edition of Start-UP, hosted by Channel NewsAsia, aims to nurture and [...]
Airlines investing in smart technologies to ease pain of flight disruptions
Airlines are planning to use business intelligence solutions to manage flight disruptions more effectively and efficiently, according to the 2014 Airline IT Trends Survey, co-sponsored by SITA and Airline Business.The survey, launched at the recent SITA’s Air Transport IT Summit in Brussels, repor [...]
New research reveals LGBT tourism’s potential and strategies to capture market
Gay Pride events have become big business especially for tourism marketing offices, which are increasingly promoting them to shine a spotlight on their destination in a competitive LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) tourism market, according to Out Now Global LGBT2020 research.
Lo [...]
TTS puts together ‘Now I have my own GDS’ music video for Travelport Mobile Agent launch
The newly-launched Travelport Mobile Agent, developed in partnership with TTS-Travel Technology & Solutions, must be the first GDS product to have its very own music video.
Lisbon-based TTS, an active member of the Travelport Developer Network, screened the video at the Travelport Cu [...]
Asians lead global pack in using mobile to search and book travel
Travellers in Asia are leading the global pack in travel bookings online, mobile searches, and mobile purchases, according to a study commissioned by online travel accommodation specialist, AsiaRooms.com, and PC maker, Lenovo.
About 59% of the respondents in Asia indicated they searched f [...]
The Wrap: Mobile-savvy Indonesians a boon for Wego’s travel app
Making the news this week are Wego with its travel app, Goibibo and eRevMax in partnership, TripAdvisor survey on Singaporean travellers, payment solution from Mastercard and eNett
Mobile savvy Indonesians a boon to Wego’s travel app
Wego’s recently launched iOS travel app has been r [...]
