Pegasus Solutions launches OpenFlex
OpenFlex, a mobile website design solution, allows hotels to deliver promotional offers correctly formatted for any mobile device.By expanding the hotel booking choices hotels can offer guests, OpenFlex ensures hotels are capable of seizing business opportunities wherever consumers are comfortable [...]
Uber’s mantra for success in China – technology supremacy + local connect
For any burgeoning global brand, despite its hefty valuation, if it’s new to China then nothing can be taken for granted. So when San Francisco-based Uber, backed by the likes of Google Ventures and TPG Capital, forayed into China late last year, the move was minutely scrutinized.
The ent [...]
Japan’s travel balance swings to black for first time in 44 years
Glad to know that Japan’s travel balance swung into the black for the first time in about 44 years in April.
This means foreign visitors spend more in Japan than Japanese spent on overseas travel. A Nikkei report cited government statistics that said the surplus of 1.7 billion yen ($171 m [...]
Travelport’s vision for the future
Leading travel commerce marketplace, Travelport, has launched its new global brand vision, The platform that is redefining travel commerce for our customers, in a bid to more accurately describe the role the company now plays in the global travel distribution chain where it has strategically inv [...]
WeChat and LINE displacing traditional social networks; Asian travellers post 53% of luxury hotel reviews
Brand Karma has released a study on the Asian luxury traveller & social media in partnership with International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), analyzing millions of social media posts and online reviews from Asian luxury travellers to provide a unique lens into their behaviors. The findings a [...]
MetaSearch Uncovered
This is a guest blog by Lina Serpil (pictured below left) of Sabre Hospitality Solutions who reveals the importance of Meta Search for hoteliers.
All the hype these days in the Digital Marketing world is around MetaSearch. I hear customers and experts talking about MetaSearch more often th [...]
Root cause of travel disruption is mainly man-made, says Abacus
Travel disruption is typically associated with natural disasters but the real scourge is, more often than not, man-made, according to Abacus in its published metrics on causes behind millions of travellers altering their trips.
The findings are collated from broadcasts of the Abacus Trip [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia India finally takes flight after months of bureaucratic delays
In the news: AirAsia India set to fly, faster check-in at Changi Airport, new website and IBE for Warwick hotels, IHG launches 3D Connected Traveller Series
AirAsia India finally takes flight after months of bureaucratic delays
After much speculation and delays the news of low cost carri [...]
Airlines urged to deliver more personalised, data-led merchandising to drive up revenues
The introduction of new merchandising techniques is fuelling a revolution in how travel is purchased, and airlines must provide the right product and service to unlock the retail mindset, according to a research paper by Amadeus.
“Thinking like a retailer: Airline merchandising” (down [...]
Singapore’s travel industry partners get behind Heritage Race for good
Singapore’s travel industry is joining forces behind the first Heritage Race to be run next Thursday, June 12, and which will raise funds for the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, a nursing care facility for the underprivileged and elderly.
Companies such as Abacus International, INFOR, Trust In [...]
