“Spot the Lumia” and get to party in the sky
India’s Jet Airways and Nokia Lumia are hosting the Sky Party on January 20 to celebrate their partnership in transforming the airline’s Boeing B737-800 aircraft into a flying virtual billboard with a new, innovative wrap.
The "Spot the Lumia" consumer competition to celebrate t [...]
Suspension of four routes a business decision, says Fernandes
AirAsia group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (pictured left) has defended AirAsia X’s move to scrap four of its loss-making international routes as “purely business", and must be viewed positively by Malaysians.
He said allegations that the the airline, which is AirAsia’s affiliate, drop [...]
Regulations and taxes on top of airlines’ woes, says Sabre
The 2011 Sabre Airline Solutions survey shows regulations on airport security, emissions and taxes are the top issues negatively impacting global airlines’ revenues over the next 18 months.
In the bi-annual survey by Sabre of nearly 80 regional and global airlines worldwide, executives [...]
AirAsia X axes India and Europe routes, launches KL-Sydney service (UPDATED)
The Malaysia-based long haul low cost affiliate of AirAsia has suspended services to four cities - Mumbai, New Delhi, Paris, London - due to global economic uncertainity, soaring taxes and higher jet fuel prices.
It however has added the much-prized Sydney to its network (read Update below).
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Star Cruises searching for its “first friends”
SuperStar Virgo, which is currently undergoing a US$25 million refurbishment, is launching a reunion campaign that aims to get together her first passengers on her inaugural sail 12 years ago.
Through its "Our First Friends" campaign, Star Cruises is searching for passengers who cruised [...]
Indonesian startup Valadoo focuses on tours & activities
When planning long holidays, the Indonesian online customer places more importance in knowing what to do than where to stay, and budget travel and activities appear to dominate the market.
At least, these are some of the findings of a survey conducted by travel start-upValadoo.com, describe [...]
Book a room by a theme
Roomorama.com, the short-term home rental service, has introduced a brand new navigation feature to search for destinations based on themes.
According to the developers, the new feature is "In line with Roomorama’s philosophy of providing unique and original travel experiences to guests, [...]
Amadeus launches Hotel Optimisation Package
The Amadeus Hotel Optimisation Package offers large travel agencies and travel management companies (TMCs) numerous benefits that include increased competitiveness, efficient access to full hotel content (both GDS and non-GDS), greater global hotel programme control, reduction in operational cos [...]
Southeast Asian women opting for solo or all-female travel
Women in Southeast Asia are embracing independent travel, either travelling solo or on female-only trips, according to the findings of TripAdvisor’s inaugural Women and the World Travel Survey.
The study of over 600 women from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia found that one i [...]
Strong first quarter financial performance for Travelport
Travelport reports a healthy Q12014 with a 4% rise in revenue and a 7% increase in adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation).
Gordon Wilson, president and CEO of Travelport (pictured below right), commenting on the positive results said in a stateme [...]
