The Wrap: Free breakfast trumps WiFi as top hotel amenity for travellers
In the news: Free breakfast over WiFi as top hotel amenity, Jetstar’s new “Ask Jess” service, hotel franchising model from Country Comfort, Google Street View of Angkor Wat
Free breakfast trumps WiFi as top hotel amenity for travellers
Complimentary breakfast heads the list of amen [...]
DerbySoft secures $9m funding, will ramp up MetaSearch Manager
DerbySoft Inc., provider of hotel distribution connectivity and caching technology services, today announced that it received $9 million in Series D funding from technology-focused venture capital firm DCM through the new DCM Ventures China Fund.
DCM, a global venture capital firm investi [...]
Singapore travellers opting for home accommodation on their vacations
50,000 nights were booked from Singapore on Airbnb platform since the start of this year, according to statistics from the hospitality company.
In 2013, the number of Airbnb searches from Singapore jumped 200% on the previous year. Globally, more than 11 million guests have stayed on Airb [...]
Amadeus to buy i:FAO, expands reach in corporate travel IT business
Amadeus has signed agreements to acquire a 68.5% stake in Frankfurt based corporate travel technology company, i:FAO Group, valued at €67.2 million.
The acquisition of i:FAO is through a tender offer process, conditional upon acceptance by a minimum of 75% of shareholders and regulatory [...]
Growing role of metasearch services in hotel online marketing
2014 is the year of metasearch and hoteliers should allocate part of their budget in metasearch marketing and include it in their core marketing plan, according to eRevMax.
The hotel online distribution and channel management solutions provider has compiled an Infographic, “Meta-search: [...]
Indon hotels must work hard, think smart for revenue increase and online bookings
Indonesian hoteliers are optimistic about increasing revenues by 10% and expect a considerable rise in bookings from online sources by 2016 but realise they will have to work hard for that increase and adopt better operating processes and newer technologies.
This was one of the key findings t [...]
HotelsCombined expands Asian presence through tie-up with Zodio
Hotel price comparison website, HotelsCombined.com, continues its growth in Asia by partnering with Zodio, a Thai-based iPhone search app that provides tips and reviews on a wide variety of businesses ranging from nightclubs to spas to eateries.
Through this alliance Zodio is now able to [...]
Spring woos bloggers and may offer matchmaking flights to win over Singapore fans
Spring Airlines, the Shanghai-based low cost airline, will launch a Bloggers Challenge tomorrow night at an event in Singapore. The idea is to whip up excitement about its direct daily flights which will be launched April 25, making it the first low cost carrier to fly the route.
Up to seve [...]
Closer cooperation among APAC LCCs to combat rising regional competition
The recently released LCC/Hybrid Study, Asia Pacific 2014, by Abacus reveals that low cost carriers across Asia Pacific are collaborating more as competition in the region heats up.
Of those surveyed, four in 10 (42%) cite competition from other LCCs as a “significant challenge”, just [...]
Travel set to soar, China outbound set to surpass US this year
A major industry study written by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Amadeus, forecasts travel to grow by 5.4% per annum over the next 10 years, outpacing global GDP. The report also predicts that large emerging markets will be driving this growth, with China set to surpass the U.S to bec [...]
