The Wrap: Weighty issue of Fat Tax resurfaces
In the news: Fat Tax for overweight airlines passengers, Malaysian travellers going online, iPads for Malaysia Airlines’ A380sWeighty issue of Fat Tax resurfacesA recent suggestion by a Norwegian economist, Dr Bharat P. Bhatta, that airlines should charge overweight passengers on a "pay as you wei [...]
CAPA Aviation Outlook 2013: Uncertainty has become the new normal
Over recent months, certain words frequently recur in airline reports to describe their outlook for the market: “challenging”, “volatile”, “uncertainty” are among the most popular.These are understandably in turn accompanied by corporate goals of enhancing the financial position and payi [...]
Game-changing ‘Travel’s Amazing Online’ reality series to be launched
A new “Travel’s Amazing Online” reality series competition, targeted at audiences throughout Asia, will soon be launched by an alliance of online travel players in the region.To be run along the lines of an “Amazing Race” which has run an amazing 23 seasons, the campaign aims to promote th [...]
Halal meta-search Lagisatu wins WIT Indonesia’s Start-Up Pitch
It’s the morning after. My head is swimming in data and ideas. On Wednesday, we spent a day immersed in trying to uncover the Indonesian travel story at the first WIT Indonesia – and what a diverse, interesting tale of quirks and opportunities which we will reveal, chapter by chapter, over the n [...]
Now everyone can be an AirAsia groupie
The latest product from AirAsia, a group buying site called TripGroupy, leverages the power of group buying to bring travellers the cheapest prices on one-way flight tickets to destinations it flies to.Here's how it works: New deals, offering a limited number of seats for each destination, are po [...]
Rome2rio offers instant pricing for every component of journey
Travel search site, Rome2rio, in a major upgrade, now delivers estimated fares for air, train, taxi and other transport elements – door to door - in all search results.“That means a trip that begins with a shuttle to the airport, then a flight, a train from the destination airport to a regional [...]
TripZilla debuts in Malaysia, bullish about new market
Singapore based online travel portal, TripZilla, which offers the simplest way for users to find and book their travels, launches in Malaysia with my.TripZilla.com.The Malaysian portal made its debut in mid-March with 69 travel agencies on board and over 3,000 plus packages and itineraries. It is [...]
Online is yesterday, mobile is today, declares TripAdvisor’s Bruno
Online is yesterday and mobile is today, says Julio Bruno, global vice president of sales, TripAdvisor for Business, as the world’s largest review site, which recently crossed 100 million reviews, lays down the gauntlet to own the customer on the move.And it is choosing the Android as its platform [...]
The Wrap: Travelport launches SmartPoint App for Worldspan Go! Desktop
In the news: SmartPoint App from Travelport, Sabre Qik Solution for ANA, ITB Asia’s buyers’ registration opens, first Dorsett hotel in SingaporeTravelport launches SmartPoint App for Worldspan Go! DesktopTravelport has made available the Smartpoint App, a software upgrade for the Worldspan Go! [...]
WIT Start-Up finalists get chance to test proof of concept with AirAsia
Entrepreneurs taking part in the WIT Start-Up Pitch programme will have the opportunity to test their ideas with AirAsia Group’s customers in an extension of the partnership first struck last October between Web In Travel and Asia’s largest low cost carrier.This means that the six finalists who [...]
