The power of travel reviews to hurt the small guys
I have been thinking about the power of travel reviews – especially as it relates to small, independently-run businesses.Travelling in New Zealand last week, I did what I normally don’t – read reviews before making a decision where to stay.I did it just once because I was going to a place I ha [...]
The rise of Asia and the death of traditional airline cabin classes
Asia will rise, traditional airline cabin classes will disappear, business travel will decline and delivering a total travel experience will be paramount. That’s how a new industry report, The Travel Gold Rush 2020, sees the future of travel.Developed by Oxford Economics, a prominent economic for [...]
Tough Love turns to Sweet Love
Tough love turned into sweet love for Web In Travel last night when it won the Trade Conference of the Year in the Singapore Experience Awards 2010 held in Singapore. It beat two other finalists, CommunicAsia and International Maritime Week, in the Events category of the awards. WIT won for its 20 [...]
Travel folk meet as Vietnam gets social and change is nigh
So I am in Saigon with about 500 travel agents, media and travel technology professionals – it’s quite an experience, being with such a gathering in this town. Travel folk know how to have fun even when they are at work.It’s the Abacus International Subscriber Conference and I don’t think I [...]
Six tips for startups at Singapore WITovation Enterpreneur Bootcamp
Travel startups always have wonderfully optimistic ideas and aspirations – in fact, overwhelming positivity is practically omnipresent and often rather intoxicating.But as an industry we see startups come and go quicker than you can say “trip” (a very intentional pun, drawing on how a few year [...]
Spreading the love of learning beyond WIT to Myanmar
I am exhausted but elated. Two days of Web In Travel are over and this morning, we continue with WIT Ideas Lab at ITB Asia.The last two days have seen personalities shine and points of views emerge – this is the intent behind WIT. Our programming is crafted to allow people to shine and points o [...]
RateTiger adds GDS shopping
eRevMax, the holding company for RateTiger, has made available GDS Shopping in RateTiger's Shopper module. This development allows RTSuite and RTCorp clients to obtain Business Intelligence (BI) reports with competitor rates from the Global Distribution Systems (GDS).Through this integration with Re [...]
Rembrandt launches mobile travel guide for Bangkok
Thailand-based Rembrandt Hotel & Towers Bangkok has launched the mobile Bangkok Travel Guide for Android powered devices, the first such app for the hotel, as well as for Thailand.The app was developed in cooperation with Singapore-based mobile application developer, EuroAsia Communications Pt [...]
Melbourne’s rocking, ProjectWander’s Robertson joins WIT*e
I couldn't have asked for finer, sunnier weather to be in Melbourne. Plus, things are looking good for the capital of Victoria. From my first day here, I have learnt that tourism’s up, hotel occupancies are healthy, RevPAR is on the rise and there is no more low or high season for city hotels.Th [...]
Mobile & self-service way to go for airlines in 2011
A big focus for airlines in 2011 will be on mobile and self-service solutions – such as mobile booking, check-in, itinerary changes as well as enhanced online services via their websites that can streamline process to increase the operations efficiency and profitability.John Chapman, Vice Presiden [...]
