Mobile Maharajas: New Breed of Indian Internet Users Ready to Touch and Travel
India is on the brink of change. As the nation of more than a billion people gains access to 3G services in the coming months, hundreds of millions will access the Internet for the first time.Even more exciting and interesting is that these people will be entering the digital era through mobile han [...]
My-Strok@WIT to raise funds for Burmese foundation for the needy
Web In Travel will once again be featuring the My-Strok@WIT initiative where delegates will have a chance to create their doodles depicitng their love for travel on a canvas. These will be turned into a work of art by artist Alpana Ahuja.Alpana, whose paintings reflect her deep love for nature (righ [...]
New records set in hotel bookings in November
Both the corporate and leisure travel sectors set 2010 growth records over 2009 in November, according to new data released in The Pegasus View.The report by Pegasus Solutions shows booking volumes through the mostly business global distribution systems (GDS) climbed +30.6%. Additionally, revenue fo [...]
Here’s to finding your groove in the new year
So I was introduced to a store In Auckland called Real Groovy and I could have spent hours and hours in there but I couldn't so I didn't, but the time I did made me think this has to be the way retailers need to go to keep their customers coming back for the real thing.Real Groovy is not housed in s [...]
Hey Tweety Bird, look what I’ve got for you
So I just got back from Bangkok – why do all the best things happen to me in that lovely city?I was booked into the Centara Grand – my third visit to this hotel, same time every year for the same event, the Asia For Asia Summit, a one-day workshop on the meetings industry.Each time, I am asked t [...]
Hotels: Predictions & Reflections, Part 1
It was the year in which social media rose to the top of the agenda for hoteliers. What will it be in 2011? Part 1 of our hospitality experts' predictions and reflections.Patrick Andres, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Sabre Hospitality SolutionsQ: What are the three things you think will happen in th [...]
Hotels: Predictions & Reflections, Part 2
Google's ITA purchase, Apple's patent filing, Expedia and Mobiata - expect these three developments to shape the future for hospitality.Sascha Hausmann, CEO, eRevMax/RateTigerQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the hotel space in 2011?• Mobile will mature and become even more imp [...]
Hutchison-Priceline and Amadeus continue their partnership
Hutchison-Priceline Travel (Limited) has renewed its distribution and Web Services agreement with Amadeus. The agreement has been extended for a further five years following four previous years of successful partnership, based on Amadeus’ technology and service excellence. This long-term, str [...]
In two decades, China will be biggest travel force
Over the next two decades the makeup of tourism around the world will change significantly with China emerging as a leading force in both inbound and outbound.Speaking at the 18th World Travel Monitor Forum in Pisa, Professor Haivan Song of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University said: “By 2030 China [...]
It happened: Tony Fernandes, Forbes Asia’s Businessman of the Year
After the big success that AirAsia has been having in the last few years, it was just a matter of time for this to happen: AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has been named Forbes Asia’s Businessman of the Year. Fernandes is the first Malaysian and South-east Asian to receive the award. The hugel [...]
