Pre- and post-trips is where action is right now
Thus far, most of the innovation has taken in the booking space but now the most exciting things are happening in research and pre- and post-trips, said Gregg Brockway, president and co-founder of TripIt, the itinerary management and sharing service aimed at the corporate travel market.Speaking at t [...]
ITB Asia survey tips rise in social media spending
An ITB Asia survey has revealed that 98% of travel industry respondents said they would increase or maintain travel industry marketing spend in 2011. Some 56% said they would increase; 42% said they would maintain budget levels.The findings were based on a survey of 212 travel industry professiona [...]
ITB Asia to stay on in Suntec, Singapore for 3 more years
Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organiser of ITB Asia, has extended a new three-year deal with Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre to host ITB Asia from 2011-2013.Each October since 2008, ITB Asia has attracted over 6,000 participants from the leisure, meetings, and corpo [...]
Leaders envision a simple world ruled by a super, duper, meta app
Imagine a world where simplicity rules, global companies act really local and perhaps not even have a headquarters, something else emerges to take on TripAdvisor, a super-duper-meta travel app is developed and, despite the paranoia of having to stay on top of all the changes, we never lose sight o [...]
From Tane Mahuta to Eiffel: What lies ahead in 2011
So in one week, I went from hugging New Zealand’s oldest tree, Tane Mahuta, to standing at the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. A somewhat surreal experience actually – one an approximate 2,000-year old living thing whose name means “Lord of the Forest” and the other, a mere babe in the w [...]
Fogel: The hedgehog who believes in sticking to his knitting
Early September in Beijing. A Christmas jingle is playing in the lobby lounge of the GeHua New Century Hotel. Glenn Fogel, executive vice president of corporate development of Priceline, and I are having a chat over coffee.We looked at each other and laughed at the surreality of it. It’s what I lo [...]
Five start-ups to pitch at WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Five finalists will pitch at the inaugural WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp being held on October 18.Representing a range of business ideas in the digital travel space, they comprise start-ups such as ComeSingapore, Forget Boundaries, Yopir, Tourz and Eco Travel.Each company will have the opportunit [...]
Firefly flies into Foursquare
Firefly, Malaysia’s only community airline, has made history of sorts by being the first company in the country and the second airline in the world to have a page on Foursquare, the location-based social network.Checking in to Firefly on Foursquare reveals useful tips near the airport or destina [...]
Hello, any creative people out there? You’re wanted
Fancy yourself creative? Have the ability to think out of the box? Dare to be different? Well, good news for you. You are in demand.The opening panel at Asia Connect held in Bangkok this week came through with the clear message that creative people are what’s needed most by companies as they strug [...]
I sleep better knowing Dennis Crowley has the same dreams
At WIT I started a session with a quick five minutes on a topic I called “I Dream of Search” or as I suggested it could be called, “I Dream of (Not) Search(ing)”. The basis for these thoughts was that the ‘Internet’ – the InterWeb – ‘knows’ enough about me to understand my sent [...]
