Skyscanner sees pick-up in Australia, Japan
Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net), which recently announced a growth rate of 2.3 times for the first quarter of 2010, is beginning to gain traction in Asia Pacific, particularly in Australia and Japan.The UK-based travel meta-search site reported that its revenues totalled more than £2.5 million over [...]
Yahoo, Wego add Indonesia, Philippines
Yahoo! Southeast Asia and Wego have extended their partnership with the launch of locally targeted travel channels in Indonesia and the Philippines.Yahoo! users in Indonesia and the Philippines now have the opportunity to search both local and global travel content from over one hundred travel websi [...]
Dubai, chastened but determined
The headline this morning may seem quite dramatic. Here is the coverage from ATWonline: “Emirates fiscal-year profit soars to $1.1 billion”Emirates Group reported net income of AED4.2 billion ($1.14 billion) for its fiscal year ended March 31, a substantial increase over a AED1.49 billion profit [...]
A nightmare erupts in our midst
I am sitting here in my second floor apartment overlooking leafy green trees in Singapore. At my feet, my dog, Dylan, is happily chewing away at his bone. It is his favourite activity when not chasing lizards or leaping into the ocean.It is hard to believe that, just less than two hours away by flig [...]
Fresh from IPO, Amadeus reports solid first quarter
Amadeus IT Holding is trumpeting solid first quarter results, ending March 31 – an increase in adjusted net income of 58.1% to reach €128.9m is backed by a growth in revenues of 13.4% to €705.3m and an improvement in adjusted EBITDA by 26.1% to €280.3m.The company said this continues Amadeus [...]
Stranded with strangers in a strange town
There’s nothing like being stranded with a group of strangers on holiday to bring out the best stories.We’re all out of your comfort zone, things haven’t gone as planned and, being matured and sensible adults, we realise there’s not much else to do but make the best of an unplanned situation [...]
Child sex tourism & the hidden danger of a free, fast-growing Web
As today’s modern day travellers, we jump for joy when our mobile phones work in a destination – it’s the first thing we check when we land – and there’s Internet access everywhere. Plus, there’s an Internet café around every corner.Yet this ease of use and freedom to access the Interne [...]
Child sex tourism – what you can do about it
Giorgio Berardi, Programme Officer for Combating CST, ECPAT International, and lead researcher of the ECPAT study on “The use of information and communication technologies in connection with cases of child sex tourism in East and Southeast Asia”, talks about how the travel industry can get behin [...]
“Nothing Like Australia”‘s new commercial: What do you think?
It uses real people, it is based on images that were sent in by real Australians and it has a catchy song.The new “Nothing Like Australia” commercial was shot by Michael Gracey, an ARIA Award winning creative guru who produced Evian’s “Roller Babies” and T Mobile’s “Dance” videos.Wha [...]
Critical that hotels transform for the new normal
A new report launched today, titled “Invent the future: the new normal for hotels in 2010 and beyond”, argues that changes in the last decade are creating a new environment in which hotels need to do more with less if they are to secure growth and competitive differentiation in 2010 and beyond.T [...]
