How “Passion Made Possible” was made possible: The story of the new SG unified brand
A new unified brand for SG was rolled out this evening. “Passion Made Possible” is the combined rallying cry of the Singapore Tourism Board and the Economic Development Board. Here’s the story of how and why it became possible.
The new unified brand, “Passion Made Possible”, rolled [...]
Data the secret sauce behind destination marketing – then it’s what you do with it, just look at Hawaii and smile
For Andrew van der Feltz, a 21-year-veteran in destination marketing, his “aha” moment came when he joined Expedia Media Solutions two years ago and he saw the data, as it were.
“Getting access to the data, that was my moment,” said the senior director for EMEA and APAC, who previously wo [...]
People and culture, the one thing you can’t copy, and here’s how Sabine Hansen Peck intends that to be Amadeus’ competitive advantage
Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up with the power woman who runs people and culture at Amadeus IT Group, Sabine Hansen Peck, and talks Asia, diversity, gamification, and even animals and flying.
If she wasn’t yet convinced, her latest whirlwind trip through Asia Pacific, which covered Bangkok, Tokyo, th [...]
Beyond Pricing acquires Smart Host, offering revenue management tools for vacation rentals
Vacation rental revenue management firm, Beyond Pricing has acquired Smart Host – another travel technology startup, focused on introducing flexible pricing strategies to vacation rentals – for an undisclosed amount.
Beyond Pricing grants its users with free and open access to data of nearby [...]
Letter from Sydney: Winter’s coming, a battle of Amazonic proportions is looming
Winter in Sydney is very different from the winter portrayed in the Game of Thrones television series but I get the feeling that the competition for online consumers is going to get as brutal and bloody in the next year or so, and travel will be caught up in the quest for the Iron Throne.
The [...]
On the Rocks, Hoshino talks ryokans, minpaku and recognition
I suppose when you work in travel, you shouldn’t be surprised who you run into so when I heard that Hoshino Resorts was having a media lunch in Sydney the week I happened to be in town, I gatecrashed it.
I wanted to catch up with Yoshiharu Hoshino, who wants to take his fourth-generation fa [...]
WeWork buys Spacemob to spearhead expansion into South-east Asia
WeWork has just announced its plans of a US$500 million investment towards a new entity, in a move focused on expansion and growth in Asia, more specifically in South-east Asia.
WeWork’s investment has manifested through the acquisition of Spacemob – a co-working space that grants its members [...]
No goosing around for Air New Zealand as it changes the world map
You should take your business seriously but you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously, that was the key message from Christopher Luxon, CEO Air New Zealand, as he shared how the 77-year-old airline had achieved 15 years of consecutive profitability and 13 years of positive dividends.
Of course, [...]
Jetstar’s bets on digital, data 4 years ago paying off
Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO of Jetstar Group, painted a picture as sunny as the weather outside for her airline at this week’s CAPA Aviation Summit in Sydney.
Opening the two-day conference, she said, “The global economy is in its best shape since the GFC. We are carrying 37 million passengers now, t [...]
Startups in ASEAN: Time to look to China, not US, for lessons
If there was one clear message coming out from investors in the tech space at the Techsauce Global Summit in Bangkok last week, it was – it’s time for startups in Southeast Asia to stop looking to the US for role models; instead they should look to China.
A panel of investors, specialising in [...]
