Planning to step into China as a meta-search brand? Be ready for the grind
Established meta-search brands including KAYAK and Skyscanner are set to foray into China. TravelDaily.cn explores what to expect as these entities enter with contrasting market entry strategiesTravel meta-search continues to spread its tentacles as established players look beyond the US and Europe [...]
Expedia to buy Wotif for A$703 million
There's definitely an appetite for acquisitions – Priceline buying Open Table last month and now Expedia Inc has weighed in with news that it's buying Wotif.com. The Australia-based online travel company has had a couple of challenging years on the homefront but particularly so in Asia where it ha [...]
Expedia’s Lynn on a mission, close to 10 sites up and running by this year. Phew
Caught up with Dan Lynn, managing director of Expedia Asia Pacific, at Old Town Café on the East Coast this afternoon and have to say, it was one of my most breathless catch-ups in history.The two of us barely had time to breathe in between drinking, eating our bowl of Ipoh Hor Fun noodles, chattin [...]
China final frontier for KAYAK as it fans out globally
KAYAK’s foray into China has long been anticipated after a bout of international expansion. In late 2013, it launched operations in eight new markets in three continents. The list included Hong Kong and Singapore.But China will definitely be a big test – in fact, some would call it the final fro [...]
Winners will be those who get ‘digi-logue’
The Travelport APAC Customer & Partner Conference held in Bali last week opened on a note of optimism based on the demographics of a growth region. The region after all is "Redefining Travel", the theme of the event attended by more than 300 delegates.With China, Japan and Korea leading the [...]
Ex-MMT executives launch Commeasure to give independent hotels more direct bookings
Two former MakeMyTrip executives, Amit Saberwal and Kunwar Asheesh Saxena, have teamed up to launch Commeasure, a plug and play platform for independent hotel owners in APAC designed to help them generate more direct bookings.
Drawing from their own experience in hotel sales, Online Travel [...]
TTS puts together ‘Now I have my own GDS’ music video for Travelport Mobile Agent launch
The newly-launched Travelport Mobile Agent, developed in partnership with TTS-Travel Technology & Solutions, must be the first GDS product to have its very own music video.
Lisbon-based TTS, an active member of the Travelport Developer Network, screened the video at the Travelport Cu [...]
Travel 3.0 takes centrestage at Amadeus’ Online Connect
Hail the new era of online travel 3.0 and the rise of consumer power. That was the key message that came out of the annual Online Connect event organised by Amadeus.
Held at the Hermitage Hotel, Monte-Carlo, the conference for online travel agencies was attended by over 35 key global delega [...]
SiteMinder unveils new version of Channel Manager for hotels
The company’s next generation, state-of-the-art distribution platform is set to boost online distribution, as well as challenge conventional thinking in automated distribution of hotel rooms to leading booking channels..
"The platform is a major step forward in providing unique functional [...]
China airlines bank on technology for savings
Faced with competitive pressures on many fronts, airlines in China are looking more closely at technology solutions to help boost their top and bottom lines. Sabre Airline Solutions is helping them save millions with AirVision and AirCentre.The AirVision suite helps airlines with scheduling, plan [...]
