The Wrap: Kuala Lumpur-Singapore crowned world’s busiest international route for second straight year
In the news: Asia Pacific home to world’s busiest flight routes, more rail options for Ctrip users in Amadeus tie-up, Fliggy’s new shopping channel
Aviation: Kuala Lumpur-Singapore crowned world’s busiest international route for second straight year
The hour-long flght from Kuala Lumpu [...]
WeChat Pay gathers global and local merchants, announces five key areas of focus
When WeChat Pay organises a conference for global service providers and merchants on how to engage Chinese travellers through their ecosystem, you can’t really afford not to be there.
“In the past five years, the progress of mobile payment technology development in China has received g [...]
Letter from Penang: Why indies who pursue love matter in the big money world of travel
Each time I return to Penang, I discover
a new and interesting business set up by yet another entrepreneur out to make a
difference on the island. This island, after all, was built by traders,
merchants and immigrants, much like my father.
Hikayat is a new creative and arts space founded by [...]
For love and money: From Taipei to Penang, how two independent hoteliers are doing it their way
With the theme of “Love & Money: How To Do Both” threading through WiT Indie held in Penang on March 15, it was interesting to hear the responses from speakers when asked to choose one or the other.
Benjamin Liao, chairman of Taiwan’s Forte Hotel Group, created laughter when he said, [...]
Wego soars to profitability and $1b gross bookings on back of Middle East success
Six years after Singapore-based travel metasearch site Wego entered the Middle East, the region now accounts for half of its total business and is the key reason why the company achieved profitability 18 months ago on $1 billion worth of gross travel bookings across the entire business.
Said Ro [...]
Former Buzzfeed Japan CEO joins Sojern as Asia Pacific VP
Travel tech firm Sojern has appointed former chief of Buzzfeed Japan Masahiro Ueno as vice president of Asia Pacific (APAC) based in Singapore
In his new role Ueno will lead expansion in APAC including Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.
The former CEO of Buzzfeed Japan, a join [...]
APAC mobile sites lagging in speeds, while consumers increasingly depend on mobile
Consumers of today’s mobile generation are highly dependent on their devices and are an impatient lot. And APAC sites have some work to do to keep up with the expectations of these consumers.
These are some of the key findings of Think with Google’s Masters of Mobile APAC report. Commissio [...]
Here’s how to get your experience business discovered
Travel activities account for 9% of global travel market and is the third largest segment of the travel space after airlines and hotels. This is a significant space worth about US$129 billion (RM500 billion).
Nearer home, Asia Pacific is the largest regional market for tours and activities [...]
Marketing to the Chinese traveller: What you ought to know
“There are big changes in the China travel market, which also means big opportunities for marketers.” This was how Reene Ho-Phang, founder and, managing director of BrandStory Asia, described what lies in store for companies looking to do business with this outbound travel giant.
She was giv [...]
Al Tayyar Travel on the move as Saudi Arabia prepares to transform
Exciting changes are afoot in the Saudi Arabian online
travel market with the government’s Vision 2030 plan which sets ambitious
targets to diversify sources of income and reduce reliance on oil in the
kingdom.
There are plans to open up inbound tourism to foreign travellers and boost domestic [...]
