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 [...]
Points of data, points of light – which shines brighter?
Arnie Weissmann, editor in chief of Travel Weekly US, who spoke at WIT, muses on which is more effective – the “lighthouse identity” embraced by Air New Zealand or the data-driven approach of technology-driven travel companies?Can one make a leap in progress without also making a leap of faith [...]
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 [...]
Visitation to travel sites in India surges in past year
Top travel brands witness double and triple-digit growth as consumers take to the web in search of deals, says latest comScore report.Traffic to the Travel category in India grew to more than 14 million visitors in April, an increase of 50 percent from the previous year, as a growing number of India [...]
Road test: NileGuide makes for “simple and intuitive” travel planning
NileGuide’s tagline is ‘All You Need to Plan your Perfect Trip’. That’s quite a claim so it was with high expectations that I made my first visit to the website to see what was what.I used Amsterdam as my destination and began going about creating my own personal guide. NileGuide is essent [...]
Tough for independents to crack down on errant tour operators
With up to 60% of its business coming from tour operators, The Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok is mindful that even as it works on its online distribution strategy to drive more direct business, it must continue to support “the genuine tour operators”.General manager Eric Hallin (left) said, “My go [...]
Web in Travel fuels innovation in digital travel space with bootcamp for entrepreneurs
The organiser of Web in Travel has put together a one-day bootcamp for entrepreneurs in the digital travel space to fuel innovation in the industry.Organised in conjunction with the WIT Conference this year, WITovation: The Entrepreneur Bootcamp will run on October 18, the day before the main Web in [...]
