Queensland fights back with “Million Dollar Memo” competition
You got to feel sorry for Queensland. The spate of bad weather which brought with it floods and cyclones has left lingering perceptions in travellers’ minds and has kept them away from the Australian Sunshine State.At the same time, the strong Australian dollar means Australians are taking their h [...]
Quicker booking on Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has introduced another online channel, Mhquick, an application extension for the Google Chrome web browser that makes booking on Malaysia’s national carrier even quicker.Available on the Google Web Store, this e-commerce suite is another feather in the cap for MAS after th [...]
Safir, intent on expansion, signs up with TRUST
Safir Hotels & Resorts, one of Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) most prestigious hotel groups, has appointed Trust International, one of the world’s leading CRS and international hospitality service providers, as its exclusive CRS partner for the MENA region. This coincides with Safir [...]
SIA economy seat choice, AA+Sabre deal extended, Japan arrivals cut by half, EVA Air’s new app …
SIA extends economy seat choice to all booking channelsSingapore Airlines announced (02-Sep-2011) that the advance selection of Economy Class seats on SIA-operated flights is now available through all booking channels.Previously, the ability to perform specific seat selection in Economy Class was ex [...]
SOTA eXchange, new online market place for the travel industry
Developed by Creative Advances Technology (CAT), a Kuala Lumpur based consultancy and technology services provider, SOTA eXchange is the latest B2B module in the suite of online solutions offered by SOTA (Standard Online Tourism Architecture) – a one-stop e-tourism platform for the travel indu [...]
MakeMyTrip powers on, buys into ixigo
MakeMyTrip, India's leading online travel company, managed to maintain strong growth and, at the same time, has bought into ixigo, the online travel metasearch engine.In its unaudited financial and operating results for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, Deep Kaira, chairman and CEO, said the [...]
Malaysian Kitchen Insiders: A lesson on how to sell out an event
On Wednesday night I found myself sitting at a table in alley eating amazing food cooked by some of Sydney’s finest Malaysian restaurants. Not just okay, or not too bad but amazing – take a look:See more pictures hereThe three-day event dubbed “Malaysian Kitchen Insiders” was organized by O [...]
Market rebound and specialist events give boost to ITB Asia
The third ITB Asia closed in Singapore with 6,605 attendees, a 7.4% increase on last year. Organizers, Messe Berlin (Singapore), attributed growth to three forces: the diversity of specialist travel forums within ITB Asia, resurgent Asian outbound demand, and enhanced buyer quality.“The feedback o [...]
Melbourne Cup, from flash to trash in six hours
I didn't even know what the Melbourne Cup was till one faithful July evening, when we were invited to a gala dinner at the St. Regis in Singapore, which was in honour of the 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup.As the evening progressed, and they showed us videos of the horse racing and all the ho [...]
Modest growth in visitor arrivals to APAC
Asia and the Pacific record a 5% year-on-year increase in international visitor arrivals for February, based on preliminary figures released by PATA.According to PATA the demand growth was, to a certain degree, impacted by the shift of the Lunar New Year, from the middle of the month in 2010, to t [...]
