Jetstar Asia/Valuair expand network by codesharing with Quantas
Jetstar Asia and Valuair are to launch a codeshare partnership with Qantas on major Asia Pacific routes, strengthening the Jetstar Group’s fast-growing hub at Singapore Changi Airport.Since 2004, Qantas has codeshared with Jetstar across most of its Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific services [...]
Jetstar signs with China’s Alipay
Jetstar has announced a cooperation with China’s largest third-party payment company Alipay, giving hundreds of millions of Alipay users the ability to transact directly from their Alipay accounts when purchasing fares from Jetstar.comThe cooperation will support Jetstar’s growing Chinese custo [...]
Learn about good travel management at ITB Berlin
ITB Berlin is inviting all travel managers, business travel bookers and event planners to find out first hand from experts on good travel management at ITB Business Travel Days 2011.All the experts agree that good travel management has the potential to save vast amounts of money for the economy. Bu [...]
ITB Asia 2011’s sold out
All available booth space for ITB Asia 2011 has been sold out four months ahead of the event scheduled for October 19-21, 2011 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre.Nino Gruettke (pictured left), ITB Asia’s executive director, said close to 800 exhibiting comp [...]
Firefly wings down south
Firefly, Malaysia’s community airline, has been in the news lately due to its aggressive push in adding hubs and destinations, as well as increasing its aircraft fleet.The airline’s latest move is to designate Johor as its southern hub with the delivery its new fleet of Boeing 737-400 aircraft o [...]
Firefly flies into Foursquare
Firefly, Malaysia’s only community airline, has made history of sorts by being the first company in the country and the second airline in the world to have a page on Foursquare, the location-based social network.Checking in to Firefly on Foursquare reveals useful tips near the airport or destina [...]
Hello, any creative people out there? You’re wanted
Fancy yourself creative? Have the ability to think out of the box? Dare to be different? Well, good news for you. You are in demand.The opening panel at Asia Connect held in Bangkok this week came through with the clear message that creative people are what’s needed most by companies as they strug [...]
Help, I am being stalked but I’ll take the fish head curry anytime
A long time ago, I was stalked. I am sure many of you have had that experience before. That feeling of being watched and followed, getting strange letters and worse, having strange letters about you sent to your boss, your parents, your friends.Well, that feeling’s coming over me again. And the st [...]
Hoteliers, own your brand spaces and take negative reviews on the chin
Social Media, Googles Places and Customer Reviews – what does it mean for hoteliers, what are the opportunities and where are the pitfalls? Frank Trampert of Circos Brand Karma shares his views.The hotel business has traditionally not been an early adopter of breakthrough trends and innovation. [...]
I dream of being an irresponsible teenager with money
Each time I attend the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), I find myself wishing I was older and retired – about the only time I wish I was older, I can tell you that for sure.That’s because then I’d be like a “teenager but with money”, as Peter Harbison of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviat [...]
