Search meets reviews – Wego, HolidayIQ merge
We suspected something was afoot between Wego and HolidayIQ at the Web In Travel Conference last month.CEO of the Singapore-based travel search engine, Martin Symes (left), hinted that he was finalizing another round of funding and working on something else while Hari Nair, CEO of HolidayIQ, the Ind [...]
Hotels.com localizes sites for Indonesia and Vietnam
Lately, the stars have been aligning for hotels.com in the Asia Pac region. They have just localized their website for the Indonesian and Vietnamese markets, allowing consumers to do searches on over 135,000 hotels worldwide utilizing their destination preferences and languages. This brings the [...]
Technology enhances AirAsia’s product and service delivery
From mobile travel protection to inflight entertainment via Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and a new airline management systemAirAsia, the region’s largest low cost airline, banks on technology for efficient services and to grow its ancillary business.AirAsia INSURE on the goOne of AirAsia’s latest tech [...]
Jetstar declares ‘decade of low cost for North Asia’
Japan Airlines in talks with Qantas. All Nippon Airways in discussion with AirAsia. No wonder Bruce Buchanan, CEO of Jetstar, is calling this the decade of low cost for North Asia.At a media conference to announce the launch of flights to Beijing, Ningbo and Hanoi, Buchanan said that while the 80s [...]
Kuoni buys Travelport’s GTA
Travelport is to sell its ground content wholesale business, Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA), to Kuoni for US$720 million.The transaction is conditioned on the majority approval by Travelport’s bank lenders and a vote by the shareholders of Kuoni in favour of a capital increase by Kuoni to fina [...]
Lao hotels on one booking site
Last month CyberServ Company launched a new travel booking website www.LaoBooking.com that they claim includes nearly all accommodation of the country ranging from guest houses to large sized hotels.It states that every property has been visited by staff so featured photos and descriptions relia [...]
Let The Gamification Begin
If there was one word that stuck in my mind from the three days of discourse, debate and discussion at WIT, it was “gamification”.It was a word that aroused passions too – some people hated it, insisted it didn’t exist as a proper English word while some people loved it, saying language shou [...]
New record in group buying set in Malaysia
Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur and Everyday.com.my sold over 10,000 vouchers in just 25 hours, making this by far the largest group buying promotion that has been offered in Malaysia..This is a new record in group buying in Malaysia, which saw Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur teaming up with Everyday. [...]
The Wrap: Amadeus simplifies visa management for APAC travel agents
In the news this week: Visa management solution from Amadeus, holidays with loyalty points, AirAsia’s 2Q14 financial results, Japan's home to Asia’s best zoos and aquariums Amadeus simplifies visa management for APAC travel agentAmadeus has unveiled a new solution suite, which enables travel ag [...]
New social media monitoring tool for hotels and restaurants
TrustYou of Munich and Dallas-based Review Analyst have formed a strategic partnership to launch TrustYou Review Analyst, touted as the world's largest and most international social media monitoring provider for hotels and restaurants.The new service has the largest and widest range of review sour [...]