Wego launches first Arabic flights & hotels metasearch site
Global travel metasearch company Wego used the Arabian Travel Market as the platform to make its move into the Middle East with www.wego.ae, the first flights and hotels metasearch website created for UAE residents. It is available in both Arabic and English. For the first time UAE residents will [...]
Abacus expands LCC portfolio with AirAsia Philippines
The agreement between the two companies see Abacus' travel agents get access to the airline’s published inventory of flights and fares.AirAsia Philippines is a joint venture between AirAsia International Ltd and Filipino Investors. It launched its first flights out of Angeles City, Pampanga in Ma [...]
London, Siem Reap come up tops in TripAdvisor’s travellers’ choices
London was named the world’s, Europe’s and the UK’s best destination in TripAdvisor's 2012 Travellers' Choice Destination Awards. With the Diamond Jubilee and Olympic Games fast approaching, it’s a well-timed triumph. Following London in the world stakes were New York City and Rome, in sec [...]
Share swap off – what’s next for MAS, AirAsia?
The controversial cross holding of shares between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia is officially unwound after eight months of angst and strong opposition from MAS unions, whose members feared loss of jobs and privileges, and Malaysians who decried monopoly in the country’s aviation scene. [...]
WITX Cover It Live
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Worldhotels lands first branded hotel in the Philippines
Worldhotel and Residences Makati is scheduled to open in the last quarter of 2013 in Makati Avenue, Metro Manila.The deluxe 4 star property features 252 guestrooms, including 72 suites, while the residences will feature 149 serviced apartments. Facilities include four restaurants and two bars, in a [...]
My Destination Launches in Singapore
My Destination has launched in Singapore as part of a global expansion covering 100 other destinations and spanning 60 countries.My Destination, which claims to attract 10 million visitors, is a global travel resource powered by a diverse community of local experts on the ground, providing unrivall [...]
Travora Media acquires Nile Project
Travora Media, which is creating a next-generation media brand in travel with local, social and mobile content services, has acquired The Nile Project, Inc (Nile Media).Terms of the acquisition of the San Francisco-based company with a portfolio of three websites: NileGuide, 10Best, and Localyte [...]
AirBnB to expand footprint in South-east Asia
AirBnB, which calls itself “a community marketplace for unique spaces”, is planning to open an office in Singapore and is reportedly recruiting a managing director for South-east Asia.The move is part of an expansion plan into the region announced by co-founder Brian Chesky late last year when [...]
Indonesians embrace the online travel world
It’s indisputable; Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing emerging markets and nowhere is this more apparent than in the country’s enormous embrace of the online world.A reported 50 million Indonesians are now proactively online, incorporating the internet into their daily lives [...]
