Touch me, squeeze me, chat me – things you can do on the Internet
At last year’s WIT Conference in Singapore, Professor Adrian David Cheok spoke of being able to send senses over the Internet – smells, hugs and touches.Well, at WIT Japan, his students at the Mixed Reality Lab at Keio University demonstrated a prototype of a ring – called Ring U – that al [...]
HotelQuickly arrives in Vietnam
Just over a month into its launch in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan last-minute hotel booking app, HotelQuickly, debuts in Vietnam with hotels listing in Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Minh City.The app offers both international and domestic travellers a new way to save on hotel [...]
The Wrap: Booking rooms on the go with ImpulseFlyer’s iPhone app
In the news: New iPhone app from Impulse Flyer, Travelport launches Merchandising Platform, IHG’s XML connection with CtripBooking rooms on the go with ImpulseFlyer’s iPhone appOnline luxury travel site, ImpulseFlyer, has launched its first iPhone app that features a carefully curated collectio [...]
The world should watch out for Kakao, WeChat as IM explodes in Asia
I read an article this morning on Mashable on how Instagram and Vine will change the news industry. So soundbites will be reduced to Instagram-filtered images and 6-second videos – oh look, there’s a meteorite landing on Russia and how to cook nasi goreng in six seconds, and not the instant o [...]
Same-day hotel booking space heats up as HotelQuickly joins fray
The battle for same-day, mobile-only hotel bookings just got hotter – a new player,HotelQuickly, launched across six countries in South-east Asia a fortnight ago.This comes right after the launch of CheckInTonight, a Cambodia-based start-up that is also scaling across South-east Asia.HotelQui [...]
The Wrap: Travelport launches SmartPoint App for Worldspan Go! Desktop
In the news: SmartPoint App from Travelport, Sabre Qik Solution for ANA, ITB Asia’s buyers’ registration opens, first Dorsett hotel in SingaporeTravelport launches SmartPoint App for Worldspan Go! DesktopTravelport has made available the Smartpoint App, a software upgrade for the Worldspan Go! [...]
Now you can book for tomorrow on CheckInTonight
CHECKINTONIGHT is now allowing users to book today as well as tomorrow following customer feedback.“Some of our users told us that they’d like to be able to book a hotel stay for tomorrow, not just today,” said CEO of CheckInTonight Mark Southby.“We found that some of our users wanted to be [...]
It’s a brave new digital world for mobile users
With the usage of smartphones, tablets and mobile devices increasing at a rapid rate consumers have crossed into a new paradigm of digital media fragmentation in which they are always connected, reveals comScore in its “2013 Mobile Future in Focus” report. (Download full report)Examining key m [...]
Roomorama unveils new services and tie-ups
To celebrate its fourth anniversary Singapore-based short-term rental site, Roomorama, launched a free mobile app and instant booking service, as well as formed strategic partnerships with Wego and Airizu to enhance benefits for its users.The app, for both iOS and Android devices, allows users [...]
The Wrap: CWT’s new booking app enhances domestic business travel in China
In the news: Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s new app, Firefly aims high, AirFrance-KLM and Amadeus renew deal, Ascott ties up with Yuexiu Property, PARKROYAL Pickering opensCWT’s new booking app enhances domestic business travel in ChinaCWT Online China, the recently launched mobile booking app from [...]
