View from Abacus: Asia’s the place to be and mobile favours intermediaries
While air passenger volume has moderated in the second half of the year, Asia’s the best place to be at right now, affirmed Abacus International at its International Conference in Seoul this week.
“The industry is still healthy, growth is still ahead that of last year and the money is [...]
Speed critical to relaunch of AirAsia’s new app, content will be differentiator
Okay, so it’s not perfect but in re-launching its new iPhone app (read our review here) last week, AirAsia had to balance the trade-off between speed to market and getting everything into place before launch.And in today’s world, speed to market is critical, says Arun Verma, head of technol [...]
AirAsia mobile app’s back … but not quite the real thing
In July this year low cost carrier, AirAsia, without explanation, suspended its mobile services, halting the use of its mobile app leaving many of its customers flustered and puzzled.And just a few days back, again without much fanfare, the airline announced on itsFacebook page that its mobile s [...]
eLong app ‘made by woman for woman’: It’s a “no brainer”
eLong’s decision to develop an app “made for women by women” was not based on any customer research but rather through CEO Cui Guangfu’s observation of how travel decisions are made among the people he talked to.“Normally in a family the wife is the key decision maker when it comes to whe [...]
Chinese like reality to be augmented and, at same time, convenient
Did you know that 80% of Chinese found an app that overlays visual information about the physical world very or extremely appealing?Yes, it appears that Chinese customers are more predisposed to experiencing augmented reality than the global average.This data point was contained in a presentation b [...]
Audio tour apps bring Australia’s stories to life for Chinese visitors
A chance remark by some Chinese visitors talking loudly during a tour, drowning out the guide’s commentary, led Jeff Sharp ofItours Australia to develop self-guided audio tours in native languages for smartphones and tablets.Relating the story, Sharp (pictured left), then owner and operator of [...]
Android rules in Japan as top smartphone platform
Nearly two-thirds of Japan’s mobile population of 24 million use an Android-operated device, commanding 64% of the smartphone market share, according to the latest data from comScore.Smartphone ownership in Japan increased 43% in the first half of this year, with one in four mobile consumer owni [...]
Raja Kamar casts wider net with Blackberry app
PT Raja Kamar Indonesia, the country’s leading domestic online hotel booking business, launches its new, free Blackberry app this evening in Jakarta.The app will allow registered rajakamar.com members to search, book and pay for domestic hotels 24 hours a day using their BlackBerry handsets.Sc [...]
Singapore’s Chan Brothers first in APAC to use Amadeus Mobile Traveller
Chan Brothers, one of Singapore’s leading travel agency, is the first company in Asia Pacific to choose Amadeus’ newly created Amadeus Mobile Traveller to address the needs of its customers, as well as to stay one step ahead of the curve.The agency’s group managing director and CEO, Anthony [...]
Airlines in Malaysia step up mobile play and safer payments
The phenomenal growth of smartphones and mobile commerce have spurred Malaysia Airlines (MAS), AirAsia and Firefly to launch new apps and payment options.MAS teams with Paypal for faster. safer mobile paymentMalaysia Airlines has teamed up with PayPal to become the first airline in Southeast Asi [...]
