The Wrap: Ascott expands reach in China through global portfolio listing on Alitrip
In the news: Ascott’s strategic partnership with Alitrip, Chinese airlines end ties with Qunar, strong passenger growth for APAC carriers Ascott expands reach in China through global portfolio listing on AlitripThe Ascott Ltd, wholly owned serviced residence business unit of Singapore based Capit [...]
WIT Hospitality makes its debut in Hong Kong this March
WIT will launch its first hospitality-focused conference in Hong Kong on March 22, 2016. The one-day event, themed “Reboot”, will be held at Hotel ICON.“With all the changes taking place in hotel distribution, marketing and technology, it is time for us to run an event that’s focused on this [...]
10 travel trends of Asian holidaymakers to watch out for
Tourism in Asia Pacific is growing steadily according to UNWTO World Tourism Barometer despite negative events in the region in the past year that includes the Southeast Asian haze, MERS in South Korea, a bomb blast in Bangkok and the currency fluctuation.Asian travellers are looking for fast, easy, [...]
KAYAK reveals the best time for Singaporeans to book and travel in 2016
Planning to get away for the coming Lunar New Year or for a summer holiday in an exotic Asian city? Then KAYAK.sg can show you when to book to get the best airfares to popular destinations (infographic below).The travel search engine analysed over one billion flight searches to unveil to Singapore t [...]
Kuching is the next stop for the Heritage Race
Following its debut in Bangkok on November 29, 2015, the Heritage Race will travel to Kuching, Sarawak on January 30, 2016.A travel industry-led event created to uncover local stories about places and to raise funds for good causes, the Heritage Race is organised by local travel industry volunteers [...]
Deals for agents on BeMyGuest’s B2B marketplace
Travel agencies can now tap into Asia’s largest database of tours and activities and secure industry rates. BeMyGuest, Asia’s leading aggregator of local tours and activities, has launched a new B2B platform for travel agencies – ‘Agents Marketplace’ – in its bid to meet the needs of the [...]
Reboot of HK Express proves residents are hungry for low cost air travel and booking online
If there is one thing HK Express has proven, it’s that Hong Kong folks have an appetite for low cost air travel – that plus the fact that with the right incentive and marketing, residents of this densely populated city will also book online and direct.I caught up with CEO Andrew Cowen (below) on [...]
Happy 2016: What was over-hyped and what’s coming, Part 2
With the dawn of a new year, we ask a few of our industry leaders for what they felt was most over-hyped in the year that was, their prediction for 2016 and for good measure, we asked them their one wish for WIT. Timothy Hughes, Vice President Marketing, Agoda1. Most over-hyped trend of 2015Upper Fu [...]
Happy 2016: What was over-hyped and what’s coming, Part 1
As 2015 draws to a close, we ask a few of our industry leaders for what they felt was most over-hyped in the year that was, their prediction for 2016 and for good measure, we asked them their one wish for WIT. John Kim, Chief Product Officer, Expedia Inc1. Most over-hyped trend in 2015Self driving c [...]
As 2016 dawns, may the force of women be with you
Warning: This post may contain a spoiler alert, but really it's quite obvious. Just as “Lara Croft” got a reboot under the masterful hand of Rhianna Pratchett, into a heroine with more than boobs, Star Wars has also been rebooted with the seventh sequel, “The Force Awakens”.And the force i [...]
