Surprise me, give me a magic moment
Have you ever had a birthday or Christmas or other occasions when someone has given you a gift and you’ve thought, ‘that’s just what I wanted’? I do hope that it’s happened to you. Do you remember how nice it felt?There are many reasons, of course, why that particular gift might have hit t [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: Hail, the start-ups that are actually trying to solve problems
Talk to anyone in the business development wing of a travel company and they always say during tough economic times there is a greater call for new ideas.In some respects this is quite a disappointing statement to make as it suggests that such lateral thinking only takes place when companies fear th [...]
Associations’ best practices in the spotlight
ITB Asia’s inaugural Association Day, from Oct 20-21, will focus on the challenges and opportunities for associations in a changing business environment.Robin Lokerman (left), CEO of the Institutional Division of MCI, will kick off the conference with insights on association management best practi [...]
Touch me, read me, feel me – the cry of a new generation
On the flight to Penang last weekend, I noticed a little girl across the aisle from me. She had an iPad in front of her. I watched as her little fingers went flick, flick, flick. Touch here, touch there. Tap. Tap. Squeeze, expand.She’s obviously taken to it like a duck to water, unlike me who’s [...]
GlobalCollect signs up as key sponsor of China TDS
TravelDaily, China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on distribution, marketing and technology trends in travel and tourism, has signed up GlobalCollect as a key sponsor for the 2010 China Travel Distribution Summit, to be held in Beijing on September 15-16.As the wor [...]
New service offers one-stop view of air market demand
A new partnership between Amadeus and airconomy, a strategic consultancy for aviation networks, will give airlines, airports and travel agents a one-stop view of market demand on any given route including distribution by Low Cost Carriers and airlines direct sales.With Amadeus Total Demand by aircon [...]
Green Discovery Laos: You can look but you can’t pay
Green Discovery Laos, a pioneer in adventure travel and ecotourism in this tiny landlocked kingdom, wants to reach out to more travellers through the Internet but its biggest hurdle – payment issues.Said managing director Vianney Catteau, “The main problem is payment. Laos does not support any o [...]
Webjet counts on Aussie roots to grow big in US
Webjet is bringing its 10 years of experience in the Australian market to the US and has set its sights on becoming a major player in the online travel market over there.The company, which has set up offices in Tampa’s historic Hyde Park district, will operate www.webjet,com independently and be [...]
Abacus to boost insurance sales with ACE
Sales of insurance is growing 14% year-on-year on the Abacus network and the company expects this number to jump further with its new partnership with ACE Travel Insurance.Under the partnership signed this week, the Singapore-based GDS will distribute ACE Travel products to all Abacus-connected trav [...]
AirAsia opens up New Skies for bookers
At first glance AirAsia’s booking website does not look any different than before its system upgrade. But I feel the difference when I start the booking process as it’s much faster and login is a breeze too despite the fact it was just a day after the new system was up and running.Perhaps the [...]
