The Goodness in Social Media
Happy Lunar New Year to everyone and a belated Happy 2011! It’s been a hectic few months wrapping up the end of last year and starting this year. We’re looking forward to an exciting year ahead for us and are planning quite a few things to delight you.Recently, I’ve been inspired by the go [...]
The low-down on social media and hotels
Given the enormous rise in the use of social media across the hotel sector, IDeaS a SAS Company, recently held a conversation with a few industry members on what were some of the best practices being seen in the industry.The panel comprised:• Grahame Tate, Managing Director Asia Pacific, IDeaS a S [...]
The power of travel reviews to hurt the small guys
I have been thinking about the power of travel reviews – especially as it relates to small, independently-run businesses.Travelling in New Zealand last week, I did what I normally don’t – read reviews before making a decision where to stay.I did it just once because I was going to a place I ha [...]
The rise of Asia and the death of traditional airline cabin classes
Asia will rise, traditional airline cabin classes will disappear, business travel will decline and delivering a total travel experience will be paramount. That’s how a new industry report, The Travel Gold Rush 2020, sees the future of travel.Developed by Oxford Economics, a prominent economic for [...]
The story of China told in a hotel brand
In many ways, the story of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in China parallels that of the most populous nation on earth.Consider this. Shangri-La’s first hotel in China was in Hangzhou – it took over a government-owned hotel, renovated and restored it, and opened it in 1984. Early signs of a regi [...]
The story of The Tender Bar at Hotel Pont Royal
I suppose it’s fitting that I happened to be reading the book “The Tender Bar” by JR Moehringer while I was staying at the Hotel Pont Royal in Paris.The book, an autobiography, is about a boy who spends most of his childhood in a bar, surrounded by the most colourful characters from whom he [...]
To Japan with Love
The To Japan with Love campaign, launched on May 10, is a collaborative effort of AirAsia Bhd and its affiliate airlines - AirAsia X, AirAsia Indonesia and AirAsia Thailand - to help Japan in its recovery. It includes a fundraising drive across the airline’s entire network and logistical [...]
Tough Love turns to Sweet Love
Tough love turned into sweet love for Web In Travel last night when it won the Trade Conference of the Year in the Singapore Experience Awards 2010 held in Singapore. It beat two other finalists, CommunicAsia and International Maritime Week, in the Events category of the awards. WIT won for its 20 [...]
Travel folk meet as Vietnam gets social and change is nigh
So I am in Saigon with about 500 travel agents, media and travel technology professionals – it’s quite an experience, being with such a gathering in this town. Travel folk know how to have fun even when they are at work.It’s the Abacus International Subscriber Conference and I don’t think I [...]
Travel hot for startups, a lot of pain points to be solved
Travel is an old, complex industry with complicated structures and processes. This is what makes it a great industry for entrepreneurs because there are many pain points to solve. This was one of the key messages from travel's inaugural session at Echelon 2011, the digital start-up conference in Si [...]
