Deals fatigue settling in; some best practices to bear in mind
If you are one of the 115 million subscribers of Groupon’s daily deals email, you expect that every morning when you awake you can grab your coffee and see what offers are available in your area.You may have also noticed the utter saturation in the marketplace with the amount of deal websites that [...]
GDS likened to nuclear weapons, what works outside may not work in China
The opening session of the Travel Distribution Summit in China held in Beijing this morning saw comparisons being drawn between GDSs and nuclear weapons and the contrasts between the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Confucius.It all started with the opening keynote by Ram Badrinathan, general manage [...]
Online hotel bookings in Asia predicted to grow by more than 20%
A summit of more than 160 leading Asian hotel industry professionals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has found that the rise in popularity of social media and online review sites across Asia is having a significant influence on how hoteliers operate and their ability to attract guests.More than 90% of re [...]
Langham goes on Facebook to search for top travel tips
Langham Hospitality Group has launched a global multi-platform social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Weibo to search for top travel tips in key Langham cities as part of its Linger Longer for Less campaign.To win, all entrants simply answer the question “If I could linger longer in a c [...]
AirAsia X confident Christchurch and Japan will rebound soon
AirAsiaX believes in the “significant long-term potential of Christchurch,” said CEO Azran Osman Rani, following the inauguration of its first service into the New Zealand city which is still feeling the after-effects of the earthquake which hit on February 22.Flight D7 2754 arrived in the gatew [...]
AirAsia, Expedia JV will ‘revolutionise’ online travel in region
AirAsia and Expedia have signed a joint venture agreement which will see the launch of a new company covering Asia Pacific and offering a complete range of value flights, hotels and holiday packages.Under the 50:50 partnership, announced this morning in Singapore, a new company will be formed to ope [...]
Airlines & Their Use of Social Media
Here's a quick and convenient way to understand how airlines manage and use social media as a marketing platform fromSimpliflying.Simpliflying has also produced a video version:
Amadeus adds conTgo solutions to its mobile offerings
Amadeus has become an official global reseller of all conTgo mobile solutions, integrating conTgo products into its corporate product portfolio and marketing.The deal will enable the Amadeus Mobile Travel Assistant solution to be made available to all travel management companies and corporations t [...]
Amadeus turns in robust results in first half
Amadeus IT Holding has announced year-on-year financial and operating results for its first half (six months ended 30 June 2010). The increase in adjusted net profit for the period of 38.0% to reach €246.8m was backed by a growth in revenue of 11.9% to €1,379.3m and an improvement in EBITDA of [...]
And now, Jetstar Japan leaps into the fray
Hot on the heels of AirAsia teaming up with All Nippon Airlines to launch AirAsia Japan comes news that Jetstar Japan will soon be formed – a partnership between Qantas Group, JAL and Mitsubishi Corporation.Jetstar Japan is expected to start flying by the end of 2012, with an initial fleet of thre [...]
