Pegasus launches booking solutions for online and mobile
Pegasus Solutions has launched two new solutions - RezView Internet Booking Engine and RezView Mobile – to meet the growing trend among travellers to book hotels online and via mobile devices.According to PhoCusWright, one in three global travellers will book online by 2012, with supplier website [...]
AirAsia says, we have faith in Expedia; Cleartrip says, we wish them luck
Its action in cutting off API access to its content through all B2C and B2B channels in India may not have made it many friends in the country but AirAsia’s group head of commercial, Kathleen Tan (left), is unfazed by critics.She told WIT, “Part of our deal with Expedia is we will cut off online [...]
Queensland fights back with “Million Dollar Memo” competition
You got to feel sorry for Queensland. The spate of bad weather which brought with it floods and cyclones has left lingering perceptions in travellers’ minds and has kept them away from the Australian Sunshine State.At the same time, the strong Australian dollar means Australians are taking their h [...]
Quicker booking on Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has introduced another online channel, Mhquick, an application extension for the Google Chrome web browser that makes booking on Malaysia’s national carrier even quicker.Available on the Google Web Store, this e-commerce suite is another feather in the cap for MAS after th [...]
Rakuten wants to expand, and it’s not all about price in China
Yeoh Siew Hoon picks up a few key sound bites from the China Travel Distribution Summit in Beijing. Wanted:Good staff and better serviceChina’s travel suppliers face similar issues as their counterparts in the rest of Asia – the lack of quality talent and the need to improve service quality acro [...]
Record bookings achieved, Asia set for growth track
Booking transactions up 11% in 2010 and higher than pre-recession levels back in 2007. And while this year may see a slowing down of growth, Abacus Internationalmainly had good news to share at yesterday’s media lunch – most of it around how Asia is tipped to be a global leader in travel by 20 [...]
S’pore’s “Motorcycle Diaries”™ man tells his story
For Goh Mia Chun, the hardest moment of his trip was getting 13 injections before embarking on his round the world adventure by motorcycle. That, and losing his motorcycle just two weeks before the trip. Named Hope, it was stolen in Johor Bahru, across the Causeway from Singapore. And so he and hi [...]
Safir, intent on expansion, signs up with TRUST
Safir Hotels & Resorts, one of Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) most prestigious hotel groups, has appointed Trust International, one of the world’s leading CRS and international hospitality service providers, as its exclusive CRS partner for the MENA region. This coincides with Safir [...]
Saigon, the city of tangled wires and buzzing motorbikes
Even though Hanoi on 10.10.10 will celebrate its millennial anniversary, it's Saigon that stole my heart. Perhaps because it was the first city I visited in Vietnam. Or because of its dynamic and frenzied energy which is quite opposed to the more subdued Hanoi. Or maybe it's simply because I was so [...]
SIA economy seat choice, AA+Sabre deal extended, Japan arrivals cut by half, EVA Air’s new app …
SIA extends economy seat choice to all booking channelsSingapore Airlines announced (02-Sep-2011) that the advance selection of Economy Class seats on SIA-operated flights is now available through all booking channels.Previously, the ability to perform specific seat selection in Economy Class was ex [...]
