ITB Asia opens as region drives growth
ITB Asia 2010 opened today in Singapore with the travel industry in Asia confident again and enjoying strong growth in leisure, meetings and corporate travel. Exhibitor numbers at the three-day B2B travel show organized by Messe Berlin (Singapore) are up 6 per cent on last year, with growth in the [...]
ITB Asia puts association meetings business in spotlight
ITB Asia has attracted over 25 speakers to address Association Day, a specialist forum 20-21 October that is dedicated to understanding and growing the association meeting sector in Asia.Annual and bi-annual association meetings for doctors, insurance experts, dentists, scientists and other professi [...]
Smartphones, tablets driving up digital traffic in the US
comScore has released a report, "Digital Omnivores: How Tablets, Smartphones and Connected Devices are Changing U.S. Digital Media Consumption Habits", that shows these devices are changing US digital media consumption habits.The report analyses how cross-platform consumption has created a vastly [...]
Tablets could revolutionise travel agencies; every frontliner should have one
The mobile revolution and the tablet could enable traditional travel agents to make up for whatever ground they may have lost when the travel business went online.
Indeed, Robert Bailey, president and CEO of Abacus International, said just as tablet devices are revolutionizing the way we work, [...]
Karma Comes Around to those who book early
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts is launching an online campaign to reward guests who book early.Called “Karma Comes Around”, the online campaign allows guests to Banyan Tree and Angsana - its sister brand - to enjoy credits equivalent to one night’s room rate for every booking of two nights a [...]
Life after exit, what’s it like? Three founders tell all
It was interesting listening to the stories of three start-ups in Asia whose companies were recently acquired and how their founders were now doing.On stage at Echelon 2011, Singapore’s largest digital startup conference, were (from left) Kelly Choo, Brandtologoy, a social media intelligence comp [...]
Little things update: Here’s one of those little things
The other day I posted about little things mattering.Yesterday I was on the MRT and was listening to my iPod. I didn’t take my iPad that has on it the books I am currently reading. But into my journey I suddenly felt an urge to read a couple more pages of my book, which, of course, is on my i [...]
Love, and people, make the world go round
I am in a part of New Zealand which was the site of the country's first Capital at Okiato (formerly Old Russell). The Bay of Islands is in the far north of New Zealand and before Captain Cook's visit in 1769, Russell, where I spent the night, was an established settlement of various Maori tribes.(Pi [...]
The war for talent: It’s going to get really tough out there
I was sitting at the swanky spanky new Booking.com office at Marina Bay Financial Centre waiting for my appointment. Next to me was a young Singaporean-Malay man, looking somewhat nervous. At my age, everyone looks young.“You here for a job interview?” I asked.He nodded. “Yes, for a customer s [...]
Accor moves luxury base to Asia as it gears to open one new upscale hotel a month for next 5 years
With increased development on the luxury front in Asia Pacific and the region now leading the way in high end consumption, Accor has moved its Global Luxury and Upscale marketing operations from Paris to Singapore.The move, announced quietly last year, heralded the introduction of several high-end h [...]
