Low cost Singapore Girl, you’re a cheap way to fly?
Last night, I was the MC for a charity dinner for the Akaraka Foundation in which more than $100,000 was raised for children’s education in the Philippines.One of the items put for the live auction was a pair of boxing gloves signed by Manny (Pacman) Pacquiao who, to people who know boxing, is to [...]
A stark warning from an old master who should know better
Four or five years ago I used to attend seminars and presentations with eager young things championing the Internet as the place where people should really be investing large parts of their marketing budget.Often these views were challenged and, in some cases positively lambasted, by others (often f [...]
A WITNext view: Insights, ideas and inspiration, all in one evening
A night for inspiration at the UndergroundSet in a funky venue, Velvet Underground of Zouk, the first ever WITNext provided much room for audience to be inspired by our speakers. Starting off the night, two entrepreneurs from Pigeonhole Live, Hew Joon Yeng (left) and Lyon Lim, introduced the use o [...]
Abacus enables SilkAir customers to book preferred seat
Abacus International has implemented an interactive pre-reserve seat (IPRS) system for SilkAir to streamline flight bookings and offer customers a seamless travel experience. Depending on airline’s requirement, the IPRS system offers real-time seat information and allows airlines to provide i [...]
Bali basking in strong hospitality and property growth
The Bali Hotel Branded Villa Update, released by regional hospitality consulting firm C9 Hotelworks, revealed that Bali is enjoying a golden era in its tourism and property sectors. (Download full report here).Home to established hotel names including Starwood’s chic W, Bvlgari, Banyan Tree an [...]
Accor sets smartphone bookings target, launches two new apps
Accor Hotels, which has set a target of 260,000 bed-nights for 2011 through smartphone bookings, has launched applications for two smartphones: BlackBerry and Samsung (equipped with the new Bada operating system).They join the existing services dedicated to the mobile and especially the iPhone appl [...]
After QF32, Qantas to spend more on social and digital media
Qantas will be investing more resources in social and digital media following the wake-up call it received after the QF32 incident in which tweets saying it had crashed had an immediate impact on its share price.CEO Alan Joyce (left), speaking at the Australian Tourism Exchange, said that that incid [...]
Agoda teams up with Jetstar
First it was Expedia and AirAsia. Now it’s Agoda and Jetstar but in a different kind of partnership.The partnership between the Asia-based global hotel booking site and the Australia-based low cost carrier means that Agoda.com's proprietary hotel inventory of thousands of hotels will be access [...]
AirAsia headquarters to stay in Malaysia: Fernandes
Regional low-cost carrier, AirAsia, has refuted news report that it is moving its corporate headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta. It is only setting up a representative office, AirAsia Asean, in Indonesia's capital city. AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (pictured below) reaffirms tha [...]
The future of social: Learn from cavemen and babies
Where is social going? Here, on the eve of our 6th anniversary, are my thoughts.Meet the creators: Video is the language of socialMeet Mike Corey (pictured right). He’s a 26 year-old videographer who loves to travel from Toronto, Canada. Recently he used his previous body of user-generated-cont [...]
