eRevMax buys web services agency
Continuing on its acquisition path, eRevMax International, owner of channel management technologies RateTiger and SimpleDistribution have acquired Lunar Logic Polska, a web and digital development services company.Lunar Logic Polska's expertise in web development and internet applications will help [...]
eRevMax in talks for two more acquisitions, expands in Asia
eRevMax International, which recently made two acquisitions – Lunar Logic Polska and SimpleDistribution – is in talks for two further acquisitions even as it expands in Asia, CEO Sascha Hausmann told WIT.“One is services related and is in contract stage and another one is product related and w [...]
eRevMax launches RT Suite Review
eRevMax, creator of RateTiger, has announced the launch of its latest product RTSuite Review, an online guest review consolidator for hotels. The new platform enables hotels to manage their brand reputation and interact directly with guests across multiple hotel review sites. RTSuite Review will [...]
Excuse me, are you a Blackberry user? And do you rely on the OTA? If so, you may wish to reconsider
I love events where speakers take positions and create debate, and the recent joint HSMAI and WIT event in Bangkok was one of those where sparks flew.It started when Brett Henry (left), vice president of marketing of Abacus International, declared that Blackberry users were like smokers. “They kno [...]
Steve Jobs – he knew me, you know, and he knew you too
I was wondering about doing a blog piece on Apple and the iPhone 4S - struggling with what to write.Then, yesterday - when I first heard the news at 7.45 in the morning (Singapore time) - things changed. And the subject of the piece became clear.I was going to talk about about how a ‘disappoint [...]
Planet Travel thanks you, Steve Jobs
In the wee hours of this morning, I was inspired to write a column about how, to me, the iPad’s been the best thing to happen to travel in a long time. A few hours later, I woke up to an Apple home page that showed a black-and-white photo of Steve Jobs.My throat clenched. My heart sank. For a mome [...]
Find unique tours yet be a responsible traveller in the Mekong
A tour of the new online guide, Mekong Responsible Tourism, shows a wide range of “responsible” holiday activities, "over 185", according to the developer, in the Mekong River region.Most of the featured activities carry detailed descriptions, complete with colourful photos and description of h [...]
Find your groove in a time of oh-too-fast change
It’s got to be one of the most exciting times to be in the travel industry yet possibly the most terrifying.Martin Symes, CEO of Wego, said as much when I asked him the question during our panel on “Understanding the new Asian traveler”, yesterday at ITB Berlin.“Yes it’s exciting but it’ [...]
Finding Asia’s Finest Apps
Our business is knowing about the most innovative technologies, people and companies coming out of Asia. A few months ago, we set out to discover the best apps coming out of Earth's most populous continent, so we ran a contest called Asia's Top 50 Apps.The search for the Top 50 was completely open - [...]
Finnair goes to the Angry Birds, seeks fans for Asian Challenge
Finnair has begun a worldwide online search for the eight biggest Angry Birds fans to fly on the longest and highest Angry Birds flight ever from Helsinki to Singapore on September 20, 2011.Onboard this one-of-a-kind theme flight, the fans of the world-famous mobile gaming device, developed by the F [...]
