Taj spreads its luxury wings
India-based luxury hotel group, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, is as synonymous in India as the Taj Mahal. It is, however, fast acquiring a global presence through rapid expansion of its hotel portfolio.The expansion will see a large increase in its domestic and international portfolio of 100 pro [...]
Wego launches ‘Popular Search’ feature in Singapore
Singapore-based travel site Wego has launched what it says is a revolutionary ‘popular search’ and Singapore customers are the first in the world to enjoy the new criterion in the search for travel online.The ‘popular search’ on the wego.com.sg site enables Singaporeans to view destina [...]
Males dominate Japan’s smartphone market
The majority of smartphone owners in Japan are mostly male, commanding 61.5% of the market in October 2011 or 9 million users, with more than half under the age of 35.These insights are revealed in comScore Japan KK’s latest report on smartphone users in Japan from its comScore MobiLens servi [...]
APAC’s growing prosperity fuels travel industry’s growth
Rising earnings are fanning Asians’ desire to travel, according to the findings in the ITB World Travel Trends Report compiled by IPK International and commissioned by ITB Berlin.A year-on-year comparison shows that in the first eight months of 2011 the number of Asians travelling abroad rose by [...]
Three things to consider in hotel distribution and marketing in 2012
Today’s hotel marketing landscape is changing rapidly. The advent of new distribution channels has created more options to truly personalize a strategy to suit the needs of your property. With that in mind, it was no surprise when a recent survey of Sabre Hospitality customers revealed that unders [...]
Taipei, Australia top holiday destinations for Asians
HotelClub Hotel Index reveals the top 10 regional and long haul international destinations for Asians travelling during the busy holiday season.The results tracks both the most popular destinations booked by HotelClub’s Asian members, as well as the hotel pricing trends for each city compared to [...]
When you’re travelling, you depend on the kindness of strangers
Today a friend of mine, Intan, would have turned 50. She missed it by a couple of days. The day she left us, there was a lone star in the Singapore sky. I believe that was her telling me she was in peace somewhere out there.Last night, at the stroke of midnight, I stood under a star-studded sky in [...]
Desert-bound, minus expectations
Of late, I have been advising friends not to have high expectations of anything because then you’re invariably disappointed, I say in the voice I put on when I am attempting to be the sage I am not.However I have to admit I did arrive in Delhi, Capital of Mother India, with high expectations. I w [...]
TravelShark poised to plunge deep into Asia
TravelShark is getting set to take a bigger bite of the Asian waters with the relocation of its CEO Sue Heilbronner (pictured left) to its Singapore headquarters from Boulder, Colorado.Boulder and Singapore, two more different places you couldn’t find. One’s dry, the other’s humid. One’s [...]
Ayers Rock Resort inks deal with Accor to expand its reach
Ayers Rock Resort has appointed hotel group, Accor, to help take it to new markets, as well as maximise opportunities for Indigenous employment and development.Under the agreement Accor will provide the iconic resort and tourist attraction, which is managed by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia [...]
