AirAsia set to part ways with ANA and exit JV airline
Less than two years into its partnership with Japan’s Air Nippon Airways (ANA), Malaysia-based AirAsia is to end the relationship and pull out of AirAsia Japan due to “a difference of opinion in management" and on ways to operate the business.The joint venture was established in August 2011 [...]
AirAsia X to raise RM860mil from IPO, relook Europe and India routes
AirAsia X, the long haul subsidiary of the AirAsia Group, plans to raise up to RM859.3 million (US$272.8 million) from its initial pubic offering (IPO) exercise to finance the company’s growth, fund the fleet expansion and repay bank loans.In its summary prospectus issued on June 10 the airline [...]
Meet two women who want to change the way Asians travel
She took a leave of absence from her management consulting job at The Boston Consulting Group to learn Spanish in Argentina.It was one of her dreams. While there, she worked with a local entrepreneur– he ran a consumer packaged goods business and she thought she could help.She lived with locals, g [...]
From Adelaide to the road: The Asian travel story continued
And so begins our road trip for the WIT Hospitality Workshop, powered by INFOR EasyRMS … in the next five days, we will be covering Manila, Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur and Siem Reap.See, an itinerary like this would not have been possible up to three or even two years ago but low cost airlin [...]
The Wrap: Angry Birds swooping down on Johor
In the news: Angry Birds to land in Johor, joint promotion to boost South Africa’s tourism, TripAdvisor awards for APAC businesses, Air Astana and Turkish Airlines codeshareAngry Birds swooping down on JohorThe southern Malaysian state of Johor came into the limelight in September last year when i [...]
Goodbye pop-ups as TripAdvisor slaps search on top of its content
TripAdvisor today announced the launch of its all-in-one Hotel Price Comparison search, now live worldwide, matching real-time pricing and availability with the more than 100 million reviews and opinions of TripAdvisor travellers.The morphing had been noticed for a while but today's press release he [...]
Amex’s risk management survey on M&E expenses highlights gaps between policy and practice
New research released by American Express Meetings & Eventsreveals sizeable disparity in established policy, and also between policy and practice, in companies’ management of meetings and events (M&E).The study examines the risk that organisations can be exposed to when M&E expenses [...]
Discovering Taiwan the minsu way
Travelling to Taiwan but do not fancy staying in a conventional hotel? Then minsu is for you - the equivalent of a guesthouse, B&B (bed &breakfast), homestay or farmstay if there are animals within the property.Contrary to popular belief staying in a minsu does not mean having to squeeze on [...]
Lin goes BIG and MyALN makes push for packages and outbound
As one of the founders of MyALN, the private luxury travel site in China, Frank Lin, I suppose, has got to walk the talk. He’s got to constantly be sourcing for new ideas and hotels for his members who he says are increasingly adventurous and seeking different experiences.And so when he was due [...]
Times may be changing but hotelscombined intends to keep B2B focus
With so much attention on meta-search lately, and talk of some players moving down the purchase path, one company intends to remain focused on what it does well – the B2B affiliate space and hotels. This despite it taking out ads in Australia to promote its consumer facing brand.I caught up with H [...]
