A robust year for Amadeus
Amadeus reported strong growth for 2012 in its full year financial results ended December 31, 2012, with significant contributions from its Distribution and IT Solutions businesses.Adjusted profit from continuing operations for the full year increased 18% to reach €575.1 million. This was backed [...]
Mr & Mrs Smith brings romance deeper into Asia
Encouraged by the growth it’s seen in its Asia business since it set up base in Melbourne in 2009, Mr & Mrs Smith has established a beach-head in Hong Kong to make further inroads into the Asian market.Amira Morgan, who ran marketing and business development out of Melbourne, has relocated t [...]
Top travel websites for January: Australia, New Zealand, China
The main players on the online scene – Wotif, TripAdvisor, Expedia, Qunar, MaFengWo - continue to rule in Australia, New Zealand and China, while the airline sector sees dominance by Qantas, Air New Zealand and China Southern Airlines. (Full report below and in slides)AustraliaWotif.com (12.49%) [...]
Mobile, social, activities – expect a packed agenda at WIT Indonesia
Social and mobile, the two biggest drivers of change in the online travel space, will feature strongly at the first WIT Indonesia taking place this coming March 27th in JakartaAndy Zain, founder of MobileMonday Indonesia, a networking forum of 400 mobile centric companies, will be sharing his exper [...]
Uber takes off like a dream in tech-savvy, novelty-crazy Singapore
Took my first ride on Uber - Everyone's Private Driver - last week and have to say, what a good experience. Easy to book, easy to enjoy – swank limousine, water, wet towels at your disposal – and a well-trained, well-spoken driver who drives well, and knows his way around.The US-based start-up [...]
The Wrap: STB woos Malaysians with “Only In Singapore – Right Now!” campaign
In the news: STB’s Malaysian campaign, AirAsia’s free travel guides, photo competition with Taiwan Visitors Association, lowcostbeds.com ties up with TravelportSTB woos Malaysians with “Only in Singapore - Right Now!" campaignMalaysians are already travelling to Singapore in droves and is one [...]
A blend of East and West at AIME, and a few ideas to change your thinking
Walking around AIME (Asia Pacific Incentive & Meetings Expo) in Melbourne this week and a few trends are evident.One, the Asian quotient of the show is growing not just in terms of Asian exhibitors wanting to sell to Australian buyers but Asian buyers looking to buy not just Australian content [...]
Travelmob hosts can now offer last minute deals with new tool
travelmob, the social stay marketplace offering unique accommodation in Asia Pacific, has introduced a new feature, “Last Minute Deals”, which enables its hosts (property owners) to target last minute travellers and increase booking revenues.The new feature is aimed at providing the best travel [...]
Australia’s top holiday destination for Singaporeans
Most Singaporean travellers choose Australia as their destination of choice, followed by Hong Kong and Japan, reveals MasterCard’s latest Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey (2012 H2).However, if money was not a constraint Japan would top the list of desirable cities, followed by London.Julienne [...]
Don’t be a grumpy traveller, be a happy one – follow these Vacation Rules
You’ve met Rod Cuthbert, the travel entrepreneur, the founder of Viator and currently the interim chairman of Rome2Rio. Now meet Rod Cuthbert, the author.The Melbourne-based executive has self-published a book called “Vacation Rules: A Guide to Travel Happiness”, co-authored with psychologi [...]
