AirAsia soared in 2012, carrying 33.8m passengers
Asia’s largest low cost carrier, AirAsia Group, flew high last year transporting 33.8 million passengers across the region, up 13% from 29.86 passengers in 2011.
The airline, in a statement on its results for financial year ended December 31, 2012 (FY2012), said its load factor remained str [...]
No, I am not getting rid of my BB and here’s why – WITX set for Bangkok, April 26
Everytime my friends see my Blackberry, they say, “It’s time to ditch that.” That’s even before it got scratched and dented and now has bits falling off – actually bits have fallen off but hey, it still works.One friend even took a photo of it because he couldn’t believe how anything cou [...]
TrustYou shoots for market leadership in Asia by 2014
TrustYou, the European-based online reputation management and social media monitoring for hospitality, has set its sights on being the market leader in Asia by 2014.Market leadership is defined by “how many users are using our data”, said co-founder and CEO, Ben Jost.Jost, who was recently in S [...]
Abacus beefs up with Symes, Parata with sights on corporate travel, online and mobile
Abacus International enters the new year with a strengthened team and a more aggressive focus on the global corporate travel segment, online and mobile.Former CEO and chairman of travel search site Wego Martin Symes started last week as head of marketing and former ZUJI and Ensogo executive, Ta [...]
Killing time in Kuching: New players changing the hotel scene
A few years ago when you visited Kuching, Sarawak, you didn’t have much choice as to where to stay.There were the international chain hotels – Holiday Inn or Hilton and now the Pullman and Four Points – and a few local hotels, and not much of anything else that was interesting or with the kind [...]
The Wrap: Chinese travelling abroad to celebrate Year of the Snake
In the news: Travel trend of Chinese travellers for the Lunar New Year, first Harrods Hotel in Malaysia, PhoCusWright@ITB Berlin, UK’s McDonald Hotels partners with SiteMinderChinese travellers celebrating Year of the Snake abroad A large number of Chinese travellers are not staying home to welc [...]
Asians’ fervour for travel not dampened by economic uncertainty
The appetite of Asians for leisure travel remains strong despite expected global downtrend, and mainland Chinese will lead the region in travel frequency fuelled by a strong renminbi, reveals Travelzoo Asia Pacific in its annual regional subscriber survey.The survey on trends, which will shape thi [...]
WIT Start-Up: The Smart Local – using local communities to build trusted review sites across Asia
Looking for a contractor for that renovation? Or a place to eat? Or an attraction to visit? New Singapore-based start-up, The Smart Local, is aiming to be the TripAdvisor-Yelp-InSing rolled-in-one of Singapore. It's also launched in Malaysia and aims to roll out local sites across the region. Foun [...]
Me, Red Tape, Leapfrog, Barbell Effects – four trends shaping future of APAC travel
The Amadeus-commissioned study, "Shaping the future of travel in Asia Pacific: The big four travel effects", explores the trends that will impact business and leisure travel in APAC (Asia Pacific) for the period until 2030.Developed by business research and consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan, th [...]
Cost control drives travel managers’ buying patterns for 2013
Travel buyers intend to focus on areas representing the greatest savings opportunities rather than those associated with the traveller experience, revealed a report by Carlson Wagonlit Travel.CWT Travel Management Priorities, which identified key business travel trends and priorities for travel man [...]
