WIT Start-Up Pitch: The pick of AdventureHoney
A travel start-up, AdventureHoney, launched in Thai beta, aims to help travellers find the honey in adventure experiences. Chief Experience Officer Chris Ball tells WIT the story behind the enterprise, which is powered by digital house and incubator Blue Chilli.Q: Describe the business, core produ [...]
Raffles Singapore, The Upper House Hong Kong top hotels in TripAdvisor awards
In its 11th year, the 2013 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Hotel Awards recognise more than 6,000 elite properties around the world covering 82 countries and nine regions worldwide.Included in the winning list are different categories of accommodation, from top hotels to luxury, bargain, service, [...]
Aussies love London
London is the top destination among Australians reveals Wotif.com, based on bookings by its customers in 2012.The Australian travel website, in its listing of the top 10 ten most popular travel destinations in Europe, ranked London in the number one spot followed by Paris, with Rome making the top [...]
Local heroes to star with global experts at first WIT Indonesia
A movie director, travel blogger and leading photographer will share the stage with online travel experts at the first WIT Indonesia which will combine the best of local and global to get to the heart of the Indonesian online travel story.With the country’s nascent online travel market evolving wi [...]
For the best inflight meals fly Tiger, SIA, Garuda
Skyscanner, in its inaugural Asia Pacific Airline Food Awards, honours Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia for serving the best low cost, short haul and long haul airline food respectively.Skyscanner recruited over 200 international travellers and bloggers from across Asia Pacific [...]
From hyper-local to boutique family breaks, Mr & Mrs Smith makes its call
From the local-on-arrival revolution to concierge apps and spa pampering for guys, Mr & Mrs Smith predicts 10 of the top boutique hotel and travel trends to look out for in 2013...1: Hyper-local experiences: rediscovering inner-city 'villages'Last year, we reported on the rise of international e [...]
Top travel websites for December: Australia, New Zealand, China
The online travel scene for the last month of 2012 remains more or less consistent in Australia and New Zealand with the major players retaining their positions. In China, however, the main OTAs battle for top spot with Trip.taobao.com emerging triumphant.(Full report below and in slides).AustraliaT [...]
The Wrap: Navigating Thailand’s IMPACT made easier with new Android app
In the news: Thailand’s IMPACT’s new Android app, Tune Hotels’ first hotel in Scotland, 2012 SLH’s best year.Navigating Thailand’s IMPACT makes easier with new Android appThailand’s IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center launched an event calendar app for Android, which makes it [...]
When the rich shop, they do it online and they like it social and mobile
A new study reveals how affluents use the internet, social media and mobile devices and apps and have fully integrated the internet into their luxury lifestyles.The study entitled “Affluents Online” conducted by Unity Marketing found that among nearly 1,000 affluent consumers (avg. income $248 [...]
I love to fight, it brings out the best in me, says new AirAsia Expedia boss
Caught up with Kathleen Tan, the new CEO for AirAsia Expedia, the weekend after the news was announced and she was visibly thrilled about the new challenge. With this move, she returns to Singapore after almost nine years away, takes on a chief executive role in a company that has great expectation [...]
