iPhone gets the Rome2rio app
Melbourne-based travel search company, Rome2rio, has launched its multi-modal search engine platform as an iPhone app and is making its source code available to licensees, allowing them to offer their own next-generation travel search capability on a mobile platform.Users of the app do not need to [...]
MakeMyTrip buys HotelTravel.com to expand foothold in APAC
The acquisition of HotelTravel.com would strengthen its presence in the hotels segment, deepen relationships with suppliers in key markets and increase its brand strength in South East Asia, said MakeMyTrip (MMYT).The company listed three ways of achieving these objectives:Expand the range of be [...]
Amadeus maintains growth despite global challenges
Amadeus’ year-on- year financial and operating results for the first nine months of 2012 (ended September 30, 2012) shows an increase of 20.2% in its adjusted profti to reach €481.3 million.This was backed by growth in revenue of 8.4% to €2,233.1 million and a 6.5% rise in EBITDA to €889.8 m [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia X turns five, IPO slated for early 2013
In the news: AirAsia X, Asian Trails, Wego and Resorts World Sentosa, Abacus and Vietnam AirlinesAirAsia X turns five, IPO slated for early 2013AirAsia X, the medium haul budget affiliate of AirAsia, recently celebrated its fifth birthday with a slew of “gifts” for its loyal guests including a [...]
Data Nerds are the New Oracles
As the US Republicans deal with the apparent rebuke from the American people and the US Democrats get to work on bridging a divided country under President Barack Obama’s renewed four-year lease after the 2012 Presidential Elections, the story that caught my attention is that of a statistician, Na [...]
ASEAN looks to China for tourism growth
According to the UNWTO's World Tourism Barometer report on the first half of 2012, ASEAN countries are some of the fastest growing tourism destinations in the world with China as he biggest growing contributor of international visitor arrivals to the region.International visitor arrivals into Myanma [...]
WIT turns 8: A reflection on the evolution of Asia from the floor
In the beginning there was an idea. Bring to Asia through Singapore, the gateway to the region, the state of the art in online travel. Eight years later, it is a very different story.Now Asia stands on its own. China is poised to take over from the USA as the leading travel market in the world. Alr [...]
Booking travel is as easy as www these days
Whether it’s booking hotels or apartments or flights, it’s become so easy for anyone to do so with confidence and the customer is really in control.Flying over the land of the long white cloud on my way to Queenstown, I had a chance to reflect on the booking journey that got me on this Air New Z [...]
The Wrap: SilverNeedle Collection debuts in APAC
In the news: New portfolio of boutique hotels in APAC, AirAsia’s online store rebrands, Roomorama goes Indonesian, easyJet apps win.SilverNeedle Collection debuts in APACSingapore-based SilverNeedle Hospitality launched its newest venture,SilverNeedle Collection, on October 17. This is a group o [...]
BeMyGuest aims to plough travel dollars back to local people
Singapore-based BeMyGuest.travel recently went online to provide a new comprehensive way for discerning travellers to contribute the majority of their travel dollars directly to local businesses.The company markets and distributes people's unique travel products across its online and offline chann [...]
