Trend Alert: Next game changer will come from China or India
David Brett, president and CEO of Amadeus Asia Pacific, sounded a trend alert at the Amadeus customer conference in Bangkok this week – with the economic shift taking place in the world, tomorrow’s leaders will be different and the next game changer will come from either India or China.Today, he [...]
Trust making strong inroads in Asia
Trust International is continuing its growth in the Asian markets with the announcement of a Chinese version of yourVoyager CRS and a new Hotel Internet Booking Engine (IBE) at the recently concluded ITB Asia and Web in Travel (WIT) in Singapore.In the Asian market, Trust reported an 8% increase in [...]
US travellers favouring Asian destinations, says Skyscanner
Asian cities prove popular with US travelers, as flight comparison site Skyscanner reveals the top 10 emerging destinations for overseas travel. Search data from flight comparison site Skyscanner.com shows US travelers are increasingly interested in travel to Asia; with eight of the top ten biggest [...]
US, UK and Japan tops with travellers
The United States, United Kingdom and Japan have been voted the top global travel destinations, according to the Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey 2011.The survey, conducted among 11,620 respondents from 23 countries and territories around the world, showed that one in five (20%) said they are li [...]
Tourism Australia banks on social advocacy to meet new targets
Social advocacy will be at the heart of Tourism Australia’s marketing strategy as it tries to ramp up its tourism industry to double visitor expenditure by 2020.Which is why it was rather ironic that there was no wireless access in the venue where the press conference was held to enable the intern [...]
Travelport Opinions launches in Asia, will agents embrace it and express themselves?
The positive response thus far to its social networking site for travel professionals was what led Travelport to launch Travelport Opinions in Asia.Asked if any targets had been set for the Asia launch announced recently, spokesperson for Travelport Asia Pacific, Michael Yates, said, “We haven� [...]
3 Jamaicans in Geneva
I had been craving a Frappuccino all morning. Walking around Geneva Lake, past the beautiful Parc du Chateau Banquet and La Perle du Lac, passing several small cafes that served wonderful European cappuccinos, and all I could think of was the Starbucks I had passed earlier on, and my Frappuccino.� [...]
The “Hand” opens on a new Singapore
Thursday evening, standing out on Marina Bay, waiting for the Wonder Full sound-and-light show that would herald the grand opening of Marina Bay Sands, a thought struck me – I will have to get used to a new Singapore.A new Singapore where people can come and go and gamble anytime they want, just l [...]
More master classes planned, new management centre launched at TripAdvisor
More than 800 hospitality business owners in Indonesia and Thailand attended the first TripAdvisor Master Classes to be conducted in Asia Pacific. “We were pleased with the response in every destination we went to - from Jakarta to Bali and Bangkok and Phuket,” said Alvin Ch’ng, commercial di [...]
Not long now before Forbes Travel Guides will point you in the direction of luxury in Singapore
On the 11th April, Forbes will add Singapore to its list of Asian cities (after Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore) to receive the prestigious Five-star ratings and certifications program. So, it was a far more glamorous start to the week than usual when I met with Yona He on Monday morning. Y [...]
