The Wrap: Falling hotel prices in Asia boost for travel to the region
In the news: Prices drop in Asian hotels, Ryanair partners with Travelport, Singgasana Hotels and Resorts inks deal with eRevMax, SilverNeedle Hospitality's new sleep system
Falling hotel prices in Asia boost for travel to the region
Hotel prices in Asia fell by 2% in 2013, compared with [...]
The Wrap: Singaporeans first in Asia to use SmartGate for entry to Australia
In the news: SmartGate for Singaporeans, Hotels.com’s redesigned app, eRevMax’s metasearch channels management service, Transaero Airlines’ new agreement with Abacus
Singaporeans first in Asia to use SmartGate for entry to Australia
A self-service processing option for travellers entering [...]
Game-changing events in Middle East and those to come
The online travel market's changing fast in the Middle East. Here's a snapshot of events that shifted the needle for the region in 2013 and predictions for 2014 from our circle of industry experts, all of whom will be speaking at the first WIT Middle East in Dubai, March 26-27.
Ivan Jakovlje [...]
The Wrap: Wego unveils travel trends from Singapore, China, Hong Kong in the Year of the Horse
In the news: Travel trends in the Year of the Horse, ITB Berlin Summit on omni-channel marketing, Burufly’s iOS app, Abacus’ Chinese language fare feeds for EVA Air
Wego unveils travel trends from Singapore, China, Hong Kong in the Year of the Horse
Meta search engine, Wego, looks int [...]
Quick, what’s the PSI? Haze most searched item in Singapore in 2013
What were Singaporeans most obsessed about in 2013? Well, according to Google’s annual Year End Zeitgeist, it was the haze, followed by diseases, murder and celebrity deaths.
Number one on the search list was the South-east Asian haze as Singaporeans searched for information about the ph [...]
TripAdvisor reveals Destinations on the Rise
Havana, Cuba and Kathmandu, Nepal tops the world and Asia list respectively in TripAdvisor’s 2013 Travellers’ Choice Destinations on the Rise
Three cities in Asia - Kathmandu (pictured left), Sapporo (Japan) and Hanoi (Vietnam) - also made it to the top 10 in the world list.
According [...]
Chinese travellers looking at new destinations beyond traditional playgrounds
Hong Kong and Macau are currently the main draws for mainland Chinese travellers due to their many attractions, but there is a shift in travel trend to destinations within Asia and further afield for holiday breaks, says TripAdvisor.
In the travel site’s recently released list of the top 20 mo [...]
South Sulawesi is Indonesia’s “hottest” destination
Burufly, Indonesia based social travel site, reveals the country's top 10 destinations based on its social engagement statistics, with South Sulawesi heading the list, followed by East Nusa Tenggare and Jakarta.Details in infographics below: INDON [...]
Bangkok, NYC get most searches, UK travellers procrastinate, and US has shortest trip durations
This is a blog by Nicolas Borel, COO Travel Intelligence, Amadeus IT GroupWe recently blogged about the cities that generated the most air traffic, and not surprisingly London, New York, and Tokyo came in as the top 3 cities.We also highlighted that the travel industry was changing at a really fa [...]
The Wrap: World’s first Twentieth Century Fox theme park in Genting Highlands
In the news: New international theme park for Genting Highlands, The Miele Guide closes, Xtreme Booking in Japan, HotelQuickly launches in New ZealandWorld's first Twentieth Century Fox theme park in Genting Highlands Genting Malaysia Bhd, which owns and operates Resorts World Genting (RWG) in Gen [...]
