Taiwan: A change is gonna come
I recently returned from Taipei, love the city and its street life – a quirky mix of Chinese and Japanese flavours – and it made me realize it’s the only market in North Asia now that doesn’t have a home-based low cost carrier. Ya, sad.Most people go to Taipei to rave about the beef noodles [...]
Middle East and North Africa, Wego’s new growth region
Wego’s global travel search business is seeing strong growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with one in every seven flight and hotel searches made across the company's 50+ branded and third party sites now originate in this region.Visits to Wego's 11 websites, comprising the MENA mar [...]
More affordable luxury city holidays in Asia for Singaporeans
High-end bargains are available despite soaring hotel room rates across the region, according to the findings in the Hotels.comHotel Price Index (HPI) report.Hotel room prices in Asia increased by 4% overall in the first half of 2012 as confidence returned to the market following the Japanese eart [...]
China goes into overdrive as price war erupts and new players sprout
If, at times, I felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights of an oncoming car last week in Shanghai, I think it was not just due to gazillion-watt spotlights trained on the stage but also the overwhelming universe of change that is China’s online travel market.True, the spotlights made every spe [...]
Berlin pops up as top choice in ZUJI’s post-NATAS Holidays 2012 poll
On the back of the recently-completed NATAS Holidays 2012 in Singapore, ZUJIhas released its findings of its most popular travel destinations. • The proud leader of the pack this year is Berlin, with an intoxicating 70% increase in holiday goers choosing this historic city to visit. Many positiv [...]
Accor reveals insights into business travellers in APAC
Accor has revealed the findings of its third annual Accor Asia-Pacific Business Traveller Research, which seeks to better understand the travel and behavioural preferences of business travellers based in the region.The survey interviewed almost 2,600 respondents representing 26,000 business trips [...]
Skyscanner signs with Baidu, opens Beijing office
Skyscanner, the leading global travel search site, has forged a partnership with China’s number one search engine, Baidu, which controls 80% of the country's online search market.Baidu has chosen Skyscanner as its partner for international flight search. Baidu also has an existing partnership wi [...]
flyKLIA.com makes it easier to plan trips in and around Malaysia
The new online travel portal, flyKLIA.com, that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) recently launched, provides travellers unlimited flight options to any destination in the world at the cheapest price and the best routes.MAHB, which manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia, said the po [...]
Wotif.com is Australia’s top OTA for four straight months
Travel data from Experian Hitwise for July 2012 reveals Wotif.com, Jipiao.trip.taobao.com and Expedia Singapore dominate the OTA scene in their respective countries.Australia • Wotif.com (12.35%) retained its title as the top online travel agency in Australia for the fourth consecutive [...]
Malaysia vs Indonesia: A tourism view
Malaysia has the edge in social media and tourism arrivals, according to the infographics compiled by Indonesia-based social travel site burufly.
