AirAsia Foundation launches Destination: GOOD – marketplace to support Asean social enterprises
The philanthropic arm of AirAsia Group, AirAsia Foundation, has opened its first social enterprise pop-up shop at klia2, Malaysia's budget terminal in Sepang, to provide a new platform for Asean social enterprises to market and sell their products.
Destination: GOOD, as the shop is called, is a joi [...]
De Schepper rises to CCO at Egencia
Mieke De Schepper will assume the role of chief commercial officer of Egencia from January next year, following the upcoming departure of senior vice president and CCO Christophe Peymirat. De Schepper is the current vice president market management APAC.
"After 17 years at Egencia, Christophe has [...]
Singapore travel agents offered a slew of initiatives in a bid to transform industry
Singapore travel agents this week were presented a slew of initiatives all aimed at
transforming the industry that has been facing the onslaught of new technology, competition from new players, manpower-related challenges and the changing demands of travellers.
The initiatives, spearheaded by Th [...]
Airports a major hurdle to high tech air travel, says AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes
In the eyes of Tony Fernandes, airports represent the largest hurdle when it comes to an airline’s ability to advance its digital capabilities. Fortunately, some are starting to see the light… and for AirAsia, it has started with the ultra-modern Terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport.
At a p [...]
How to fly high: Lessons from Tony Fernandes
It was fitting that I was flying high on a United Airlines flight to San Francisco when I read the new book by Tony Fernandes, group CEO of AirAsia, as he told his story from the low cost airline to QPR (Queen’s Park Rangers, for those who may not be familiar with soccer).
It’s a great inflig [...]
The Wrap: Let’s ‘Yurutabi’ – explore Japan off-the-beaten path
In The News: Klook and JNTO formed partnership to promote new travel concept; RedDoorz expands in Indonesia; more affordable jet flights for business travellers; Air New Zealand joins global EV movement;
DESTINATIONS: Let’s ‘Yurutabi’ – explore Japan off-the-beaten path
Hong Kong-b [...]
Are travellers in Asia Pacific “travel addicts”? Find out in this study
Do you troll the Internet for travel offers? Has checking flight deals before bedtime become a nightly habit? If so, you might already be a full-blown "travel addict", and you are not alone as a recent survey by travel search engine KAYAK disclosed that many people are right there with you.
The K [...]
Letter from Fort Lauderdale: From storms to tech, global forces that bind us
Piles of seaweed lie strewn along the water’s edge along Hollywood Beach in Fort Lauderdale. I am told it’s the remnants of Hurricane Irma which crashed through the state of Florida last month.
From the other side of the world, I’ve been receiving updates of the floods that have devastated [...]
Guest Blog: Asia Pacific falling in line with lackluster rate growth
In a simple world, one could assume that if demand for a product or service is high, prices would likely be on an upward trajectory as well. In a hotel scenario, if occupancies were high and climbing, ADRs, you might assume, would also be on the same trajectory.
But industry insiders know this is [...]
The Phocuswright Conference announces the next generation of groundbreaking travel innovators
The winners of Summit and Launch, held November 7 and 8 during The Phocuswright Conference, have been announced. During Summit, 24 innovative startup and emerging companies and the winners of Battleground: The Americas, APAC and EMEA demonstrated groundbreaking applications and solutions set to chan [...]
