The Wrap: Air travel “remains extraordinarily safe”, says AAPA in report
In the news: Reviews for 2016 in the travel and hospitality industry are still coming in - AAPA with its aviation safety performance report, Booking.com presenting Guest Reviews Award, HRS and its Hotel Price Radar
AVIATION: AIR TRAVEL "REMAINS EXTRAORDINARILY SAFE", SAYS AAPA IN REPORT
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AirAsia to host its first hackathon in March
Last year when the AirAsia group posted a healthy 3Q2016 (financial year ending September 30) with revenue of RM2.97 billion (US$665.7 million) its chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said the 2017 would promise to be more exciting as ‘it marks the emergence of AirAsia group as a digi [...]
The Warehouse Hotel opens, marking Lo & Behold Group’s first step into hotel space
Lo & Behold Group’s latest venture into hospitality manifested itself with the opening of The Warehouse Hotel on Robertson Quay on January 1, 2017.
The hotel is the group’s first hotel, adding to their collection of popular bars and restaurants across Singapore, including Loof, OverEasy, [...]
Reflections on 2016 and Predictions for 2017 (Part III)
It’s that time of the year when we ask industry leaders for their thoughts on what happened in 2016 and what they forsee will happen in the new year. Here’s Part 3.
Guillaume De Marcillac, Co-CEO, FASTBOOKING
3 Top Things That Happened and That Mattered in 2016
1. Is bigger [...]
The Wrap: Stay home to celebrate the Lunar New Year, urges Jetstar
In the news: With Chinese New Year just round the corner travel companies, Jetstar and Wego, are focusing their services around this auspicious event, while Fuji Xerox introduces an audio tour guide for travellers in Singapore,
TRAVEL: STAY HOME TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, URGES JETSTAR
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Letter from a Homeliday: I wished I had stayed in La La Land
Warren Buffett once famously said, when everyone is doing one thing, do the other. It’s something I try and keep in mind whenever I feel a herd instinct come over me. It’s something I do particularly over the holiday season – while everyone’s travelling, I have a “homeliday”.
A holida [...]
Asia one bright spark in ski tourism facing climate and generational challenges
Climate change and demographic trends are the challenges facing ski tourism but delegates attending the first European Mountain Travel Summit held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, remained undaunted about the industry's potential. Plus there's the new market of Asia to tap. Arnie Weissmann, Editor In [...]
Local love and infolust are what travellers want these days
Sabre Corporation has released a study, in collaboration with TrendWatching, identifying three behaviourial trends among Asia Pacific travellers, which can present new opportunities for hotels in 2017.
The trends are ‘Betterment’, a growing consumer desire for self-improvement; ‘Local Love� [...]
The Wrap: Where luxury travellers want to go for their holidays
In the news: Lightfoot Travel's insights on luxury travel, AAPA's traffic figures for Asian airlines, Skyscanner's data on top searched destinations for Chinese New Year
DESTINATIONS: Where luxury travellers want to go for their holidays
Luxury travellers want to experience the unusual and [...]
Inntopia, a subsidiary of Northstar Travel Group, acquires DestiMetrics
Inntopia, the SaaS e-commerce subsidiary of Northstar Travel Group, has acquired DestiMetrics, the leading supplier of lodging metrics and market intelligence to the North American mountain travel industry and warm weather US destinations.
Founded in 2004, DestiMetrics provides need-to-know desti [...]
