Out of Expedia into Zuzu, a virtual brand and partner for budget hotels
Two former employees of Expedia have launched their own startup, Zuzu Hotels, to help consumers find good quality budget hotels in Asia as well as help hotels in the 2 to 3-star category get better at branding, distribution and revenue management.
Vikram Malhi, who worked with Expedia for eight y [...]
Five qualities of superior leadership and what makes effective digital talent
It’s all very well to say you want to embark on a “digital transformation” – as every company and his dog seems to be doing today – but it’s another thing to have the leaders and team who can deliver it.
In a global survey of views on leadership development, done in July and August 20 [...]
Duetto, ICON to host second Revenue Strategy Forum in Hong Kong on September 22
Leading minds in hotel revenue strategy will convene September 22 for the second annual Revenue Strategy Forum Hong Kong to discuss ways hotels can optimise their pricing and distribution in all market environments, especially in preparation for an inevitable dip in the industry cycle.
Hotel [...]
Hooray, we have moved on from toilet rolls: Hartman on innovation and integration
It was good to see veteran hotelier Richard Hartman on stage at Hotelsworld Sydney being recognised for his contribution to hospitality – he received the conference’s 2016 Global First Award – and in familiar fine fighting form.
One of the things I liked about Hartman, best known for le [...]
The Wrap: Social media overtakes traditional marketing metrics in Singapore and APAC, says TNS study
The weekly news roundup: TNS Marketing Monitor study on social media influence in marketing, Singapore DBS Bank’s chatbots, Tourism New Zealand’s new halal food guide
TECHNOLOGY: Social media overtakes traditional marketing metrics in Singapore and APAC, says TNS study
Brands in Singap [...]
Do we need to be more ‘touchy feely’ in a high tech world?
In the BBC TV series, “Humans”, the world is now divided into humans and “synths”, human-like robots who work among us. They work in our police force, clean the house, look after our children and pets, and really they can do anything we can, just more efficiently and without question.
How [...]
US$30,000 seed funding from Travelport Labs awaits WIT Startup Pitch 2016 winner this October
The winner of the WIT Startup Pitch competition, held in conjunction with the WIT 2016 Conference in Singapore this October, will win a place in the Travelport Labs Accelerator programme, which comes with seed funding of US$30,000.
Travelport Labs Accelerator, which is sponsoring this year’ [...]
Bowie by my bed, Old Clare is turning conventional hotel thinking on its head
The black-and-white framed photograph of David Bowie by my bedside got me at first sight. Next to it was a note that said, “We are big fans of David Bowie too … Hope you’ll enjoy one of our favourite quotes from the man. Life is not meant to be just black or white, we are constantly pushing an [...]
The Wrap: Travel platform Touristly scores investment from Tune Labs
The weekly news roundup: Tune Labs’ investment in Touristly, Amadeus and Zingle partners in messaging technology, Mantra’s Pokémon Go-friendly hotels in Australia
STARTUP: Travel platform Touristly scores investment from Tune Labs
Kuala Lumpur-based startup incubator and accelerator T [...]
Personalisation will give your customers the best shopping experience, says Sabre.
Sabre Corporation has released data showing that over one in three of all global travellers pay above the average airfare for plane tickets.
On the popular routes compared within Asia Pacific, Singapore-Hong Kong saw 37% of travellers paying above the odds, while Australia’s key Sydney-Melbourn [...]
