The Wrap: Air passengers to top 7 billion in 20 years, IATA forecasts
In the news: IATA passenger growth forecast, Accor’s Q3 financial results, HRS hotels in Sabre travel marketplaceAir passengers to top 7 billion in 20 years, IATA forecastsThe number air passengers is expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034, revealed the International Air Transport Association (IATA [...]
We’re the last of the Mohicans, says MISA’s new chief
After a two-and-a-half year hiatus away from the industry, Wee Hee Ling, the new CEO of MISA Travel, Singapore, knows she has her work cut out for her but as always, the petite, soft-spoken executive is up for the challenge.Taking over from Kenny Chew, who retired after the acquisition of the agency [...]
An airline leader who doesn’t shirk at cleaning toilets
Emirsyah Satar (left), CEO of Garuda Indonesia, is an airline leader who believes in walking the talk, even if it means cleaning lavatories.Accepting his Airline Executive of the Year award from CAPA (Centre for Aviation) during its Awards night this week in Singapore, he spoke of the early days whe [...]
Trang is Asia’s cheapest airport, Beijing’s the busiest
Thailand and Malaysia are home to the cheapest airports in Asia, according to a study by flight search engine, WhichAirline.com, with the former having three and the latter four.Topping the list as the cheapest is Trang in Thailand, based on the cost of flights from the airport at an average of US [...]
New study shows how travel videos can increase direct bookings in hotels
A recent research report, Online Travel Videos: Best Practices to Boost Bookings Industry View | 2014, released by Software Advice, found that travel videos play a large role in persuading travellers to book at one hotel over another.Software Advice, a reviews and research company for hotel manageme [...]
IDeaS unveils revenue solution for hotels to manage function space
Group business is a good revenue potential for many hotels, yet most have yet to realise this as applying revenue management principles and best practices to non-room revenue streams has always been too complex to achieve.To help hotels manage this revenue IDeaS Revenue Solutions recently launched i [...]
New era for MISA as founder Kenny Chew retires following acquisition by Zana
Last Friday marked the passing of an era for MISA Travel Singapore as its founder and CEO Kenny Chew left the company following the completion of its acquisition by Zana Capital, a private equity firm.The acquisition was announced last September but completed last Friday. As we write this, we believ [...]
PhoCusWright steps into Brazil with Mapie partnership
Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright today announced a partnership with Mapie, a Brazil-based hospitality consultancy company specializing in the Latin American market. Mapie's services include business development, management modeling and consumer and market research.This partnership wit [...]
Is Airbnb a Distribution or Hospitality Company? (and Why It Wants to Be a Hospitality Company)
In the latter half of 2013, Airbnb began making more direct comparisons between itself and the hotel industry. Nathan Blecharczyk, cofounder and CTO, told the Telegraph in November that he expected Airbnb to surpass InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Hilton in total number of rooms. He was righ [...]
Welcome to ‘Planet Marriott’ – sets up own travel lifestyle content studio
Interesting trend as hospitality company morphs into media owners – Marriott International is forming a new global content studio to publish, distribute and share filmed content across film, television, online, digital and print distribution platforms. This is so it can focus on next-generation [...]
