Strong bounce back for leisure and corporate travel, says Pegasus
According to data released today in The Pegasus View by Pegasus Solutions, 2010 ended with strong growth for both leisure and corporate hotel bookings despite widespread weather disruption and holiday flight cancellations.The year, which was guided strongly by both Mother Nature and the global econo [...]
News briefs: Google Flights out soon, Expedia launches travel agent platform
Google reportedly intends to launch its new flight info search results service, “Google Flights”, shortly (searchenginewatch.com, 06-Jul-2011). The service will be based upon technology and data acquired with its acquisition of ITA Software.Integration of ITA Software’s technology will allow G [...]
The Wrap: Jumeirah unveils VENU, a new contemporary lifestyle brand
In the news this week: Jumeirah’s new hotel brand - VENU, Air Operator's Certificate for Indonesia’s AirAsia Extra, wider reach in India for SavvyMob Jumeirah unveils VENU, a new contemporary lifestyle brand Jumeirah, the Dubai-based global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has [...]
Meet Singapore’s new “secret” hotel
“Sofitel So, please, the new hotel on Robinson Road,” I told the taxi driver.“Ah, the secret hotel,” he replied.That’s how the new Sofitel So in the financial heart of Singapore is being called by taxi drivers. Secret because the driveway is pretty hard to find if you’re driving to it � [...]
India, Indonesia – lands of opportunities for online travel
Two countries, so similar yet so different - one maturing, yet still seeing explosive growth, the other emerging and about to see explosive growth.Indonesia may not have strong online travel brands but awareness is growing, said Danny Oei Wirianto, CEO of Mindtalk, Indonesia (pictured left). The p [...]
Accor moves luxury base to Asia as it gears to open one new upscale hotel a month for next 5 years
With increased development on the luxury front in Asia Pacific and the region now leading the way in high end consumption, Accor has moved its Global Luxury and Upscale marketing operations from Paris to Singapore.The move, announced quietly last year, heralded the introduction of several high-end h [...]
Compliance and mobile – two words that will rule corporate travel
Greg O'Neil, President, Asia Pacific, BCD TravelQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the corporate travel space in 2011? • Great focus on Asia Pacific travel management capabilities and forced alignment with global programmes – while challenging, we will be forced to do so for [...]
A stark warning from an old master who should know better
Four or five years ago I used to attend seminars and presentations with eager young things championing the Internet as the place where people should really be investing large parts of their marketing budget.Often these views were challenged and, in some cases positively lambasted, by others (often f [...]
APAC online travel has arrived, says PhoCusWright’s new study
Scrap the word “emerging” when describing the Asia Pacific online travel market from now on. It’s arrived.PhoCusWright’s Asia Pacific Online Travel Overview Fourth Edition, due out this week, values the size of the market at US$53 billion or 21% of the total travel market.“That’s half t [...]
As Groupon expands in Asia, what are the bigger implications for travel?
Groupon was a hot topic at the WIT Conference last October with many speakers making references to it and news that it’s expanding in Asia – carried in this post in e27 – did not come as a surprise.In December, the company that offers online coupons for discounts at restaurants, shops and o [...]
