ZUJI puts weight behind Thailand
Online travel agency, ZUJI, has formed a regional partnership with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to demonstrate its commitment to support the country.ZUJI's relationship with TAT began in 2009 with ZUJI Singapore. With the latest tie-up, Zuji is now expanding its attractive offers for int [...]
Tune hits the right notes with 1m guests, 100 hotels by 2015
Tune Hotels, the budget hotel chain established by AirAsia’s Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes, recently welcomed its one millionth plus guests since opening its first hotel, Downtown Kuala Lumpur, in 2007.It's a huge achievement for a chain, which pioneered the “limited service concept" of providing [...]
They won big because of their love of travel
I think our winners can honestly tell you that it's not easy to put a video together. And that is why we decided to run a video competition titled 'Why I Love to Travel' in conjunction with the Web In Travel conference that just finished. If you wanted to win some great travel prizes, we wanted to [...]
oneworld it is for Malaysia Airlines
I have been covering Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for a long time and twe questions I often asked its management over the years were: “Is MAS joining any airline alliance?”, “If so which one”.The answer inevitably was, "No we’re are still evaluating."Well, the evaluation has come to an end on [...]
A RM6bil recovery plan to save ailing Malaysia Airlines
After much speculations on the fate of Malaysia Airlines whose fortunes have plummeted following the twin tragedies of MH370 and MH17, state sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd has unveiled a 12-point plan to return the airlline to profitability within three years.While the restructuring is not a � [...]
What women and men want from hotels
It’s friendly service, stiff drinks and a sweet pool for the women when they visit a hotel, while their male counterparts go for the Internet and look at the pricing of room and services.Therein lie the differences on what the male and female travellers care about most during their hotel visits, a [...]
AirAsia’s Q2 net profit surges to RM362mil on forex gains
AirAsia Bhd posted a net profit of RM367.16 million (US$116 million) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 (2Q14) from RM58.35 million a year ago, representing a 529% increase mainly due to foreign exchange gain on borrowings.This was achieved on the back of a higher revenue of RM1.31 billion, [...]
Increases in airfares, hotel prices across APAC expected in 2015
The 2015 Global Travel Price Outlook jointly released by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), indicates an upward pressure on rates next year particularly in high-demand travel markets.According to the stu [...]
The Wrap: Hotel guest reviews – the good, the bad and the unusual
In the news this week: Hotel guests reviews from Wego, PeerMatch from PandaBed, WiFi for the masses on AirAsiaHotel guest reviews - the good, the bad and the unusual We all have things to say about our stay in hotels - from praising the “great food at the buffet” to complaining about “no hand [...]
AirAsia entices business travellers with new flexible product
Low cost carrier AirAsia is looking to grow the business travel segment with its latest offering, Premium Flex, which gives business travellers numerous perks including the flexibility of changing their flight up to two times with no change fee.The new product, which was launched in Kuala Lumpur on [...]
