Airline ancillary revenue soars
The "Amadeus Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue for 2011" reveals ancillary revenue increased to US$32.5 billion worldwide, lifting the airline industry from losses and provides an effective hedge against runaway fuel bills. Amadeus and IdeaWorks, which earlier this year reported on the ancil [...]
What’s in store for the Asian airline industry in 2011?
It seems like the airline industry is slowly pulling itself out of a couple of very tumultuous years. And there is no faster growth happening in the industry, than the one we're observing in Asia. GuestLogix has put together an interesting list of predictions for 2011, to see how Asian airlines w [...]
Tencent buys into eLong, Expedia increases stake
Tencent, one of the largest providers of Internet, mobile and telecommunication value-added services in China, has made its first investment into the travel market.Together with Expedia, eLong’s controlling shareholder, it has bought into the Chinese Online Travel Agency and now becomes its second [...]
Travel defies sceptics, bounces back strongly
Asia in particular is driving international growth. According to IPK, in 2010 year-on-year worldwide growth in domestic tourism will reach five percent, in international tourism seven percent, while growth in international arrivals will be in the order of six to seven percent, a new all-time record. [...]
Travelport launches new developer network programme
Designed for third party developers, the Developer Network provides members with full access to key software resources, dedicated help and support and an entry in the new Travelport Developer Directory.Travelport created the new programme to facilitate the faster introduction of innovative new ap [...]
Etihad Airways finalises €1.76bil deal with Alitalia, acquires 49% stake of the Italian airline
UAE’s flag carrier, Etihad Airways, on August 8 signed the “transaction implementation agreement” with Italy’s Alitalia, which sees it buying a 49% stake in the Rome-based airline.The deal, worth €1,76 billion (US$2.35 billion) in total investment, will extend a lifeline to the loss-making [...]
Low cost airlines dominate flight searches in Singapore
Given all the deals and disruption in the travel market over recent months, what have Singaporeans been searching for online?Wego.com has taken a snapshot of 50,000 users’ flight choices, selected while searching its own and its partners’ websites across the Lion City. The results, compiled fro [...]
trivago lands in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Global hotel price search and comparison website, trivago, expands its foothold in Southeast Asia with the recent launch of new local platforms in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
trivago Indonesia, trivago Malaysia, and trivago Thailand are available in local languages and in English. Their laun [...]
India, Malaysia, HK set to be S’pore’s top markets
India, Malaysia and Hong Kong will be the top source markets for tourists to Singapore in the next two years, according to the Asia Pacific Travel Intentions Survey 2010, conducted by PATA and Visa.The survey, which covered more than 6,700 respondents in 13 markets in Asia Pacific, found one in thre [...]
Trends that transform how airlines are marketing their brands
The State of Airline Marketing report lists seven key trends in 2014 with accompanying case studies, which show how airline marketing is undergoing a radical transformation.Co-published by airlinetrends.com, an industry research agency, and SimpliFlying, an aviation consulting firm based in Singapor [...]
