DerbySoft secures $9m funding, will ramp up MetaSearch Manager
DerbySoft Inc., provider of hotel distribution connectivity and caching technology services, today announced that it received $9 million in Series D funding from technology-focused venture capital firm DCM through the new DCM Ventures China Fund.
DCM, a global venture capital firm investi [...]
Singapore travellers opting for home accommodation on their vacations
50,000 nights were booked from Singapore on Airbnb platform since the start of this year, according to statistics from the hospitality company.
In 2013, the number of Airbnb searches from Singapore jumped 200% on the previous year. Globally, more than 11 million guests have stayed on Airb [...]
Indon hotels must work hard, think smart for revenue increase and online bookings
Indonesian hoteliers are optimistic about increasing revenues by 10% and expect a considerable rise in bookings from online sources by 2016 but realise they will have to work hard for that increase and adopt better operating processes and newer technologies.
This was one of the key findings t [...]
Spring woos bloggers and may offer matchmaking flights to win over Singapore fans
Spring Airlines, the Shanghai-based low cost airline, will launch a Bloggers Challenge tomorrow night at an event in Singapore. The idea is to whip up excitement about its direct daily flights which will be launched April 25, making it the first low cost carrier to fly the route.
Up to seve [...]
Closer cooperation among APAC LCCs to combat rising regional competition
The recently released LCC/Hybrid Study, Asia Pacific 2014, by Abacus reveals that low cost carriers across Asia Pacific are collaborating more as competition in the region heats up.
Of those surveyed, four in 10 (42%) cite competition from other LCCs as a “significant challenge”, just [...]
Automation to replace hotels’ manual channel management
A key focus for hoteliers around the world in 2012 will be the integration of their online distribution with their Property Management Systems (PMS) and Revenue Management Systems (RMS) to make their online reach faster, simpler and more powerful.Forecasting trends for the online distribution of h [...]
Travellers “married” to their frequent traveller programmes
Loyalty programmes are so valuable to road warriors that they would choose them over a spouse if they could take just one on the road, reveals a survey of 9,900 globetrotters by Starwood Preferred Guest(SPG).The poll on travellers, who are on the road 25 times or more per year, found that most of [...]
WIT’s new event features all-woman speaker cast
WIT will launch a new event called WITX: Women In Travel which will feature an all-woman speaker cast.To be held April 27 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok, the one-day conference will feature women leaders of different generations, cultures and backgrounds who will address issues and trends, share idea [...]
BCD Travel tackles talent crunch in Asia
A recent whitepaper commissioned by BCD Travel's confirms that Asia is facing a huge talent crunch in the corporate travel industry.The survey by the world’s third largest travel management company found that organisations frequently face difficulties matching the right talent to the open positio [...]
Declaring ‘year of the brand’, Worldhotels steams ahead with growth
The Euro zone may be on the brink of crisis – how many brinks are there before one blink brings it down – but Worldhotels remains bullish for the year ahead and in fact, is anticipating its best year.
At its annual global conference in London, in between downing cups of “Shrek’s ear [...]
