A year in review on hotel reviews
In this guest blog Ben Jost (pictured below left), CEO & Co-founder of TrustYou, identifies key trends in travellers’ reviews and hotel satisfaction.
We often talk about the growing importance, and influence, of online hotel reviews. Recently we took a step back and looked at the revie [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia revamps executive team in move to streamline op, spearhead growth
In the news: Executive changes at AirAsia, Straight to Gate with Jetstar, strong Q3 for Amadeus
AirAsia revamps executive team in move to streamline op, spearhead growth
AirAsia on November 6 announced a series of major changes in its management team and board following the recent merging o [...]
Low cost airlines soar in Asia
Asia is now the engine of low cost airline capacity growth across the world, accounting for 80% of all new seats in the first six months of 2013, revealed the latest analysis by Amadeus' Air Traffic solution.
Out of the 35.6 million seats, which were added in the first half of 2013, Asia saw [...]
The Wrap: MAS reinstates Kota Kinabalu as its eastern hub
In the news: Malaysia Airlines returns to Kota Kinabalu, Agora Place Asakusa's special services for Muslim guests, Pan Pacific debuts in Myanmar
MAS reinstates Kota Kinabalu as its eastern hub
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has reintroduced direct flights to Narita International Airport, Tokyo, f [...]
The Wrap: Tune Hotels’ rapid expansion in Philippines buoyed by country’s booming economy
In the news: This week it’s all about the Asia Factor featuring companies - Tune Hotels, ReviewPro, Abacus and Philippiine Airlines, TripAdvisor - that are helping to grow the region's thriving tourism and travel industry
Tune Hotels’ rapid expansion in Philippines buoyed by country’s b [...]
Changing world of meta-search and its impact on independent hotels
While the use of meta search in travel is not a new concept, the launch of Google Hotel Price Ads and TripAdvisor Hotel Availability Check is changing how consumers first discover a property and ultimately convert.
Meta search sites like Kayak and OTAs like Expedia have been used as t [...]
The Wrap: Falling Yen bolsters hotel accommodation search in Japan
In the news: Japan and the falling Yen, Johor's popularity as a tourist destination, Singapore travellers and their smartphone, iPad app for Starwood Preferred Guest
Falling Yen bolsters hotel accommodation search in Japan
There is no better time to visit Japan than now as the steady decline [...]
TripAdvisor Connect gives small hotels the edge, makes it ‘credible alternative’ to OTAs
More than 210 Internet booking engines have signed up in anticipation of what TripAdvisor calls its game-changing online platform, TripAdvisor Connect, scheduled to launch later this year.(Pictured, Nikoi, an example of a small, independent resort in Bintan that would benefit from the new service) [...]
The Wrap: Malaysia Airlines expands its Asian footprint
In the news: Airlines take the limelight this week.Malaysia Airlines strengthens its Asian footprints Malaysia’s national carrier, Malaysia Airlines, is in an expansion mode, ramping up capacity and frequencies to Singapore, Bandar Seri Begawan, Medan, Sydney and Melbourne, while putting Darwin b [...]
3 challenges and opportunities online hotel booking sites face
The online hotel booking industry is booming, but service providers still have to watch out for some challenges.In 1997, two men — Michael Kenny and Robert Rosenstein – co-founded a company with a website named PlanetHoliday.com, which aimed to disrupt the hotel booking space. In Phuket, Thaila [...]
