AirAsia X to raise RM860mil from IPO, relook Europe and India routes
AirAsia X, the long haul subsidiary of the AirAsia Group, plans to raise up to RM859.3 million (US$272.8 million) from its initial pubic offering (IPO) exercise to finance the company’s growth, fund the fleet expansion and repay bank loans.In its summary prospectus issued on June 10 the airline [...]
Lin goes BIG and MyALN makes push for packages and outbound
As one of the founders of MyALN, the private luxury travel site in China, Frank Lin, I suppose, has got to walk the talk. He’s got to constantly be sourcing for new ideas and hotels for his members who he says are increasingly adventurous and seeking different experiences.And so when he was due [...]
The Wrap: Amadeus partners with Air Bagan, to support airline’s international expansion
In the news: Air Bagan partners with Amadeus, MAS' higher net loss for Q1 2013, Conrad Concierge app’s top requestsAmadeus partners with Air Bagan, to support airline’s international expansionAmadeus and Air Bagan, one of Myanmar’s leading airlines, have signed a global distribution agree [...]
Malindo Air takes battle for domestic skies to Subang, Firefly unfazed
New Kuala Lumpur-based hybrid airline, Malindo Air, will fly to the three domestic destinations of Penang, Johor Bahru (Johor) and Kota Bharu (Kelantan) from Subang Skypark on June 3, taking on Firefly, Malaysia’s community airline, on its "home" turf for a share of the big domestic aviation ma [...]
Credit cards, confidence key to unlocking Indonesia’s online potential
Minh Bui , a Founder Institute mentor, focusing on Southeast Asia online travel & ecommerce, was at WIT Indonesia and caught up with two speakers – Marc Steinmeyer, President Director/Founder of TAUZIA Hotel Management, and Graham Hills, Managing Director, Wego to get their insights into the [...]
One day, vacation rentals will supplant hotels in leisure segment – that’s HomeAway’s ambition
HomeAway’s expansion has largely been driven by acquisitions. Yeoh Siew Hoon catches up with Carl Shepherd, co-founder & chief strategy and development officer of the world’s largest vacations rental site, to find out more about its plans for Asia.Q: What’s the state of the overall vacatio [...]
The Wrap: HomeAway, Tripvillas join forces to bring more holiday rental options for vacationers
In the news: HomeAway and TripVillas partner, BTSocial’s first travel app, AirAsia X’s strong Q1HomeAway, Tripvillas join forces to bring more holiday rental options for vacationersHoliday accommodation website, Tripvillas, and leading online marketplace for holiday rentals, HomeAway, Inc., ha [...]
HomeAway rolls out plans to expand in South-east Asia
It signed a partnership agreement with Travelmob. It opened a regional office in Bangkok. It’s all part of plans by HomeAway, the leading vacation rental marketplace, to spread its wings in South-east Asia.In Bangkok, it’s hired Panicha Thananaken, formerly with hoteltravel.com and Agoda, as r [...]
IATA NDC: Why you should care and how it will change the way airline reservations are made, Part 2
In this two part piece Timothy O'Neil-Dunne (pictured below left) of T2Impact Management Consulting and VaultPAD Accelerator for Travel Entrepreneurs explains how airlines are changing the way reservations are made by improving the sophistication of the supply of airline products to intermed [...]
It’s all about Me as new travellers set to transform Asia
Travel in Asia Pacific is undergoing a fundamental change influenced by developments such as the greater empowerment of women, the ageing of populations and the drift towards individualism.These developments have led to the fragmentation of the market into niches and new segments such as the female [...]
