IATA NDC: Why you should care and how it will change the way airline reservations are made
In this two part piece Timothy O'Neil-Dunne of T2Impact Management Consulting and VaultPAD Accelerator for Travel Entrepreneurs explains how airlines are going to change the way reservations are made by improving the sophistication of the supply of airline products to intermediaries, content p [...]
Asia’s driver of international air traffic growth
Asia is the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive market for air travel, as well as the world’s most competitive aviation market, according to a study by Amadeus. Analysis from Amadeus Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution shows that Asia experienced year over year growth of 9% betwe [...]
Dorsett ties up with Diamond Resorts to expand global footprint
Hong Kong based Dorsett Hospitality International is expanding its brand presence to the US and Europe through an affiliation programme with vacation ownership group, Diamond Resorts International.The partnership, which was inked in Hong Kong recently, will see the two companies doing cross marke [...]
Date with Lady Branson in red is (finally) on!
Virgin Group’s billionaire boss, Sir Richad Branson, is set to shave his legs, don a red female flight attendant uniform and serve passengers on a special AirAsia X Perth-Kuala Lumpur flight on 12 May two years after losing a bet to AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes ove [...]
Bookings with mobile devices on the rise for SLH
Data released by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) on global browsing and booking trends through its website revealed the significant role mobile devices are playing in the luxury hotel industry.In January 2013 SLH website hits in China were up by 406% year-on-year, Brazil 104%, Russia 22% an [...]
Hyatt puts customer experience at heart of its brands
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is undertaking a branding exercise to put customer experience at the heart of each of its six brands.Carina Chorengel, who’s taken on the new role of vice president branding for Asia Pacific, told WIT that branding champions had been set up in the different regions to le [...]
Instant booking and confirmation with Roomorama’s new service
Online platform for short-term rentals, Roomorama, has launched Instant Bookings for selected properties on its website, allowing for immediate confirmation of accommodation bookings and cutting users' waiting time.According to Roomorama, the service is the first of its kind in the short-term renta [...]
What keeps Norwegian’s boss awake? Asian low cost carriers
Read an interesting piece on BBC News about Norwegian Air Shuttle whose chief executive Bjorn Kjos is shaking things up at the airline and getting the attention of low cost leaders like Easyjet and Ryanair.While what he’s doing in Europe is impressive – Norwegian is now the second largest airl [...]
CAPA Aviation Outlook 2013: Uncertainty has become the new normal
Over recent months, certain words frequently recur in airline reports to describe their outlook for the market: “challenging”, “volatile”, “uncertainty” are among the most popular.These are understandably in turn accompanied by corporate goals of enhancing the financial position and payi [...]
Now everyone can be an AirAsia groupie
The latest product from AirAsia, a group buying site called TripGroupy, leverages the power of group buying to bring travellers the cheapest prices on one-way flight tickets to destinations it flies to.Here's how it works: New deals, offering a limited number of seats for each destination, are po [...]
