The Wrap: Finnair makes air travel more social with new check-in service.
In the news: Social check-in service from Finnair, Skyscanner’s 200 million app users, Singapore Travel Rave in its fourth year, Windows 8 app from Hotels.comFinnair makes air travel more social with new check-in service Want to know who your fellow passengers are before you fly? Finnair has mad [...]
Frustration of a hotel owner led to CheckInTonight
Mark Southby, the founder of CheckInTonight, the newly-launched same-day hotel booking system for South-east Asia, became aware of the challenges of distribution when he was running three boutique hotels in Phnom Penh.Southby, who had arrived in the Cambodian capital city in January 2009 to work [...]
AirAsia buys stake in Zest Airways to expand Philippines’ foothold
AirAsia group, through Philippines’ AirAsia (PAA), is widening its Filipino base by acquiring 49% of Manila-based budget carrierZest Airways Inc. and 100% of Asiawide Airways, confirming speculation of this move that first surfaced in September last year.The Strategic Alliance Agreement inked on M [...]
Mr & Mrs Smith brings romance deeper into Asia
Encouraged by the growth it’s seen in its Asia business since it set up base in Melbourne in 2009, Mr & Mrs Smith has established a beach-head in Hong Kong to make further inroads into the Asian market.Amira Morgan, who ran marketing and business development out of Melbourne, has relocated t [...]
Travelmob hosts can now offer last minute deals with new tool
travelmob, the social stay marketplace offering unique accommodation in Asia Pacific, has introduced a new feature, “Last Minute Deals”, which enables its hosts (property owners) to target last minute travellers and increase booking revenues.The new feature is aimed at providing the best travel [...]
AirAsia India set to take flight in Q4
Malaysia-based low cost carrier, AirAsia, through its investment arm, AirAsia Investment Ltd, submitted an application to the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to seek approval to invest 49% into a proposed Indian joint venture airline – AirAsia India.AirAsia’s partners in the jo [...]
The Wrap: Tune Hotels expands into resort cities to meet strong demand
In the news: Tune Hotels forays into resorts, SriLankan Airlines partners Amadeus in new deal, Star Cruises’ SuperStar Libra returns to PenangTune Hotels expands into resort cities to meet strong demandMalaysian based international hotel chain, Tune Hotels, has widened its presence into resort is [...]
Four major trends set to shape the future of air travel
Innovation in information technology (IT) used by airlines, airports and passengers will significantly change the way we travel by 2015, reveals SITA in its report “Flying into the Future”. (See full report in slides below)According to the report, the industry will see a major transformation [...]
The Wrap: No noise and kids please, it’s the “Quiet Zone”
In the new: AirAsia X’s Quiet Zone, Abacus partners with Firefly, Visa POS transactions in Myanmar, Micros Channel Manager launchesNo noise and kids please, it's the "Quiet Zone"AirAsia X, Malaysia based longhaul low fare airline, recently launched the "Quiet Zone" on its A330-300 fleet of aircr [...]
AirAsia soared in 2012, carrying 33.8m passengers
Asia’s largest low cost carrier, AirAsia Group, flew high last year transporting 33.8 million passengers across the region, up 13% from 29.86 passengers in 2011.
The airline, in a statement on its results for financial year ended December 31, 2012 (FY2012), said its load factor remained str [...]
