AirAsia eyes units in the Philippines, Japan as it sets course for the next five years
Malaysia based low cost carrier, AirAsia Bhd, is looking at the Philippines and Japan for its expansion outside Malaysia, while keeping India, “an exciting market”, within its sights as it unveils its strategic five-year review.AirAsia group chief executive officer ,Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said [...]
Raffles Singapore, The Upper House Hong Kong top hotels in TripAdvisor awards
In its 11th year, the 2013 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Hotel Awards recognise more than 6,000 elite properties around the world covering 82 countries and nine regions worldwide.Included in the winning list are different categories of accommodation, from top hotels to luxury, bargain, service, [...]
For the best inflight meals fly Tiger, SIA, Garuda
Skyscanner, in its inaugural Asia Pacific Airline Food Awards, honours Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia for serving the best low cost, short haul and long haul airline food respectively.Skyscanner recruited over 200 international travellers and bloggers from across Asia Pacific [...]
From hyper-local to boutique family breaks, Mr & Mrs Smith makes its call
From the local-on-arrival revolution to concierge apps and spa pampering for guys, Mr & Mrs Smith predicts 10 of the top boutique hotel and travel trends to look out for in 2013...1: Hyper-local experiences: rediscovering inner-city 'villages'Last year, we reported on the rise of international e [...]
AirAsia appoints new commercial head, spreads wings further, launches 1Malaysia aircraft livery
It has been a busy start to 2013 for AirAsia, Asia largest low cost carrier - appointing Siegtraund Teh to head its commercial division, puts on more flights, and launches a special livery aircraft to promote closer integration between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and SarawakAs part of AirAsia’s [...]
Top travel websites for November: Australia, China
In Australia, Wotif remains top OTA while Qantas and TripAdvisor regain the top spot in their respective category; in China, Qunar loses its lead to Ctrip, MaFengWo continues to rule, China Southern Airlines takes back its #1 position. (Full details in slides below)AustraliaThe top three online [...]
A generational change is gonna come – in a big way
The French have an expression "plus ça change". This means roughly – the more things change the more they stay the same.The travel industry goes through cycles of change. This is driven by a lot of factors. But in the end, travel is about the experience or the utility of leisure or business tra [...]
A triple take on the year ahead for hotels
Grahame Tate, Managing Directors, IDeaS Asia PacificQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the hotel space in 2013?• A flattening of demand or at best a slower increase than in 2012 • More brand consolidation • A broader realization that OTA’s cannibalize each other and the ho [...]
No intention to mislead in website pricing, says AirAsia X CEO
Malaysia based low cost carrier, AirAsia, which was fined by the Federal Court in Melbourne, Australia for not including taxes and charges in advertised air fares on its website, airasia.com, stated it did not intend to mislead its customers.Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X, was responding to new [...]
The Wrap: MAS flies down memory lane with retro aircraft, set to join Oneworld
In the news: Malaysia Airlines showcases aircraft in its original livery to celebrate 40 years of service, Beiiing airport passengers want more mobile self service, Scoot adopts ATI CloudMAS flies down memory lane with retro aircraft, set to join OneworldOn the auspicious date of 12.12.12, to comme [...]
