‘Skin in the game’ critical to Etihad’s quest for global growth
Equity partnerships - skin in the game - is the way forward for Etihadas it builds a road map towards global growth based on building a hub, brand and profitability.President and CEO of the Abu Dhabi-based airline, James Hogan (left), who identified the three pillars of growth as organic growth, co [...]
Travel agents still have a role to play in digital travellers’ world
Travelport’s recent global research into the habits and booking patterns of digital leisure travellers showed that, despite being tech savvy, this new breed of road warriors tend to be confused with information overload on the web and are more likely to use a travel agent for complex trips.The stu [...]
The Wrap: No disconnect from technology for Singaporean travellers
In the news: Online poll on Internet habits of travellers from Singapore, ASEAN tourism goes social, India eases visa ruleNo disconnect from technology for Singaporean travellersAn online poll conducted by Norton by Symantec with 100 respondents in Singapore on Internet usage habits of consumers wh [...]
Asia’s robust outbound travel fuels global tourism
Asians are travelling and will continue to do so in 2013. Outbound trips rose by 7% in 2012 and are forecast to increase by 6% next year with China and Japan leading the growth, according to the lates tITB World Travel Trends Report.The two countries reported healthy double-digit growth in 2012. Dur [...]
Modest hike in air, hotel prices propels business travel in Asia in 2013
According to American Express Global Business Travel in its Global Business Travel Forecast 2013, projected increases in business travel pricing in select markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe indicate business travellers will likely continue to travel in these regions to pursue busin [...]
Shower me with your talent and passion, Jakarta
I think the shower in my room at Hotel Mulia Senayan is a good representation of the Indonesian travel market. Honest.At first sight, it’s extremely intimidating because it looks like a contraption in a space shuttle where you probably need lots of things to hold you down while you soap your body [...]
Littering and spitting, worst offences among beach holiday-makers
Travellers in Southeast Asia named littering and spitting as the most umpleasant beach and pool misdemeanours with teenagers and young adults as the main culprits, according to aTripAdvisor survey.This was the response from about 70% of the respondents to the company's beach and pool etiquette surv [...]
Postcard from Myanmar – the genie is out of the bottle
Being bullish on Myanmar is a cliché these days. However, I thought I’d share some notes from a recent trip to Yangon—it’s a good conversation starter at the very least. Beyond the obligatory visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda and happy hour at the Strand on Friday night, I managed to slip in a fe [...]
Top travel websites for October: Australia, China
Wotif, Agoda and Jetstar were the most visited websites in Australia in October, while over in China the top players were Qunar, MaFengWo and China Eastern Airlines. (Full details in slides below)AustraliaThe online travel space Down Under remained fairly consistent for the seventh consecutive mont [...]
Confessions of a global soul: How travel moves Pico Iyer
I travelled last week through New Zealand with Pico Iyer in my head. I was reading his latest book“The Man Within My Head” to prepare for my interview with him at the Singapore Writers Festival and I couldn’t have picked a better companion.From his first breakthrough book 27 years ago, “V [...]
