APAC travel agents’ top three technology wishes
Amadeus revealed the top technology demands of its agency customers in 2012 following its recent annual Asia Pacific Customer ThinkTank held in Hong Kong. David Brett, President of Amadeus Asia Pacific (pictured right), said that customers are saying they want "technology with personality".The to [...]
Travel still an elusive dream for many Americans
Improved confidence among US consumers has started to breathe some life back into the travel industry. But while hotel and air suppliers continue to benefit from the uplift in morale, a new Global Edition survey from PhocusWright reveals that many still are not spending.Nearly four in 10 (38%) di [...]
Asia leads world’s growth in travel
Asia leads the world’s growth in travel, according to analysis by the market intelligence solution, Amadeus Total Demand.The Asian continent holds seven out of the 10 busiest inter-city routes. In addition to the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, Indonesia, the Philippines and Chil [...]
Unplugged: Come On A Journey With WIT
It is rather fitting that I am about to board on a flight to Wellington, New Zealand, as I write this. Because when it comes to being unplugged, you couldn’t get any better than the land of the long white cloud.Each time I am there, I just feel the cobwebs coming off me – it’s probably the st [...]
Wego opens up two new APIs
Leading travel metasearch site, Wego.com is sharing their comprehensive travel technology, developing two new APIs (application programming interfaces) and making them available to the commercial market for the first time.The APIs provide developers, publishers, entrepreneurs, in fact any business [...]
Top travel sites for March
Webjet Australia is the top travel website in Australia, while Ctrip.com and Zuji Singapore leads in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively in March 2012 from data compiled by Experian HitwiseAustralia• Webjet Australia retained its number one spot as top travel agency while Expedia Australia is [...]
Indonesia’s online promise is huge but the earth remains shaky
On the plane returning from Jakarta yesterday, I was reading an article by Banyan Tree executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping. He was warning Asia’s business leaders about “hubris in Asian triumphalism”.He said, “My biggest fear is that in the rush towards the exuberant expectation that Asia’s t [...]
TravelShark unveils 30 unique travel discoveries
The first 30 winners in TravelShark's first quarterly TravelShark Awards are a collection of rare discoveries and unique finds divided into three categories - People, Places and Things.The awards programme is designed to recognize the freshest, most inspiring travel experiences across the g [...]
Expedia acts to make hotel reviews “accessible and relevant”
With the battle being fought over hotel reviews and which sites are to be trusted more, Expedia has announced “a thorough overhaul” of its hotel reviews feature to make its “verified hotel reviews more accessible and relevant to prospective travelers”.As a start, it will incorporate all t [...]
Travelling with low expectations is good for the soul
The more I travel, the more I realise it’s good to lower your expectations. For example, I had a lousy flight on Singapore Airlines to Bangkok this evening. I was sandwiched in the middle seat, seated next to a Thai boy-girl who never stopped twitching while playing games on his-her iPad – a g [...]
