Are travellers in Asia Pacific “travel addicts”? Find out in this study
Do you troll the Internet for travel offers? Has checking flight deals before bedtime become a nightly habit? If so, you might already be a full-blown "travel addict", and you are not alone as a recent survey by travel search engine KAYAK disclosed that many people are right there with you.
The K [...]
Letter from Fort Lauderdale: From storms to tech, global forces that bind us
Piles of seaweed lie strewn along the water’s edge along Hollywood Beach in Fort Lauderdale. I am told it’s the remnants of Hurricane Irma which crashed through the state of Florida last month.
From the other side of the world, I’ve been receiving updates of the floods that have devastated [...]
Amadeus Ventures invests in global mapping tech provider AVUXI
Visiting a new destination and don’t have a local to show you the interesting sites or the places to hang out for a drink or a meal? Enter AVUXI, the startup that "ranks the popularity of every place on earth” so you can choose which to visit while making your travel arrangements.
The London [...]
Cebu Pacific’s Szucs on how social and mobile rule in the Philippines’ fast growing travel market
Airline veteran Michael Szucs confesses a love for working in emerging markets.
“Emerging markets open more opportunities,” he said at the WIT 2017 Conference in October, and clearly they feed his “pioneering spirit” which, after an early career at British Airways, has led him to stints a [...]
Letter from Cempedak: Seven secrets to landing among the stars
It was exactly a year ago that I visited the private island of Cempedak in the Riau Archipelago of Indonesia and saw it in the making of stage. Piles of bamboo were strewn all over the white sand but there was a definite shape of a resort that resembled a sail unfurling out of the waters.
The isl [...]
WIT Bootcamp 2017: How 3 entrepreneurs are making rooms for their dreams
The hospitality sector is not an easy one to create startup in as it’s not only fragmented and diverse but also getting more competitive, Yet, there are many brave entrepreneurs out there who are willing to take a shot at it.
Three of these startups took to the stage at WIT Bootcamp in Singap [...]
Google’s Heckmann on how machine learning will Translate to better travel and how Asia is setting pace in mobile
Ahead of his speaking on the WIT Main Stage on Tuesday, October 24, Oliver Heckmann, Vice President, Engineering for Travel and Shopping, Google, shares what's top of his mind on how new technology such machine learning/AI and voice can make better travel.
Q: As you get set for to speak at WI [...]
The Wrap: Second edition of AirAsia Japan takes off end October
In The News: AirAsia takes second shot at Japan; BeMyGuest adds two industry veterans to its team; Virgin Australia implements Sabre Branded Fares; CWT in new deal to remove distribution fees for customers
AIRLINES: Second edition of AirAsia Japan takes off end October
In June 2013 when th [...]
The Wrap: Asia Pacific dominates air travel with 35% of the world market
In The News: IATA releases its yearbook of the airline’s industry’s performances; Booking.com launches the first Technology Playmaker Awards; ATPCO and SITA announces the NDC Exchange
IATA STATISTICS: Asia Pacific dominates air travel with 35% of the world market
Asia Pacific, once ag [...]
The first Kafnu co-working space opens in Hong Kong
Next Story Group, formerly Silver Needle Hospitality, has launched its first co-working space, Kafnu Hong Kong, at Kerry Hotel in the Hung Hom area of Kowloon.
Kafnu is named after a village in India where people go to start Himalayan hikes – a basecamp so to speak. Just like travellers go to K [...]
