MCM group makes its first social play outside Indonesia
Indonesia’s MCM Group, which owns media brands such aslintasberita, Kaskus, KrazyMarket and Daily Social, is launching a new social group site called Mindtalk, which will also mark the company’s first digital media play outside its home market.The English-language site, in beta, will allo [...]
TravelDaily to host 2011 China Travel Distribution Summit
TravelDaily will partner with PhoCusWright to host the 2011 China Travel Distribution Summit in Guangzhou from Sept 21 to 22, 2011.The China Travel Distribution Summit 2011 will bring together some of the world’s and China's most influential travel industry leaders and executives to discuss cor [...]
Travelzoo Local Deals launched in Australia, Banyan Tree Bangkok first to trial
Travelzoo Australia has launched Local DealsTM, offering deals to its subscribers in Australia, and one of the first hotels to offer a deal was Banyan Tree Bangkok (left).The deal, offered on March 30 through Travelzoo Asia Pacific, offered a 3-night luxury stay at the Banyan Tree Bangkok for $354. [...]
Up In The Air: What’s Ahead & What’s Been
Which airlines are the ones to watch and what must you keep your eye on as the new year unfolds? Insights from three airline watchers.Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, Centre for Asia Pacific AviationQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the airline space in 2011?• A return of (t [...]
Utility or hospitality: What do you vote for?
After two scorching hot days in Melbourne, I woke up this morning to clouds and rain. Tomorrow it’ll probably snow – it wouldn’t surprise me. Melbourne’s a city that constantly surprises with its weather.Despite the cloudy, gloomy outlook, I feel rather cheerful like a robin in spring.Pictur [...]
Video debate continues: New grammar or ‘load of c…’?
The Cross-fire continues post-WIT. On Day One of the conference, PhoCusWright’s Ram Badrinathan (right) proclaimed video to be the new grammar of the web and said that literacy would be redefined.A few days later at the WIT Ideas Lab, Brett Henry of Abacus International pronounced this notion of � [...]
Video hasn’t killed the radio star, so there
There’s something romantic about radio, don’t you think?I recall as a schoolgirl in Penang, hiding under my bedcovers, and tuning into the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) radio station. It was the only station playing decent music and I’d send in requests, and I’d wait for them to be answe [...]
What will not be around in five years? Facebook?
What will not be around in five years, that was the question asked of the audience during the closing, open session at WIT Australia.At first, there was silence. Then a voice rang out. “Facebook,” it said. “Because people will finally realise they’ve got to have a real life.”The room erupt [...]
What’s the tweeting point for hotel customers?
Session Overview: In the old days, a good customer was someone who didn't bargain (too much), was loyal (almost always) and spent constantly and consistently. He was predictable, reliable and fair. But in today's world with new channels, which bring with them new measurements, is good still good? An [...]
Why forgetting a lot of what you know can sometimes help
I was talking with a friend and business partner yesterday. We were talking about some social media initiatives in the region and how there’s some very exciting stuff coming out of Vietnam. We also talked about China in a similar vein and it got me thinking about why this might be.I think one [...]
