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Our ITB Berlin 2010 Marketing Programs
20-Nov-2009 :: The whole world meets at ITB Berlin: People, working in the travel industry and people, who want to catch up on the most beautiful travel destinations - ITB Berlin is where global business happens, so make sure you are noticed too!... |
ITB Asia Closes With Numbers Stable, Buyer Quality Up
26-Oct-2009 :: The 2nd ITB Asia closed today in Singapore with 6,149 attendees joining the three-day event, compared to 6,208 last year... |
EVENT WRAP: Asian travel puts on a solid showing in Singapore
26-Oct-2009 :: On the final day, despite the sub-arctic temperatures in the somewhat ironically-named Suntec City Convention Centre, you could still imagine that steam was rising from the computers in the press centre of ITB Asia, as the staff tapped fren... |
Interview: Chong flies the low-fare skies
26-Oct-2009 :: Not many airline chief executives had cause for cheer at ITB Asia this week, Chong Phit Lian, CEO of Jetstar Asia, was an exception... |
Here we are now, entertain us: Rakuten has a plan
26-Oct-2009 :: One of Japan's biggest online travel agents says the company's next priority for its international travelers from Japan is to equip them with a deeper level of information, and access to more bookable items in each host country... |
More of a local face for Accor in Asia
26-Oct-2009 :: Accor Hotels in Asia is steadily taking on an ever-more Asian profile, in response to its changing guest mix... |
Content is still king for effective web presence
25-Oct-2009 :: You don't have to spend a fortune – quality content will often differentiate the haves and haves nots in the online world... |
Lisu Lodge gets to the heart of it
25-Oct-2009 :: Don't pity people living more traditional lives in remote communities – because often they look at our stressful existences and don't fancy them anyhow... |
The next Bali finally nears its fate
25-Oct-2009 :: Fresh from hosting the Tourism Indonesia Mart and Exhibition for the first time, hotels and operators on the Indonesian island of Lombok are now eagerly awaiting their new international airport opening, which promises to finally improve acc... |
Court the beast before it bites you
25-Oct-2009 :: Social media won't be going away any time soon, and there are key ways to engage people within these channels – and certainly some pitfalls to avoid... |
Interview: Peschardt puts the people first
24-Oct-2009 :: Michael Peschardt is the host of Peschardt's People, a TV documentary series on BBC World network, profiling people all over the world... |
Interview: Hans Lerch, Master of change
24-Oct-2009 :: Former CEO of Kuoni Travel Group, now Vice Chairman of the Board of Hotelplan, Switzerland, Hans Lerch was in Singapore this week for WIT and ITB Asia 2009... |
Accor get set to go with 'So'
24-Oct-2009 :: Accor Hotels is preparing to launch its Sofitel sub-brand, So, with Asia on the shortlist to have the first incarnation of the brand... |
American outbound agents go rogue to survive
24-Oct-2009 :: Don't slash prices – just get creative. That's the message from a luxury-focused outbound travel agent from the United States, having survived one of its toughest periods to date. ... |
Qatar Airways gives Indonesia a boost
24-Oct-2009 :: From January 1 next year, Qatar Airways will begin flights from Singapore to Bali, giving the carrier a compelling business-plus offering for incoming passengers... |
South Africa targets December to kick off World Cup fever
24-Oct-2009 :: Travel industry players from South Africa at this year's ITB Asia have been sharing a key calendar date with interested Asian buyers this week, eagerly anticipating the onset of football fever among travelers... |
Minister: Restored growth in Asia will spur tourism
23-Oct-2009 :: Singapore's minister for trade and industry has voiced confidence that a resurgence of growth in the Asia-Pacific region will help to spur growth in travel again... |
ITB Asia daily report ~ day 2
23-Oct-2009 :: Lufthansa builds its Asian profile, Indonesia goes for ‘Affordable Luxury’, Asia turning to ‘Resilient’ youth and educational travel, preserving brand integrity in a price-led market and more... |
JetStar Asia adds 40% more capacity
23-Oct-2009 :: It’s hot in the cities – that’s the message from the chief executive of JetStar Asia, who is singing the praises of the carrier’s city routes in particular... |
Orange may go beyond hotels in the future
23-Oct-2009 :: Founder of China's Orange Hotel Group says the up-and-coming mid-market, high design brand may consider going beyond hotels in the future – but within reason... |
Property turbulence won't sway Carlson's 2012 quest
23-Oct-2009 :: Despite trying timers, Carlson Hotels has stuck by its commitment to more than double its number of hotels in the Asian region by 2012... |
European beach business has not gone - it's just on vacation
22-Oct-2009 :: Despite indications that outbound is on the rise, one of the pioneers of quality longhaul holiday traffic to Asia has said emphatically said that European business to the region is not in danger... |
Lufthansa's Asia has a 50-50 reason for cheer
22-Oct-2009 :: Business may not be as bullish at it would like, but Lufthansa German Airlines in Asia-Pacific still has a "double 50" has reason for cheer – most notably due to its celebration of 50 years of scheduled operation in the region... |
Bluewalks wins the WIT Start-Up Pitch
22-Oct-2009 :: Bluewalks.com walked away the winner at the WIT Start-Up Pitch at the Web In Travel Conference this week, while another finalist BidTraveller received a US$25,000 investment commitment from an investor group in India.... |
It was 20 years ago today
22-Oct-2009 :: It was a single event in one city, but a major anniversary this November in Europe has a major meaning for five exhibiting destinations at ITB Asia this week... |
Welcome to the meeting of the future Grab a beanbag
22-Oct-2009 :: If today’s leading regional MICE practitioners have their dream come true, conferences of the future will take place on beanbags or massage chairs, and will feature cocktails and foot massages... |
Not one, but two new start-ups sprout wings at WIT
22-Oct-2009 :: As the heavy hitters of technology gathered at Web in Travel this week, two players barely off the ground were given their first wings, thanks to the event’s Start-up Pitch panel session... |
From Switzerland to China, travellers watch their dollars
22-Oct-2009 :: During tough times, the world's travellers behave in similar ways, whether they live in Zurich or Shanghai and fortunately for the world's travel markets, that means they are seeking better value for money, but will continue to book airfare... |
Singapore keeps swallowing its growth pills
22-Oct-2009 :: The island state of Singapore may be geographically challenged when it comes to size, but if its tourism inventory is anything to go by, it continues to be on a steady diet of growth supplements... |
Outbound promise keeps business rolling for ITB Asia
22-Oct-2009 :: ITB Asia opened its doors today trumpeting slightly improved buyers and seller numbers compared with last year – no mean feat in the context of a world economy in free-fall for much of the year... |
Indonesia targets access and growth
21-Oct-2009 :: In a week when its national president is being sworn in once again, tourism officials from the Republic of Indonesia were on hand on the first day of ITB Asia today, pushing positive news on air linkages and visitor growth... |
2009 ITB Asia opens as economic prospects improve
21-Oct-2009 :: The 2009 edition of ITB Asia opens today in Singapore amid Asian travel industry belief that the worst of the global recession is over and that there are real prospects for travel industry growth in 2010... |
Peschardt: Asia and the media must come together
21-Oct-2009 :: A senior producers for BBC World has told Web in Travel 2009 this morning that Asia remains poorly covered by much of the international media – but could do a much better in engaging the media... |
The talk at WIT, Day 1
21-Oct-2009 :: A lot was said and shared at the first day of WIT, Yeoh Siew Hoon distills the essence - Well, the first day of WIT is over and what a day... |
Interview: A Fresh Slice of Orange
21-Oct-2009 :: Founder of Orange Hotel Group, Wu Hai, talks to Luke Clark about the benefits of being different in the new China... |
Social media picked as the search of the next decade
21-Oct-2009 :: The impact of social media has been picked to have the same impact on web user in the next decade as search has had on the current one, according to a keen social media watcher... |
Japanese online players pick mobile bookings growth
20-Oct-2009 :: Japanese online travel players have seen a strong portion of their business develop through mobile bookings – and predict that given improving technology, this is a trend that will spread through Asia... |
Malaysia Airlines turns a corner despite stormy skies
20-Oct-2009 :: Malaysia's flag carrier helped to demonstrate tough love in motion at Web in Travel on Tuesday, describing how the airline has effectively turned its business around in the midst of a global financial crisis... |
WIT and ITB Asia take place against dynamic changes in online travel
20-Oct-2009 :: The year 2009 is being tipped as the ‘Year of the Deal’ when online travel in Asia will come into its own... |
'Mind the clash and lead the change'
20-Oct-2009 :: The developed world must become more receptive to the positive changes coming out of China – while the hotel industry must in turn loosen its grip on century-old traditions, and adapt better to our changing times... |
Banyan Tree chief: Control your brand and stay globally niche
20-Oct-2009 :: The executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings has urged those charged with protecting travel brands to take extra care not to license their brand away, and weaken it in the process... |
Singapore's Trade Minister to open 2nd ITB Asia
20-Oct-2009 :: Minister Lim will be joined on stage by the CEO of Messe Berlin, Mr Raimund Hosch, to formally open ITB Asia 2009, "The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market... |
Message to gadget fiddlers: Welcome Home
20-Oct-2009 :: The current US President was once reportedly obsessed by them; in France, government security experts tried to ban them, yet there is at least one business event in the world where the use of personal mobile devices during public sessions i... |
Fewer free lunches for ITB Asia buyers and media
20-Oct-2009 :: Into its second year of existence, and in the teeth of an unprecedented crisis, organisers of ITB Asia have been forced to challenge business as usual in the travel industry, including the number of free hosted buyers and media among the ra... |
At ITB Asia, traditional agents have the experience edge
20-Oct-2009 :: As the online partner of ITB Asia kicked off on Tuesday, it appears that while web in travel may be the buzzword of the moment, traditional bricks-and-mortar travel agencies still have an edge over online – at least with the organisers of I... |
