Build your own online real estate
Travel industry marketers need to be aware of the alarming changes underway at Facebook as it limits organic distribution in favour of paid-for posts
Bronwyn...
Myanmar: Investors beware
While businesses are eager for the first bite of South-east Asia’s destination du jour, barriers to entry are high
Myanmar has become one of the...
When crisis hits
Heightened concern about safety has compelled inbound companies within Malaysia to implement more stringent guidelines to ensure travellers are in good hands
Recent incidences revolving...
Traditional distribution will still thrive
PEEK INTO THE FUTURE: In this section, Raini Hamdi asks industry leaders to pen their thoughts on what the future will bring. Here is Brett...
Stimulate your local visitor economy with Google Maps
Google has begun to allow users in Australia to add pins and markers to its Google Maps application, presenting a golden opportunity for travel...
Securing the unchained
Independent properties such as boutique hotels are gaining favour with travellers, and GDSs are leveraging this trend
GDSs are fine-tuning their hotel content towards a...
Charting the ups and downs of aviation
Sim Kok Chwee offers a window seat on the airline world in 2014, tracking a year of significant breakthroughs and tumult
FOR far too long,...
Full House
Having picked up from the twin disasters in 2011, Japan now faces another problem, albeit a more welcomed one – that of too many...
Sabre-rattling?
An Abacus backed 100 per cent by Sabre is set to fire up the competition among GDSs in the region, but how sabre-rattling it...
More clubs for the singles
Suddenly, everyone wants to represent independent hotels. Raini Hamdi asks them why and guides you to a few new names. The traditional players meanwhile...