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Standby: Time for Asia to lead the global travel technology revolution
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Standby: Time for Asia to lead the global travel technology revolution
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 4, 2012
I’ve been covering Asia’s travel and tourism industry for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say this is currently the most intense time of change. Read More
KL-Lombok: AirAsia picks latest route from Twitter
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KL-Lombok: AirAsia picks latest route from Twitter
By Nick Vivion | August 27, 2012
After receiving an avalanche of tweets to both @AirAsia and @tonyfernandes (AirAsia's co-founder), the airline has announced that Lombok, Indonesia will be their next Indonesian destination. Read More
Boom time for online travel in Japan
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Boom time for online travel in Japan
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | June 4, 2012
First the good news. Online travel is the standout trend not only in Japan but across Asia. Read More
How airlines use Twitter - March 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How airlines use Twitter - March 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | April 19, 2012
US airline Delta saw the number of tweets mentioning it increase by almost a third in March, compared to the previous month, meaning it was the most talked about airline on Twitte Read More
Women and travel technology - an Asian perspective
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Women and travel technology - an Asian perspective
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | April 17, 2012
In planning and curating the programme for the first WITX-Women In Travel in Bangkok on April 27, I have personally learned a lot. Read More
What Else? AirAsiaX social promo, AirPlus safari, Expedia new platform, Blackberry Indonesia
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What Else? AirAsiaX social promo, AirPlus safari, Expedia new platform, Blackberry Indonesia
By PhocusWire | April 10, 2012
AirAsiaX in curious social promo, AirPlus goes wild on Safari, Expedia unveils new hotel tech platform, Blackberry travel app hits Indonesia... A round-up of other stories from across the industry. Read More
Qantas secures festive push - Top Australia travel websites, December 17 2011
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Qantas secures festive push - Top Australia travel websites, December 17 2011
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2011
Qantas has piled on significant levels of market share this week, extending its lead over sister brand JetStar to almost 7% in the list of leading airline websites in Australia. Read More
Expedia-AirAsia implement online travel joint venture in Asia, but will it be enough?
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Expedia-AirAsia implement online travel joint venture in Asia, but will it be enough?
By Dennis Schaal | October 3, 2011
The Expedia-Air Asia joint venture could be a very big deal. Read More
Jetstar and Qantas on winning run - Top Australia travel websites, September 17 2011
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Jetstar and Qantas on winning run - Top Australia travel websites, September 17 2011
By PhocusWire | September 22, 2011
Qantas and Jetstar have managed to secure almost half of the Australia airline website category, winning 45% of the entire market. Read More
Global hotel competition heats up as Agoda gets another airline partner in Air China
By Dennis Schaal | August 31, 2011
Priceline's Agoda hotel business partnered with Air China, extending Agoda's distribution reach in China, other Asia-Pacific countries and beyond. Read More
How quickly mobile has come on in travel, now Asia beckons
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How quickly mobile has come on in travel, now Asia beckons
By Viewpoints | August 17, 2011
Just a few years ago, when Mobile Travel Technologies was working with its first airline client, seven flight reservations in one week was cause for celebration at the Dublin-based travel industry... Read More
Airline trio move ahead - Top Australia travel websites, August 6 2011
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Airline trio move ahead - Top Australia travel websites, August 6 2011
By PhocusWire | August 11, 2011
The top three airline websites in Australia - Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia - have continued their push ahead of the chasing pack. Read More
How airlines use Twitter - June 2011 [infographic]
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How airlines use Twitter - June 2011 [infographic]
By Kevin May | July 8, 2011
Southwest Airlines moves into second place as the global carrier with the most mentions, according to the latest report ranking activity by airlines on Twitter. Read More
Expedia-Priceline competition heightens with Agoda-Jetstar partnership
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Expedia-Priceline competition heightens with Agoda-Jetstar partnership
By Dennis Schaal | June 10, 2011
Priceline's Agoda business partnered with Jetstar Airways, signaling heightening competition between the two global online travel agencies in Asia-Pacific. Read More
How airlines use Twitter - May 2011 [infographic]
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How airlines use Twitter - May 2011 [infographic]
By Kevin May | June 10, 2011
AirAsia has swung into second place as the global airline on the receiving end of the most messages from Twitter, although is still far behind leader Delta. Read More
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