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A survey initiated by Abacus has indicated that airlines across Asia will be stepping up their efforts to capture new revenue growth through ancillary revenue.
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Google’s Sajith Sivanandan.
Be it for the integration of social search into online travel to Google’s algorithms and Google Labs to the progression of technology and innovation in the travel industry, there are numerous developments which are being keenly followed as of today.
Amadeus has launched the mobile version of CheckMyTrip. The company is also developing a set of free applications designed to enable travellers to easily access and share travel plans on the move, via their mobile phone.
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Marriott International’s Greg Albertini.
The nature of the lodging business is that there are always peaks and troughs of demand related to the supply available in any given market.
By Max Starkov, Mariana Mechoso Safer and Evan Rosenblum.
With 2009 over and hoteliers feeling more optimistic, HeBS sees two very different approaches to hotel Internet marketing in 2010: on one side, some hoteliers are still extremely cautious when spending marketing dollars; on the other, hoteliers are hitting the ground running with more expansive online marketing budgets and an enthusiasm to participate in new initiatives.
By Jean Francois Mourier, CEO of RevPAR Guru.
There has been some very interesting discussion lately about the value of outsourcing revenue management operations.
The results of BuzzCity’s fifth global survey investigating consumer mobile behaviour has indicated that user education is clearly inadequate as many are not aware of the m-banking services on offer.
As the green shoots of recovery begin to appear across the Asian travel industry, the need for fresh thinking and innovative strategies for growth and recovery has never been greater.
IN DEPTH: Preferred Hotel Group’s Brij Bhushan Chachra on critical issues in revenue management
Amadeus says it has come up with a new distribution and marketing service that will transform the reach of independent hotels and small-medium chains.
