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Jetset Travelworld Demand Down
Business has slumped at Jetset Travelworld with the retail group advising shareholders that Total Transaction Value for March and April is below last year.”The company has experienced a softening in consumer demand during what is traditionally a strong trading period,” an official ASX statement said. It added that QBT (Qantas Business Travel) continues to lose … Continue reading
Booking.com Cut Into Wotif Market Share
Booking.com has increased its Australian online market share by 70% in just under 12 months and is now challenging Wotif and TripAdvisor for the top spot in the Experian Hitwise web rankings for the Destinations and Accommodation category. Wotif’s market share has dropped 12% over the same period. The market share of Booking.com is now … Continue reading
Social Win For Stayz
// Stayz.com.au has claimed its experiment with deeply discounted ‘Daily Deals’ has been successful, providing ”great insights that will be used to support longer term product plans,” according to Marketing Director Ali Cassim, who added that the campaign also had a real pay off in terms of building a social media fan base and brand … Continue reading
Last Minute Demand
Expedia and Booking.com are profiting from new products designed to capture demand generated by an accelerated trend toward ‘just in time’ hotel or car bookings. Priceline CEO Jeffrey Boyd told CNBC that travelers are “starting to defer their decision making, knowing they’ll be able to get a deal at the last minute”. He said … Continue reading
Bangkok Airport Hotel Promo
Bangkok Airport Hotel Promo Deals Queen’s Garden Resort’s Last Minute Deals
Three forces transforming online travel booking
Mobile, Facebook, TripAdvisor – But What About Google? Interesting presentation from Julio Bruno of TripAdvisor at No Vacancy in which he said the three forces transforming travel are mobile, Facebook and, no surprise here, TripAdvisor. Hard to argue with any of these but for mine there was a big omission. Google. Yet its absence from … Continue reading
Chao Phraya Tourist Boat
Chao Phraya Tourist Boat The BTS Skytrain joins hands with Bangkok’s biggest public water transportation provider, the Chao Phraya Express Boat Co.,Ltd. (established 38 years ago) to introduce a new water transportation service “The Chao Phraya Tourist Boat”. This service provides tourists with the opportunity to see Bangkok from a whole new perspective, within … Continue reading
Online contest for students in hospitality training programs
This week, Accor kicks off a contest for university, business school and hotel management school* students. Only the first 300 teams to apply will qualify for the contest which is organized in three stages and focuses on a topical issue: sustainable development in the hotel industry. Candidates must demonstrate inventiveness, photo and video editing skills, … Continue reading
Asia and Australasia 2012 nominees
World Travel Awards, “the Oscars of the travel industry”, has unveiled the regional nominees for its 2012 programme. Asian & Australasian organisations in contention include Hainan Airlines, Pangu 7 Star Hotel Beijing, Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Tourism Australia and Air New Zealand. All will now go head to head at WTA’s Asia & Australasia Ceremony, … Continue reading
Great Residence Hotel is an intimate oasis in the heart of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Area This Bangkok Airport Hotel offers dedicated and friendly staff partnered with excellent amenities and services allow leisure and business guests alike a truly unique Bangkok Airport Hotel experience. This privately owned Bangkok Airport Hotel is a family-run hotel providing … Continue reading