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A year after Lufthansa's GDS surcharge, Sabre sees no big impact

A year after Lufthansa's GDS surcharge, Sabre sees no big impactJust over a year after Lufthansa Group implemented a surcharge on GDS bookings, the distribution strategy has not had any...

Sharing at the PATA Innovation Forum, Chetan Kapoor, Phocuswright's research analyst, Asia Pacific, highlighted that while LCCs accounted for 81% of Indonesia's online travel market in 2015, local OTAs have been responsible for educating and driving travellers to shop online.

Watch out big boys, Indonesia’s local OTAs are coming at youHotels have been increasing switching their focus to local OTAs instead of international players this year, according to Ryan...

The smart and happy way to travel: Serve yourself

The smart and happy way to travel: Serve yourselfAirline passengers in South Korea are less likely to use smartphones along their journey than passengers in other parts of the...

Speakers say we are at the peak of the smartphone era

Asian travellers embrace mobile access In Korea,70% of online travel purchases are already occurring via mobile while in China, over 50% of travel...

WeChat rules among youths in APAC

WeChat rules among youths in APACWeChat, the mobile text and chat service developed by Chinese company, Tencent, is the app of choice among youngsters in APAC,...

Vincent Lebunetel

Carlson Wagonlit taps into innovationCarlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has unveiled a new team "to further drive and develop its company-wide culture of innovation".

TripAdvisor, PATA launch destination academy

TripAdvisor, PATA launch destination academyTripAdvisor, in partnership with the Pacific Asia Travel Association and E-Tourism Frontiers, are teaming together to help...

Operators seek TripAdvisor's nod for tour reviews

Operators seek TripAdvisor's nod for tour reviewsTripAdvisor, long the nemesis of hoteliers scalded by, or just wary of, negative consumer reviews, has an open invitation from...

WIT Warriors hailedSingapore’s home-grown powerhouse conference Web in Travel (WIT), where the best in travel and technology minds from around the...

Emilie Couton of Accorhotels

Ten tips on leveraging social media from AccorhotelsAs part of WIT’s 10 anniversary international hotel group, Accor, shared the “Little Big 10” highlights of the 2014 Accorhotels...