Singapore Airlines swaps print for digital with in-flight magazine
Singapore Airlines wants to end its reliance on providing magazines for passengers by scrapping print editions in favour of streaming it through the in-flight entertainment system. The airline’s trio...
View ArticleThai Airways tries YouTube to build A380 buzz [VIDEO]
Such is the apparent fascination that the flying public still has with the Airbus A380 that airlines continue to pull out all the stops to promote services ahead of inaugural flights. One of the next...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines sorry for aggravation on new website
Probably not the best moment for new Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong: a high profile and humble apology following major problems with the airline’s new website. Goh, who took up the role earlier...
View ArticleJetstar and Qantas on winning run – Top Australia travel websites, September...
Qantas and Jetstar have managed to secure almost half of the Australia airline website category, winning 45% of the entire market. Third placed Virgin Australia has 18%, with AirAsia, Tiger Airways and...
View ArticleGetting mobile web basics right in travel is still a target rather than an...
As we got towards the end of 2011, many people were asking me what I thought was next in the world of mobile and whether I had any predictions. Alongside my Tnooz Predictions 2012, where I pondered...
View ArticleWhat Else? P&O Cruises birthday, WAYN claim, Scoot for Expedia, Avis portable...
What else is going on in the world of travel tech? A round-up of other stories from across the industry… P&O Cruises has gone social for its 175th anniversary with applications for its dedicated...
View ArticleThe Scan: Hyatt gains from Roomlinx-DISH deal, CCRA debuts tools, and more news
Roomlinx signs a deal with DISH that benefits Hyatt, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 28 August. Roomlinx ties up with DISH Network The maker of...
View ArticleThe Scan: Emirates deals Oneworld a blow with Qantas tie-up, and more news
Qantas and Emirates tie up while Emirates lets go of vaulable code shares with Oneworld members, Europe’s easyJet ends free-for-all seating across its flights, and more items in our roundup of the...
View ArticleThe Scan: American Airlines hints at location-based feature for iPad app, and...
American Airlines’ director of mobile apps talks data says fresh functions will be unveiled soon, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 14 September....
View ArticleThe Scan: Skyscanner clocks 10 million app downloads, Priceline brings...
More than a third of visits to Skyscanner come through apps, and more items in our rundown of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 20 September. Skyscanner’s flight app clocks 10...
View ArticleDelta agrees joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, pays $360M for 49 percent stake
Mooted seriously for a few weeks and predicted tactically by many for years, Delta and Virgin Atlantic have agreed a major joint venture in a bid to put pressure on their transatlantic rivals. Delta...
View ArticleSocial media is dead – airline marketing in 2013 all about connected...
NB: This is a guest article by Shashank Nigam, CEO and founder of SimpliFlying. Let’s face it – social media is dead. There are over 200 airlines on Twitter today, for example, and the space is...
View ArticleIn-flight retailing – then, now and beyond
NB: This is a viewpoint from Abhishek Singh, product manager for tourism and hospitality at Infosys. As I took a domestic India flight over a lazy afternoon last Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised to...
View ArticleWhy fly without wifi?
NB: This is a viewpoint from Maxine Clark at HolidayExtras. For years, air travellers were happy to turn off phones and other devices, tuck into their peanuts, flick through the inflight magazine and...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines ups the ante with next-gen in-flight entertainment
Singapore Airlines has launched an all new cabin facility, that includes an upgraded in-flight entertainment (IFE) system KrisWorld, which the airline claims is the world’s most advanced IFE system....
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