Recognising that media consumption habits have changed and that people have also changed the way they plan and book their travel, the Singapore Tourism Board has launched a new brand, YourSingapore.
Singapore shifts emphasis to consumer with YourSingapore launch
Peter Jackson reveals winner of New Zealand tourism film prize
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has announced Argentinian amateur film-maker Andres Borghi has won Tourism New Zealand’s web-led search for a new promotional video.
Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End February 27 2010
Ctrip may go shopping for acquisitions too

Priceline is putting itself into position to get into acquisition mode, and in China, Ctrip is doing likewise.
TSA expands naked scanners, swabbing at checkpoints, boarding areas
The U.S. airport experience is being transformed as many travelers will be scanned and swabbed on their way to their dream vacation or business trip.
Are Priceline, Expedia battling over acquisition warchests?

Priceline says some of the proceeds from its just-announced $500 million convertible-note offering may be used for corporate acquisitons, leading Susquehanna Financial Group to speculate that Priceline engineered the move because it may have felt it needed to match Expedia’s $1 billion warchest for future acquisitions.
Wyndham credit-card breach occurred during security upgrade

Wyndham Hotels is contacting consumers, credit card companies and the U.S. Secret Service as the hotel chain continues its investigation into the latest hacking incident affecting some of its properties in which guests’ credit card information was compromised.
TripIt pledges faster development work and marketing with new funds
An injection of $7 million to the TripIt coffers is expected to spark a wave of new features to the service as the itinerary and trip planning marketplace becomes increasingly competitive.
Tourism groups concerned about broadband infrastructure
The UK government must ensure its target to have broadband capability for every home and business is met otherwise rural travel firms will miss out on growing demand for online booking.










