As PassKit secures funding of $1.2 million, we put the mobile wallet app to the test

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PassKit, Hong Kong-based mobile wallet platform startup has secured $1.2 million series A funding. The investor details were undisclosed.

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KL-Lombok: AirAsia picks latest route from Twitter

AirAsia's announces latest route to Lombok

After receiving an avalanche of tweets to both @AirAsia and @tonyfernandes (AirAsia’s co-founder), the airline has announced that Lombok, Indonesia will be their next Indonesian destination.

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Mobikon gets Jungle investment for Asia expansion

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Digital marketing specialist Mobikon has received $1.7 million in funding to see it through its next phase of development

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From humble beginnings to regional push – Wotif on how to build a brand in Asia

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Wotif has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over $1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for over 17,000 accommodation provides in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

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Abacus: Asia to become dominant region in travel industry

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Abacus International, the Asia GDS owned by Sabre and a consortium of airlines, believes Asia is poised to become dominant in the global travel industry.

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The changing face of the travel consumer in Asia

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Consumers in Asia are wielding more power than ever before, triggering the biggest change in the regional travel market over the last decade.

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The changing social habits of Asians

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In putting WIT-Web In Travel 2009 together, I have been traveling across the region and getting a taste of what’s unfolding in the online travel landscape.



From Kuala Lumpur to Taipei to Bangkok, a similar story seems to be unfolding – that the convergence of several things happening is moving more and more consumers online and onto mobile in this biggest, and fastest growing market in the world.



First, there’s the crisis that’s made 2009 The Year of the Deal in Asia, and many of these deals are being pushed online by suppliers.

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