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.
The changing face of the travel consumer in Asia
Consumers in Asia are wielding more power than ever before, triggering the biggest change in the regional travel market over the last decade.
The changing social habits of Asians
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.










