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Tune hits the right notes with 1m guests, 100 hotels by 2015
Tune Hotels, the budget hotel chain established by AirAsia’s Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes, recently welcomed its one millionth plus guests since opening its first hotel, Downtown Kuala Lumpur, in 2007....
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AirAsia on the move – to Jakarta and Singapore
So AirAsia has finally decided to move its regional head office out of Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and set up a base in Singapore. Surprised? I asked a few travel industry friends when we heard the news....
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AirAsia headquarters to stay in Malaysia: Fernandes
Regional low-cost carrier, AirAsia, has refuted news report that it is moving its corporate headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta. It is only setting up a representative office, AirAsia Asean, in...
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AirAsia, Expedia JV will ‘revolutionise’ online travel in region
AirAsia and Expedia have signed a joint venture agreement which will see the launch of a new company covering Asia Pacific and offering a complete range of value flights, hotels and holiday packages....
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It happened: Tony Fernandes, Forbes Asia’s Businessman of the Year
After the big success that AirAsia has been having in the last few years, it was just a matter of time for this to happen: AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has been named Forbes Asia’s Businessman of...
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Here comes Lady Branson in red
If you have always wanted to get up close and personal with the Richard Branson, then AirAsia is offering you the chance to do it on 1 May when he will don the distinctive red AirAsia female flight...
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To Japan with Love
The To Japan with Love campaign, launched on May 10, is a collaborative effort of AirAsia Bhd and its affiliate airlines - AirAsia X, AirAsia Indonesia and AirAsia Thailand - to help Japan in its...
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WIT Speakers Corner: Bring down barriers, AirAsia X’s Azran implores
A level playing field and removal of protectionist and monopolistic barriers to encourage competition in both the aviation sector and in business, is the impassioned call of Azran Osman Rani (pictured...
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AirAsia sets Mind Blowing record, thanks New Skles
AirAsia says it set another world record by selling more than 500,000 seats in 24 hours yesterday and attributes the feat to its newly-installed New Skies booking platform. The airline said it sold...
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With 75% ownership, Expedia firmly in driving seat in Asia
When Expedia and AirAsia formed their 50/50 joint venture in 2011, they called it a “happy marriage”. Well, we guess now it can be called a happier marriage because with today’s announcement that...
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The common leadership traits of Qatar’s Akbar Al Baker and AirAsia’s Tony...
I had the pleasure of interviewing His Excellency, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, and Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes, group CEO, AirAsia on stage in Amsterdam last week at the CAPA Aviation Awards of...
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Tony Fernandes on retirement, egos and one AirAsia
Last week, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes was awarded Airline Executive of the Year by CAPA (Centre for Aviation) in Amsterdam. In giving this award, CAPA said, “AirAsia is back at the front of the pack and...
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AirAsia to host its first hackathon in March
Last year when the AirAsia group posted a healthy 3Q2016 (financial year ending September 30) with revenue of RM2.97 billion (US$665.7 million) its chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said...
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AirAsia strengthens ancillary portfolio with purchase of travel planning...
Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia has acquired a 50% stake in Malaysia-based online travel planner, Touristly, through an asset injection and loan deal valued at RM11.5 million (US$2.6 million)....
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AirAsia: The journey to becoming a digital airline has begun
AirAsia always has big ambitions, evident from its growth from a two aircraft airline in 1993 flying to a handful of destinations to currently the biggest low cost carrier in Asia with 165 destinations...
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The Millennial Traveller: AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes on leadership in times of...
Naturally, the world is rife with examples of terrible leadership. Donald Trump sits on the tip of everyone’s tongue as the quintessential example. Yet, in the travel business, let us not forget the...
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AirAsia, Everbright form JV to launch low cost carrier in China
AirAsia, Asia’s largest budget carrier, signed a joint venture (JV) agreement on May 14 In Beijing with China Everbright Group, a state-owned financial enterprise, and Henan Government Working Group to...
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The Wrap: AirAsia on track to becoming a truly Asean airline
The focus this week is on AirAsia’s journey to becoming an Asean airline, and launch of feijipiao.co.nz to cater to Chinese travellers in Australiasia AIRLINES: AIRASIA ON TRACK TO BECOMING A TRULY...
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Low-cost airline, AirAsia launched its new Freedom Flyer Programme last week at RedQ in Kuala Lumpur, a first step in group CEO Tony Fernandes’ dream of “removing cash from the plane”. At the launch,...
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The Wrap: Second edition of AirAsia Japan takes off end October
In The News: AirAsia takes second shot at Japan; BeMyGuest adds two industry veterans to its team; Virgin Australia implements Sabre Branded Fares; CWT in new deal to remove distribution fees for...
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