Continuous innovation key to future growth

by Chris Clarke, event blogger
For me, there was a marked contrast between Horizons 2008 in Bangkok and Horizons 2006 in Dubai. 
The last two years have fostered increased confidence across the sector.  The relentless focus on cost cutting (not just as good business practice but for business survival) was replaced by a renewed optimism about the [...]

An update to ‘Balancing the potential of web 2.0′

by Chris Clarke, event blogger
The theme of the conference Airlines 2.0 was given a futuristic twist by Philippe der Arslanian, Global Director of Airline Direct Channel at Amadeus, with interactive demonstrations of future mobile travel applications and insights into how tomorrows’ travellers will demand more from airlines (see post below).  In this interview, he is joined by [...]

Balancing the potential of web 2.0 with current priorities

by Chris Clarke, event blogger
Philippe Der Arslanian offered a glimpse of the future.  Through a series of demonstrations he painted a picture of what is, and what will be, possible with web 2.0 in the not too distant future.  (If you want to learn about web 2.0 in under five minutes, Professor Mike Wesch’s [...]