WiT Innovation Stage: Marketing to the post-‘90s Chinese traveller
Young Chinese travellers are shaping the future of outbound from the world’s biggest travel market. What appeals to them? How do they book their travel? How do you target this segment?
Anita Chan, CEO of Compass Edge, shared insights into this market segment yesterday at the WIT Innovation Sta [...]
WiT Innovation Stage: Africa a key market of promise for Asia travel but challenges remain
With
the announcement of the launch of WiT Africa in May 2020 at the WiT Innovation
Stage, three panellists sat down to discuss the opportunities and challenges
the continent presents both as a travel destination, and as a source of new
emerging travellers.
Paulina Klotzbucher, Managing Director [...]
Innovation and startups take centre stage on first day of WiT Singapore 2019, launch of WiT Africa announced
WiT Singapore 2019 kicked off with the day dedicated to companies and speakers representing sectors and markets where innovation and entrepreneurship drive change.
Underscoring the day’s theme
of innovation and change was the announcement that WiT will embrace Africa into
its family of events [...]
WiT (Web in Travel) to launch African edition in 2020
WiT (Web in Travel), the leading travel tech conference and media in Asia Pacific, is bringing its event to Africa with the launch of WiT Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 28, 2020.
“The time has come for
Africa in the online travel space,” said WiT founder Yeoh Siew Hoon. “The res [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: WiT celebrates new heroes for 2019
WiT is pleased to announce six more inductees to its Hall of Fame, which was launched in 2017 to recognise and honour individuals/ companies who have had the greatest influence on the progress and professionalism of the digital travel industry in Asia Pacific.
Here are our 2019 recipients:
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The Wrap: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
News Roundup: ibis budget brand's first showing in Singapore, Travelstart's acquisition of Travel Club Group finalised, TripAdvisor Connect's launch on social media platforms, a 24/7 online chatbot for Cebu Pacific
Hotels: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
Lobby of ibis budget Singa [...]
APAC online payments may have leapfrogged, but there’s plenty of work to be done, says Ingenico’s Neil D’Souza
In APAC, it’s alternative payments galore. With a spectrum of internet and credit card penetration levels throughout, many markets have begun developing independent payment solutions to overcome the limits of their local banking infrastructure.
According to the eConomy SEA 2019 report by Goog [...]
Northstar expands global footprint with purchase of Buying Business Travel, travAlliancemedia and CAT Media
Northstar Travel Group, the parent company of WiT, has made three acquisitions in just two days, a record for the company, to extend its global reach and create multi-platform media to support events.
The three companies are Buying Business Travel, acquired from London-based Panacea Media, New [...]
On the back of booming Internet economy in SEA, WiT takes bird’s eye view of travel 2020 and beyond
It’s been a momentous time for online travel and on the cusp of a new decade, the WiT Singapore 2019 conference – being held Oct 14-16 – will take a bird’s eye view of the industry and project into the future of what travel could look like in 2020 and beyond.
And it’s a promising futu [...]
These tech trends are shaping business travel in Asia Pacific
The
business travel landscape is changing as employees have greater freedom and want
a travel culture that combines productivity and personalised experiences. This
includes the rise of bleisure (business and leisure) among employees in Asia
Pacific – a trend that is growing in popularity as work- [...]
