WIT Day One – Siew Hoon headlines by asking “What’s your company Groove?”
The first panel at WIT this year was Siew Hoon discussing headlines with four panelists:Azran Osman Rani, CEO, AirAsiaXDhruv Shringi, CEO, Yatra, IndiaRod Cuthbert, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Viator IncRichard Wiegmann, Managing Director, Trust InternationalBefore discussing headlines Siew Hoo [...]
WIT Day One – The future of mobile is bright!
Mobile is the way to go as more and more people are using their smartphones in work and play. “Mobile Moves” at WIT Conference reveals strategies on how companies can use innnovation to make their mobile apps stand out.Gerry Samuels, (pictured right) found and executive director of Mobile Travel [...]
WIT Day Two – New Zealand’s House of Travel is WIT’s Groovy Marketer
House of Travel, New Zealand was hailed as Web In Travel’s first Groovy Marketer at its annual conference this week as part of its inaugural WITovation Awards 2011, presented by Amadeus Asia.The Christchurch-based tour operator was chosen by WIT for an innovative mix-and-match game on Facebook [...]
WITNext – Velvety Inspiration from a Ubiquitous Behemoth and an ex-Waitress
It's always a bit odd (I say always but I've hardly ever done it) walking into a nightclub at 5.00 pm.It has that certain feel and texture about it that lets you know it's a place that keeps different hours to most people - a lot of those hours when most people should be tucked up in bed.But despite [...]
WITNext launched, portal being created to inspire young minds
If you followed our Cover It Live last night at WIT*e, you’ll know that we launched our new project, WITNext, at the event.WITNext – Inspiring Young Minds replaces WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring which was launched two years ago as an evening event to provide mentorship to students and y [...]
News briefs: Mobile traffic on Air France, quicker answers from KLM …
Mobile traffic soars for Air FranceIn one year, the number of people using Air France websites and mobile applications has increased 15 times, with close to 1.2 million visitors every month, reports the French carrier.Available in French, English, Spanish, Italian, German and Brazilian Portuguese, t [...]
A call to WITNext: Don’t make the mistakes I made
Like many students graduating from high school I was unsure what I wanted to do. I thought that working in the travel industry would be great and that the languages I had studied in high school would come in handy.Mistake #1 – believing what I heard that if I studied tourism I would end up cleanin [...]
Google Places, Facebook, Groupon – game has changed completely
Having a drink with Trust International’s CEO Richard Wiegmann at the Fullerton Bay Hotel and he spots a wine called Pegasus Bay. “We are not having that,” he laughs.So what would go into a Trust cocktail then, I asked. “Trust (of course), innovation, conversion, productivity, quality, usab [...]
WITNext: To all startups, first impressions count, get your story right
What do investors look out for in start-ups seeking funding?In the second discussion on Startup Skills at Echelon 2011, investors – (2nd from left) Tuff Yen of Seraph Group (USA), James Chan of Neoteny Labs (Singapore), Willson Cuaca of East Ventures (Indonesia) and William Kilppgen of Tigr [...]
World’s strangest hotel jobs
Yes, these strange hotel jobs do exist. Global hotel booking website, Hotels.com, found some hotels that employ staff to carry out rather unusual tasks.Job: The Bed WarmerHotel: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, 4*Destination: London, UKLast year the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London offered it [...]
