Archangel investor, Morten Lund, to kick off Entrepreneur Bootcamp
WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp, Oct 18, 2010LKC School of Business, Singapore Management University09.00-09.15 Kick-Off09.15-09.45 Rebel with a Focus – Morten Lund, “Archangel” investor and serial entrepreneur (pictured)He’s co-founded more than 50 high-tech start-ups, most famously Skyp [...]
Travel leaders speak at WIT Ideas Lab at ITB Asia
WIT Ideas Lab at ITB Asia, Oct 21-22, 2010Ballroom 2, Suntec Convention CentreOct 21, 201008.30-09.00 Registration09.00-09.45 An Audience with Travel LeadersA top-level panel kicks off the WIT Ideas Lab. After a year of “tough love”, who has emerged stronger, and what’s changed? And what will [...]
How to make money with your website: WIT Clinics at ITB Asia
Matthew Varley, Executive General Manager-Online Marketing, Wotif Group will conduct one of the clinics, which are free for ITB Asia delegates.WIT Clinics at ITB AsiaOct 21 – 22, 2010, 3-5pmExhibition Floor, Level 6, Suntec Convention CentreFor the first time, Web In Travel will organise workshops [...]
How context can transform a traveller’s experience
My brother recently visited me here in Singapore. He’s not your run-of-the-mill 40-something year old bloke, being a bit of a free spirit and a seemingly perennial traveler. He’s just spent several months living in Ubud on Bali and leads a relatively frugal and simple existence.So when he visits [...]
China’s netizens hooked on social media
With over 400 million Internet users in China, representing 28.9% of the population by the end of April 2010, the Internet is quickly replacing traditional media as brands and companies seek to connect with their consumers in new and different ways.According to China Internet Network Information Cen [...]
Best Job, but did it mean Best Arrivals?
Perhaps it all started with Tourism Queensland’s“Best Job In The World” but of late, Australian tourism has seen a bubbling forth of social media-driven campaigns.There’s Tourism Australia’s “Nothing Like Australia”new branding campaign which asked citizens to submit entries for a co [...]
Why do you love to travel?
Being taken out of their comfort zone. “It humbles me”. The concept of parallel universes, To soothe the restless spirit. “Immigration queues, airline food, being fingerprinted at Seattle airport, sitting in economy class next to people with excitable elbows. I ‘d miss all this if I stopped [...]
In the long tail, the most powerful tool of distribution is inspiration
When you are operating in the long tail and run a product like “Temple Safari”, the most powerful tool of distribution is inspiration. That, and connections.Said Nick Ray of Hanuman Tourism, Cambodia, “If you can inspire travel companies and travel journalists to believe in your ideas, then t [...]
Association Day planned for ITB Asia
ITB Asia 2010 will hold an Association Day on October 20-21. The specialist day-and-a-half association event has been designed for destinations and travel professionals who want to attract, and better service, association congresses and forums.Association Day will showcase best practices and analy [...]
Meme Mia – travel secrets revealed
More than 200 bloggers have shared their travel secrets on their blogs, due to a meme initiated on the Tripbase Travel Blog, and the resulting 500 travel gems have been compiled into a series of travel eBooks for charity launched last month.Described as “an excellent example of how to go viral gra [...]
