WIT Day Two – TripAdvisor: We help people choose the right hotel
Marc Charron, Managing Director of TripAdvisor Asia Pacific has recently moved to Singapore to set up the regional office for TripAdvisor, to complement the already existing teams in China, Japan and India. He will now be responsible for the world's largest travel website in the world's fastest gr [...]
WIT Ideas Lab – The art of taming the Dragon
Taming the fiery dragon is not easy – it takes bravery, creativity and stealth. However great rewards await those who achieve this feat. The session on “How to tame your Dragon” at WIT ideas Lab at ITB Asia shows you the ways to do it.Pictured left: Taming the DragonAlmost every other compan [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: William Bao Bean on the difference between a whale and a VC
If I had only realized earlier that William Bao Bean was based in Shanghai. I had called him while I was in Europe, having just arrived from Shanghai a few days earlier, where I had visited the World Expo.Given the circumstances, the discussion had to start with me asking him about the World Expo. H [...]
WITovation – a great day in summary
We're now coming to the end of the WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp. And what a day!Morten Lund opened the day with a presentation that was as much inspiring as it was fresh in its style and content. It's not everyday you see a clip from Californication (a clip that would have been cut to shreds [...]
‘Shame on you’, Vocanic chief tells hoteliers
For a moment there, I thought I was back in my classroom during my primary school days. We had a mathematics teacher, Mr Ong, whose favourite words were “Shame on you.”He said that a lot because I was terrible at math – still am. I was terrified out of my wits everytime he looked at me and he [...]
A bird’s eye view of Beijing
I am sitting in my China World Summit Wing hotel room in the tallest tower in the capital city of the world’s second largest economy. The world, literally, is at my feet.Through the haze – it’s that in-between time between summer and autumn – I spot the tops of buildings upon buildings as fa [...]
Air Asia exceeds expectations with Q3 results
On Nov 25, we listened into AirAsia's press conference where they released their latest group wise figures and as expected, the results were all-around impressive. The 3rd quarter results were the best ever, as were the first 9 months of 2010, greatly exceeding expectations. The group wise reve [...]
Air New Zealand introduces Sabre Branded Fares
Air New Zealand and Sabre Travel Network have introduced Sabre Branded Fares to Sabre Connected travel agents who can now shop and book the airline’s branded fares.This enables the airline to market its products consistently with its own website, while ensuring Sabre Connected customers have effic [...]
Up In The Air: What’s Ahead & What’s Been
Which airlines are the ones to watch and what must you keep your eye on as the new year unfolds? Insights from three airline watchers.Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, Centre for Asia Pacific AviationQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the airline space in 2011?• A return of (t [...]
Utility or hospitality: What do you vote for?
After two scorching hot days in Melbourne, I woke up this morning to clouds and rain. Tomorrow it’ll probably snow – it wouldn’t surprise me. Melbourne’s a city that constantly surprises with its weather.Despite the cloudy, gloomy outlook, I feel rather cheerful like a robin in spring.Pictur [...]
