Letter from the South China Sea: Time for unusual thinking, unorthodox partnerships and old-fashioned making money
Yeoh Siew Hoon gets stranded on a coral
reef off Cempedak and ponders the secrets of the travel universe as they were revealed
at last week’s WiT Singapore 2019.
The sun was about to call it a day when we set out on a boat from Cempedak Island off Bintan, Indonesia. Our destination was a coral [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: How Generation Alpha is influencing travel, from planning to in-trip activities
They are born after 2010 (nine years and under) in the same year as Instagram and the iPad, are known as the children of millennials, the largest generation that is still being born on a daily basis, and the longest living generation.
This is Generation Alpha. “If you don’t know about Alpha, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Is there gender equality in travel? Find out soon
How are travel companies faring in gender equity and promoting women’s leadership? Phocuswright will soon have the answers when it completes its second study on gender equity and presents its findings at the upcoming Phocuswright Conference in Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale this November.
Phocuswr [...]
Our time has come, says Splitty Travel, eyeing Asia and a new B2B split reservations offering
In many ways, Israeli-based startup Splitty Travel feels its time has finally come, both for its “split reservations” model to be accepted into the mainstream and for its entry into Asia. “It’s interesting that the big OTAs are now playing with some of the things we have been doing fo [...]
Who doesn’t love food? Well, there’s money in it too
If you think travel at US$1.33 trillion is a huge industry, well think again – food is three times that.
Louise Daley, deputy CEO, Accor Asia Pacific, in opening the eyes of the audience attending the recent Tern Travel Careers to the career opportunities available in the food sector, said th [...]
Are we there yet? Find out at The Phocuswright Conference
With all the talk and buzz around new technologies and bold ideas, now is a good time as any to take stock of where we are in the journey to this new future.
Speakers and delegates to the upcoming The Phocuswright Conference, aptly themed “Are we there yet?” will try and answer the question [...]
From the mouths of youths: We just Google everything and what, travel as a career? Never thought of it
In preparation for the fourth edition of Tern, Travel Careers this Saturday, August 17, I’ve been spending time with Singaporean schoolkids in their mid-teens to find out what they think of travel, firstly as travellers and secondly, as future talent for our industry.
It’s been interesting l [...]
