Through The Looking Glass of Cempedak Island: 8 Key Takeaways from WiT Singapore 2018
After an intense three days of “Through The Looking Glass”, my mind is still sparking neurons even though I am now safely esconsced on a private island in Bintan, Indonesia.
Cempedak has, for the last two years, become my go-to escape after WiT Singapore 2018. I saw the all-bamboo resort whil [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: Split fights all the way to the top to nab WiT Startup of the Year award
Split, with its brand proposition built around instalment payments for travel, fought all the way through three rounds of judging and finished Startup of the Year at this year’s WiT Startup Pitch.
Already with Amazon Web Credits in hand after advancing to the semi-final round at the WiT Bootcam [...]
Another record-setting event for WiT Singapore 2018: about US$50,000 raised for charity
Another record was set tonight to cap this year’s successful WiT Singapore 2018. About US$50,000, double the target, was raised at the Charity Talent Auction held at the closing cocktails, sponsored by Adara.
The auction of talent and time of some of the industry’s best leaders, as well a [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: A new age of travel with futuristic ambitions, but people still key
After a pulsating opening that was both visually and aurally stimulating, attendees at the award-winning WiT Singapore 2018 conference at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, were taken through the looking glass into a world of travel that at times looked like science fiction.
But discussions [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: Messaging is evolving beyond communication to embrace business and lifestyle
Messaging is massive in Asia. There are 10 billion messages each month on Facebook Messenger between people and businesses. In Asia Pacific alone 87% of people with smartphones use a messaging app at least once a month.
On WhatsApp there are 1.5 billion people active each month, on Messenger 1.3 [...]
WiT Singapore 2018: WiT Hall of Fame honours Next Gen leaders alongside veterans
Next
Gen leaders were inducted alongside veterans in the industry in WiT’s Hall of
Fame that was introduced last year to recognise and honour individuals and
companies who have had the greatest influence on the progress and
professionalism of the digital travel industry in Asia Pacific.
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WiT Bootcamp 2018: Of funding and pivot – rocky road to success for startups
They came, they pitched and they won. They are the startups at the WiT Bootcamp, held in conjunction with the annual WiT conference, who returned to share their journey at this year’s event.
Troovo, a virtual payment processing system for the corporate travel industry, was the winner last year [...]
Top 3 WiT Startup Pitch finalists picked; all 12 semifinalists receive Amazon Web Services credits
The WiT Startup Pitch 2018, in a first collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has narrowed its search for the Startup of the Year to the last three.
After the first round of virtual judging, top 12 semifinalists were invited to make a live pitch at the WiT 2018 Bootcamp held at the Grand C [...]
WiT Bootcamp 2018: Muslim travel sector holds huge potential with US$183b expected by 2020, reveals new Salam Standard report
The numbers say it all – by 2060, there will be 3 billion people globally who identify as Muslims, one in three of the world’s population (statistics from Pew Research Centre ).
With the rate of this growth at 70% compared to the global average of 32%, the Muslim tourism market will play an eve [...]
Welcome to the blue ocean of cruising in Asia, massive market yet to be disrupted
Last week, I took a dip into the blue ocean of cruising – and it really is a blue ocean. Firstly, according to CLIA (Cruising Lines International Association), Asians are discovering cruising in a big way – for the first time, the number of cruisers in Asia crossed the four million mark (4,052,0 [...]
