Singapore’s Aviato wins AirAsia’s inaugural hackathon
Team Aviato from Singapore has taken the top prize in AIRVOLUTION 2017, AirAsia's first hackathon, which set the challenge of profiling the airline's fans based on their digital social footprint to improve customer experience.
The Singaporeans beat the other 19 teams at the end of the 18-hour eve [...]
Think cities in ASEAN and tech disruption will play out differently in region
While the world’s attention is focused on North Asia, spare a thought for South-east Asia whose potential is immense and is developing at a rapid pace fuelled by a growing middle class whose behavior will be shaped differently by technology.
Fraser Thompson, director, AlphaBeta, speaking at [...]
WIT Hospitality dives deep into the new hospitality environment
The new, reimagined environment that hotels and hotel-related suppliers are operating within can be tricky to navigate. Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, chats, disruption, alternative accommodation, are some words and concepts hotels have been having to confront these days.
T [...]
Kuching Heritage Race: ‘Running’ for charity
The second Kuching Heritage Race in Sarawak's capital city on February 25 raised RM40,000 (US$8,992) for charitable causes and projects benefitting the community.
The race was initially slated for January 14, but was postponed as a token of respect for the late Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Pating [...]
Ryokan specialist Relux wins WIT Japan Start-Up Pitch
Relux, a “satisfaction-guaranteed online marketplace for Japanese inns”, won first prize in the first ever travel start-up competition in Japan held in conjunction with WIT Japan last Friday in Tokyo.
Relux, started up by LocoPartners in March this year, beat five other start-ups in the WIT [...]
