Summary of WIT 2017 Conference, Day 2, in Videos
Here is part two of the WIT 2017 Conference digest, where we summarise the key ideas shared on Day Two – dipping our toes in topics spanning the true potential of AI, to the evolution of the corporate travel sector, and how North Asia and Europe plan to cash in on regional growth.
Coffee Chat [...]
Nagaland, here I come – travel is still not easy, thank goodness for that
As I prepare for my year-end trip to Assam and Nagaland in Incredible India, I can’t help but reflect on the year that’s just whizzed by and the year that will undoubtedly come upon us faster than we can say travel.
Here are my reflections on the cusp of a new year.
• Isn’t it wonderfu [...]
8 Thoughts for 2018, Part 2
As 2017 draws to a close, it's time to look ahead to what awaits us and we ask our panel of industry leaders to share their thoughts and personal wishes for the year to come.
Dr Jennifer Cronin, President, Wharf Hotels, Hong Kong
One word to describe 2017: Collaboration
One word to describe 2 [...]
Hoteliers should be panicking about Airbnb, says Ian Schrager
Hoteliers should stop being in denial about the impact of home sharing on their business, believes Ian Schrager, the hotelier extraordinaire hailed for his ground-breaking concepts.
“They should be panicking,” he said, during an interview at the Expedia Partner Conference in Las Vegas ear [...]
8 thoughts for 2018, Part 1
As 2017 draws to a close, it's time to look ahead to what awaits us and we ask our panel of industry leaders to share their thoughts and personal wishes for the year to come. Part 1.
Fritz Demopoulos, CEO, Queen’s Road Capital, Hong Kong
One word to describe 2017: Marketplaces
One word t [...]
Summary of WIT 2017 Conference, Day 1, in videos
As 2017 comes to a close, it’s time to take a moment to reflect on the lessons learned and the stories told throughout WIT 2017… and how we can take these new insights and adapt in time for the coming year. Here is our first take of all the key highlights from Day One of WIT 2017 as well as link [...]
How to play the infinite game, curing loneliness with travel and living forever
Long game or infinite game, whatever the term you choose to use, I am sure there was purpose behind the choice of Simon Sinek as keynote speaker at the Expedia Partner Conference held in Las Vegas last week.
Sinek, who’s working on a new book called “The Infinite Game”, drew an analog [...]
Expedia continues global push, invests in new tech to power hoteliers and travellers
The Expedia Partner Conference held in Las Vegas last week opened on a defiant and upbeat note. Mark Okerstrom, walking on stage after the opening rhythm and drum beats of Le Reve, The Dream, said that despite the crazy year of terrorism and natural disasters, the world travelled more in 2017 with $ [...]
It may be raining money for tours & activities but for GetYourGuide’s Tao Tao, the sector’s only just beginning to get on fire
Armed with its latest fund raise of US$75 million, GetYourGuide is expanding its global presence with the launch of four new domains and has added Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Mexican Spanish as supported languages for its global inventory of tours, attractions and in-destination activ [...]
Booking.com expands efforts to boost sustainable tourism with two new initiatives
Following the success of its Booking Booster Programme launched in 2016, Booking.com is doubling its efforts to support socially driven and sustainable tourism startups next year.
Two new initiatives will be launched – Booster Labs and the Booking Cares Fund.
The Booking Booster Programme en [...]
