WiT Singapore 2018: South-east Asia travel is huge with consumers who want speed, engagement and personalisation
The Internet economy in South-east Asia is worth a massive US$50 billion and is growing at 27% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) year-on-year, three times faster than the market in the US.
Within this region’s economy, four key industries help drive this growth – online travel, e-commerce, o [...]
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 Singapore 2018: Agoda’s Robert Rosenstein says travel is still a market of monsters, copycats and startups
As WiT Singapore 2018 took its first steps Through the Looking Glass at Marina Bay Sands this morning, Robert Rosenstein (co-founder & chairman, Agoda) sat in the hot seat to reflect upon how the travel industry has evolved in his years running Agoda.
In a past interview, Rosenstein described [...]
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 [...]
WiT Bootcamp 2018: Culture Trip takes flight through travel content
By Luke Clark
With a calm demeanor attesting to his background in academic psychiatry, and not a tie-dyed item in sight, Dr Kris Naudts may not at first glance seem the most obvious candidate for the next empire builder in travel content.
Yet fresh from a breakthrough year for its funding, Cul [...]
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 [...]
Porter & Sail and Design Hotels unveil ‘fresh way’ to book hotels in new partnership
Two curated online travel platforms, Porter & Sail and Design Hotels, are collaborating to deliver what is described as “an ultimate mobile hotel experience.”
New York-based Porter & Sail, a "multichannel platform that offers a new way to book, plan and experience a hotel" has launche [...]
AirAsia to transform into a travel tech company, with help from Google
From a low cost carrier to a digital airline, and now Malaysia-based AirAsia aims to become a travel tech company, teaming up with Google Cloud, the search giant’s cloud computing platform, to accomplish that.
The collaboration will see the airline integrating the platform’s machine learning [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels concludes deal to purchase 50% stake in luxury lifestyle operator sbe
In the news: sbe’s acquisition by AccorHotels completed, CarTrawler and Dohop partnership, the aviation industry and blockchain, Eurostar’s first loyalty programme alliance with a hotel group
Hospitality: AccorHotels concludes deal to purchase 50% stake in luxury lifestyle operator sbe
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