TripAdvisor ponders the platform’s future direction, monetisation and competing with Google
Just shy of her one-year anniversary as TripAdvisor’s president of core experience, Lindsay Nelson took the stage at WiT Singapore on Tuesday to discuss her work leading the company’s brand and development of content and revenue-generating products.In an interview with WiT founder Yeoh Siew Hoo [...]
The Wrap: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
News Roundup: Tencent-YesMilano partnership to boost Milan tourism from China, Singapore Airlines’ new NDC aggregator, Amadeus NDC-enhanced booking platform, more flexibility flying with Cebu Pacific
Destination: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
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Sabre buys airline retailing software provider Radixx for US$110 million
Leading technology travel provider, Sabre Corporation , has purchased airline retail platform, Radixx, for US$110 million in cash, including payments to debtholders.
Founded in 1993, Orlando-based Radixx is a
passenger service system (PSS) with Internet booking engine (IBE) specialising
in low [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: Agoda’s CEO talks Asia, moving beyond accommodation, partnerships
Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” could be the theme song of Singapore-based travel platform Agoda as it focuses on finding the "best inventory" for its customers, operating with the "best tech" and fending off the intense competition in Asia armed with the "best weapons”. In a wide-ranging [...]
IDEM Hospitality takes top prize of WiT Startup of the Year 2019 in Singapore
IDEM Hospitality has taken the top prize in this year’s WiT Singapore Startup Pitch, powered by Amadeus, after the finals were held earlier this week at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
IDEM Hospitality beat two
other finalists – eRoam and Travenues – with its solution to he [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: Alipay and Fliggy collaborate to provide seamless travel experience for tourists
A year on since she last spoke on the WiT Singapore stage in October 2018, much has changed in Cherry Huang’s life – from looking after Alipay cross-border payments for South-east Asia, she’s now the Head of Global Travel at Alibaba Group for the region, in charge of the development of both A [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: Accor and Expedia Group on how to save the hotel-OTA relationship
The hotel-OTA relationship has always been a tricky one. The two are co-dependent and must care for each other, but not too much. On a panel at the WiT Singapore 2019 Main Stage, Louise Daley, deputy CEO, Accor APAC and Melissa Maher, senior vice president, marketing and innovation, Expedia Group e [...]
WiT Innovation Stage: Marketing to the post-‘90s Chinese traveller
Young Chinese travellers are shaping the future of outbound from the world’s biggest travel market. What appeals to them? How do they book their travel? How do you target this segment?
Anita Chan, CEO of Compass Edge, shared insights into this market segment yesterday at the WIT Innovation Sta [...]
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 Singapore 2019: WiT celebrates new heroes for 2019
WiT is pleased to announce six more inductees to its Hall of Fame, which was launched in 2017 to recognise and honour individuals/ companies who have had the greatest influence on the progress and professionalism of the digital travel industry in Asia Pacific.
Here are our 2019 recipients:
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