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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Forter’s Whiteford on why travel is highly susceptible to fraud and how to fight it with tech, scale and network
Imagine how much bigger travel would be if we took on the bad guys collectively and with a level of sophistication that combines human intelligence with machine learning? That’s the message Angela Whiteford, chief marketing officer of Forter, wants to bring to WiT when she speaks at the Singapore [...]
New Travelport CEO not interested in third place, aims to top market with agility and speed
“I plan to win. Period,” declared Greg Webb, the 71-day old CEO of Travelport but a long-time veteran in the industry, having spent more than 20 years at competitor Sabre. “I do not plan to be the third player for long.” And the gauntlet is thus thrown.
Travelport currently
sits behind [...]
The Wrap: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
News Roundup: ibis budget brand's first showing in Singapore, Travelstart's acquisition of Travel Club Group finalised, TripAdvisor Connect's launch on social media platforms, a 24/7 online chatbot for Cebu Pacific
Hotels: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
Lobby of ibis budget Singa [...]
Northstar expands global footprint with purchase of Buying Business Travel, travAlliancemedia and CAT Media
Northstar Travel Group, the parent company of WiT, has made three acquisitions in just two days, a record for the company, to extend its global reach and create multi-platform media to support events.
The three companies are Buying Business Travel, acquired from London-based Panacea Media, New [...]
On the back of booming Internet economy in SEA, WiT takes bird’s eye view of travel 2020 and beyond
It’s been a momentous time for online travel and on the cusp of a new decade, the WiT Singapore 2019 conference – being held Oct 14-16 – will take a bird’s eye view of the industry and project into the future of what travel could look like in 2020 and beyond.
And it’s a promising futu [...]
How Zouba intends to build its way to become a meta-book marketplace for destination products
Malaysia-based GoQuo, which calls itself an “airline’s best friend” helping them sell ancillary revenues, has taken the plunge into the tours and activities space by launching Zouba (meaning “let’s go” in Mandarin), a “meta-book marketplace” for destination products.
“We’re a [...]
