WIT picks three projects to support at this year’s Charity Auction
The WIT Charity Auction, held in conjunction with the annual WIT Conference Oct 19-21 in Singapore, returns this year to support three beneficiaries – Children of Vietnam, KOTO Enterprise, Hanoi and a Community Craft Project in North Thailand.“Continuing with our purpose of supporting women, chi [...]
Call for entries: WITovation Awards returns in 2015
The WITovation Awards, which recognise excellence in digital marketing and user experience in travel, returns with the WIT Conference (Singapore, Oct 19-21).Entries are being sought in four categories - Social Butterfly, Absolute Mobile, Data Specialist and Content Magician.Into its fourth edition, [...]
Hunt for best start-up begins – entries close Aug 31: WIT Bootcamp uncovers hot spaces for innovation
The WIT Bootcamp returns to Singapore on October 19 with its annual competition to find the travel start-up of the year and to put the spotlight on hot spaces in the start-up world.Entries for the WIT Start-Up Pitch 2015 close next Monday August 31 and thus far, submissions have come in from Malaysi [...]
Smart Nation Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to address WIT Conference
Singapore’s Minister for Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will give the opening address at the 11th edition of the WIT (Web In Travel) conference this year, to be held 20-21 October at Marina Bay Sands.The conference regu [...]
Travel Weekly China launches the inaugural CruiseWorld China
Travel Weekly China announced today the launch of CruiseWorld China on October 12, 2015, in Shanghai, China.The inaugural one-day event, held at the Le Royal Meridien Shanghai, will see the attendance of executives from three of the world’s largest cruise lines – Carnival Corporation’s CEO Arn [...]
WIT Warrior Spotlight: Kei Shibata wants to use content and price to change the way travellers make decisions
At the WIT Conference last year in Singapore, we recognised 11 individuals whom we felt have had the most influence on the development of online travel in Asia Pacific. This is the seventh article in a series of interviews profiling the WIT Warriors.Kei Shibata is a pioneer of travel meta-search in [...]
WIT Warrior Spotlight: Priceline’s APAC champion Adrian Currie salutes early and future entrepreneurs
At the WIT Conference last year in Singapore, we recognised 11 individuals whom we felt have had the most influence on the development of online travel in Asia Pacific. This is the sixth article in a series of interviews profiling the WIT Warriors.As one of the first APAC-based heads for Priceline G [...]
WIT Warrior Spotlight: Ram’s still waiting for breakout pan-Asian online travel brand
At the WIT Conference last year in Singapore, we recognised 11 individuals whom we felt have had the most influence on the development of online travel in Asia Pacific. This is the fifth article in a series of interviews profiling the WIT Warriors.As Phocuswright’s first analyst based in Asia, Ram [...]
Smell the real coffee at Balestier, join us for Heritage Race July 4
In the age of Starbucks, Costa Coffees and Coffee Beans, where coffee has been commoditised and globalised, it is nice to find an establishment like Lam Yeo Coffee Powder still holding its own in Singapore.Lam Yeo, housed in an old shophouse in Balestier Road, sells its own roasts of coffee beans fr [...]
How to succeed in online travel: Lessons from WIT Japan
As a first-timer attending WIT Japan & North Asia, it was certainly an eye-opener as I listened to more than 60 speakers and industry experts share their collective wisdom and insights into what it takes for to succeed in the online travel space in the region. Here are some of the lessons gleane [...]
