Hold the date: WIT heads to Sydney June 21
Tapping into the growing interest in Asia in Australia, WIT will be holding a one-day conference in Sydney, Australia on June 21.Themed “Marketing To The New Traveller in Asia”, WIT Australia will be targeted at suppliers in Australia who are looking to the region for new customers, and engage w [...]
How sweet it is to work together for good, long may it continue
It is a well-known fact that there is no love lost between Malaysia’s national carrier, Malaysia Airlines, and Asia’s leading low cost carrier, AirAsia.The two airlines have had numerous differences for years – from landing rights to charges of favouritism from the government and unfair pricin [...]
STB and WIT to hold India Travel Executive Forum on July 10
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Web In Travel (WIT) are jointly organizing the inaugural India Travel Executive Forum at the Taj West End in Bangalore on July 10.The half-day by-invitation event from 2-6pm will include high-level speakers representing India’s travel industry which is in [...]
Thoughts from the Conference of Conferences
Last month, at the suggestion of Siew Hoon, I attended ICCA in Leipzig, Germany with a presentation entitled“Building a distinctive event-brand with a unique, irreverent personality”.
There are no prizes on offer for guessing correctly who that ‘personality’ is.
For those of you who [...]
At A Glance: What’s On at WIT 2011
A summary of events taking place at WIT Conference 2011
Oct 16, THack Day@WIT, Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa
The first open travel 24-hour hackaton in Asia will be held on Oct 16, in a partnership between WIT and Tnooz. Developers from around Asia will work on an exclusive, [...]
Singapore’s travel industry partners get behind Heritage Race for good
Singapore’s travel industry is joining forces behind the first Heritage Race to be run next Thursday, June 12, and which will raise funds for the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, a nursing care facility for the underprivileged and elderly.
Companies such as Abacus International, INFOR, Trust In [...]
A journey back in time – tracing England’s Olympic history
With less than 200 days to go until the London2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, VisitEngland looks back over the history of the Games - – from humble beginnings in a rural Shropshire market town to the award-winning architecture of 2012.
1850: Once upon a time in Shropshire …
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Can travel take lessons from Hello Kitty? Sanrio MD to share success story at WIT Japan
She’s a phenomenon that has sparked riots on streets in Hong Kong and Singapore. People queue up for hours just to get special pieces of her. She’s everywhere – on bags, purses, T-shirts, even a Fender guitar, cars and oh yes, even on aircraft.
She turns 40 this year but really is age [...]
Tapping UAE’s digital opportunities at ArabNet Digital Summit
Arabnet, the region’s hub for digital investment and innovation in UAE, will host the ArabNet Digital Summit 2014 from June 3-5 at Atlantis the Palm, Dubai, to explore the latest opportunities shaping the Arab digital industry.
One of the summit’s highlights is the Digital Showcase, w [...]
Northstar Travel Media acquires Asia’s leading online travel content brand, Web in Travel
Secaucus, NJ USA, April 2, 2014 - Northstar Travel Media, the leading business-to-business information company serving the travel and meetings industries, has acquired Web In Travel (WIT), a Singapore-based multi-media platform content provider best known for its event series related to online tr [...]
