Meet the APAC traveller: Constantly connected, highly social
Two pieces of research launched at the Web In Travel conference reveal that travellers in Asia are not only constantly connected but also highly social in how they share and what they share on their travels.
Google’s research across 11 Asia Pacific countries, covering 11,000 interviews an [...]
#wit2013: Seven start-ups to pitch at WIT Bootcamp
Seven start-ups have been selected to pitch live at the WIT Bootcampon October 21 for the chance to be crowned Start-Up of the Year 2013.
The seven semi-finalists – Grata, Voyagin, BeMyGuest, Ikut Ikut, Trip38, Travelatus and CherryPickedTravel– were shortlisted by our judges from a record [...]
#WITChallenge: Taking on some of travel’s hardest problems with fresh perspectives
At the beginning of this year Yeoh Siew Hoon, producer of the WIT Conference, and I had a conversation about why the industry is long on talk and short on real innovation. We both agreed that we needed fresh eyes on the challenges within the travel sector, but not entirely naïve or unknowing. Th [...]
ITB Asia is moving to Marina Bay Sands
ITB Asia has signed a three-year partnership with Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, starting in 2014, which will see the next three editions of the annual show taking place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.Marina Bay Sands will also be ITB Asia's official hotel partner for the event, which will [...]
#wit2013: Travelport sweetens prize in Developer & Designer Challenge
Travelport, one of the four sponsors of the WIT Developer & Designer Challenge, has throw in the added prize of one year’s free membership of the Travelport Developer Network to the winning team.The Network provides access to Travelport Universal API and Travelport Universal Desktop SDK and a [...]
#wit2013: “Midas touch” investor joins judges for WIT Start-Up Pitch
As a venture capitalist, focusing on the Internet and mobile sectors, Jixun Foo is interested in anything that disrupts and as such, he is keeping an eagle eye on mobile.A managing partner with GGV Capital based in Shanghai, the Singapore-born-and-educated Foo is also particularly interested in [...]
Time for some home truths, Australia & ASEAN – we’re in this together
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in opening the CAPA Australian Pacific Aviation Summit in Sydney Tuesday, said Australia was at the doorstep of Asia.Peter Harbison, executive chairman of CAPA, titled his keynote talk, “Australia on the edge of Asia”.Which led Alan Khee [...]
He dreams of a global passport and believes ‘Asia Factor’ can mean the difference between success and bankruptcy
If global strategist and author Parag Khanna had his way, there’d be 250 million people who would travel with a global passport, and the world would have its first identification not tied to a nationality.In fact, that was the idea he submitted to the US$1 million TED Prize 2013 and it ended up [...]
#wit2013: WIT launches Developer & Designer Challenge
As part of its conference taking place in Singapore Oct 21-23 this year,Web In Travel will launch the WIT Developer & Designer Challenge 2013.The initiative is designed to spark the creation and development of new commercial applications in travel and foster entrepreneurship among developer, [...]
#wit2013: Checking out our new improved home this October, yay, wifi included
Spent about two hours checking out the newly-renovated Suntec Convention Centre (which re-opened June 3), home of the WIT Conference this October 22-23, this evening and have to say, I am impressed with the improvements.So first and most important piece of news – wifi’s free within the conventio [...]
