WIT, Trust team up for ‘awesome’ Japan drive
Web In Travel (WIT) and Trust International are spearheading a “Sugoi Japan” (Awesome Japan) campaign aimed at restoring confidence in travel to Japan during the coming months.The campaign also aims to raise funds for Living Dreams, a program created under parent non-profit organization I [...]
Thank our lucky number WIT Oz escaped the ash?
“We were so lucky,” said my WIT Australia partner, Elizabeth Rich, the day after we had wrapped up our one-day event at the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney.She was referring to the fact that we had only two speakers and four delegates no-shows despite the ash cloud which returned to wreak havoc in Aust [...]
Flight Centre launches Travelport Universal Desktop
Australia-based Flight Centre Limited (FLT) has launched Travelport Universal Desktop™ following successful pilot programmes in key markets around the world. A broader rollout will include the rest of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, then extending to the remainder [...]
Cheaptickets launches in Asia, promises to crack the low cost code
A site that promises the cheapest flights to anywhere is coming into Asia in a move that is bound to shake up the already competitive online air and hotel market - but can it crack the low cost airline content code?Cheaptickets.sg is officially launching its Singapore site during the week of Web In [...]
Travelport launches new hotel programme
Travelport has launched a new hotel programme, which gives Travelport GDS-connected travel agents guaranteed access to the lowest publicly available rates from a wide range of global hotel groups.Available on both the Galileo and Worldspan GDS, the "Lowest Public Rate Programme" already has more [...]
TripAdvisor to hotel owners, you can manage your reputation for free
As the new commercial director Asia Pacific for TripAdvisor, Alvin Ch’ng (left) sees his role as helping “hoteliers embrace social media and better manage their online community presence”.Ch’ng is part of the newly-formed TripAdvisor for Business division, which is leading the company’ [...]
UBM acquires Indian travel tradeshow SATTE
United Business Media Limited has acquired SATTE, India’s largest travel and tourism exhibition, for UBM Asia from Cross Section Publications Pvt Ltd.Launched 17 years ago, SATTE takes place each January in New Delhi and is now India’s largest travel and tourism event. The show performed st [...]
Visa and Lonely Planet team up on travel site
Lonely Planet and Visa have joined forces to create a travel microsite packed with expert information on destinations and the best way to access money abroad. Travelers thinking about planning their trip can now access essential information through one comprehensive resource which combines Lonely Pl [...]
WITNext: How cool, I get paid to be on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Julia Lim is a Gen Y working as the Assistant Director of eCommerce for Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore. In this blog, she shares the journey of her career with WITNext. I love to travel.As a traveller, I saw the Receptionist, the Bellman and the Housekeeping Attendant. How did my booking [...]
50+ generation searching for new adventures
The over-50s travellers are more mobile and more active than ever before, and are expanding their holiday options to beyond the traditional beaches, excursions and city tours.Between 2005 and 2010 vacation travel by Europeans, aged 55 and above, expanded by 17% or 78 million (27%) holiday trips abro [...]
