WiT to be first travel hybrid event on Oct 1, streaming live from Marina Bay Sands
WiT Experience Week 2020 will not only be Singapore’s first travel pilot hybrid event but possibly also the first global travel conference to have a physical footprint when it streams live from Marina Bay Sands’ new Hybrid Broadcast Studio on Oct 1.
WiT Singapore, which has been held in the [...]
This is why the world needs business travel and peddlers in paradise
It really doesn’t matter how good the technology is and how much better we are at navigating Zoom, Swapcard, Brella or the myriad of event platforms that have mushroomed during this time in history but let’s face it, it will never be as good as being there.
Such was the feeling when I moder [...]
The WiT Podcast: Unity In Crisis – Episode 23: All About Food And Tech
In Asia we love
to eat. We also love to talk about it, almost as much as we eat. In this
episode, we get stuck into the marriage between food and tech.
Because if there’s
one breakout star of Covid 19 and the great human experience of staying home
for prolonged periods, it is food.
[...]
A time when small is beautiful and hotels think beyond rooming to programming: Capella’s Nicholas Clayton
Scale, size and might are usually lauded in the business world, and aspirations are often built around those values. However, in such a time as this, Nicholas Clayton, CEO of the Capella Hotel Group representing a cluster of luxury hotels and resorts, is thankful to be running a relatively small ch [...]
WiT Startup Pitch to receive US$250,000 in technology credits and support from Amazon Web Services
WiT announced today that Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, is collaborating with WiT Startup Pitch for the third year running. AWS will provide over US$250,000 worth of technology credits and support towards WiT Startup Pitch 2020 throug [...]
How Pitman is keeping Bali Wake Park afloat: “It’s about passion and reputation”
When you have lived to the age of 70, worked in gold mines, ran your
first business at the age of 21, operated the first cable ski park in Perth in
1986 and ran Air Bali for 15 years, there’s very little that can faze you.
Which is why Greg Pitman, who’s been running the Bali Wake Park for t [...]
The Wrap: HalalBooking on recovery track with plans for expansion, WTTC launches safety protocols for adventure travel, and more …
The
Wrap is a round-up of news in the travel and technology industries, and to keep
track of developments in these sectors as the green shoots of recovery slowly
take root.
HalalBooking bounces back, plans expansion beyond Europe and a Series B round
HalalBooking adds new hotels and villas to [...]
Mastercard report: Italy, Russia, France lead travel and entertainment spending recovery in G20 countries
Despite
the challenges posed by Covid-19 there are promising signs in consumer spending,
including hard-hit sectors like travel, with Italy, Russia and France leading the
way.
This is one of the findings in the Mastercard report, Recovery Insights: Travel Check-In, which focused on the impact of [...]
Domestic travel recovers, Singaporeans top list: Tripadvisor
Singaporeans, eager to "make memories with family and friends, relax and enjoy nature", have found themselves as leaders of the pack for domestic travel bookings, according to Tripadvisor in its latest travel index. It saw that domestic travel within the island state has recovered the quickest thi [...]
Here are the winners of Phocuswright Innovation Summit and Launch EMEA
Phocuswright has announced the award winners of the latest Phocuswright Innovation Platform programmes, Summit: EMEA and Launch: EMEA.
The winners are:
Summit: EMEA Most Innovative Startup Award - Winner: IoMobSummit: EMEA People’s Choice Award - Winner: Hotelmize Launch: EMEA Pe [...]
