WiT Singapore 2019: Why the travel industry needs to embrace e-payments
It may
soon be possible to travel across the world without bringing out your physical
wallet, thanks to the proliferation of mobile payment apps like e-wallets.
A recent Worldpay Global Report predicted that
adoption of e-wallets will rise sharply within APAC, growing from 52% in 2018
to 66% in [...]
Grab launches ride-hailing service on Booking.com mobile app
As
an extension of its current partnership, Booking.com and Grab have incorporated
Grab’s ride-hailing service into Booking.com’s mobile app. The collaboration
will allow international travellers visiting South-east Asia to make real-time
transport bookings via the Booking.com app, in their pre [...]
Experiential travel from Asia will fuel Africa’s rise, sustainability and conservation paramount
As consumers become more conscientious about the sustainability of their travel practices, some are actively seeking out brands better aligned with their values. And Singita, which runs high end lodges alongside wildlife protection programmes in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Rwanda believes [...]
South African Tourism and Tencent team up to boost Chinese arrivals in South Africa
China’s Tencent and the South African Tourism Beijing Office (SA Tourism) have announced a new partnership geared towards increasing the number of Chinese tourist arrivals in South Africa.
The collaboration will
span over two years and aims to position South Africa as one of Chinese
travellers [...]
Transformation of a sacred cow: The flight path of SIA into a digital enterprise, beyond airline seats
Singapore Airlines (SIA) started its digital transformation in 2016. Since then, hundreds of millions have been invested in IT capex with the vision of creating a “future where SIA remains a prestigious proposition but becomes a smaller part of the whole entity, and the other seeds would have bec [...]
Navigating the pitfalls for travel startups: A “safety” guide
“My goal is to highlight some of the most common place calamities to befall travel startups,” was how Rod Cuthbert, board member of Veltra Corp and former chairman & CEO of Viator & Rome2rio, started his presentation at WiT Innovation Stage held last week in conjunction with WiT S [...]
Letter from the South China Sea: Time for unusual thinking, unorthodox partnerships and old-fashioned making money
Yeoh Siew Hoon gets stranded on a coral
reef off Cempedak and ponders the secrets of the travel universe as they were revealed
at last week’s WiT Singapore 2019.
The sun was about to call it a day when we set out on a boat from Cempedak Island off Bintan, Indonesia. Our destination was a coral [...]
Corporate investors in travel: Deciphering strategy and knowing the limits
Three of the travel industry’s most active corporate investors have shared tips for startups on how to attract their attention.Speaking on a panel at WiT Singapore, moderated by Agoda vice president of corporate development, Timothy Hughes, Amadeus Ventures’ head Suzann [...]
TripAdvisor ponders the platform’s future direction, monetisation and competing with Google
Just shy of her one-year anniversary as TripAdvisor’s president of core experience, Lindsay Nelson took the stage at WiT Singapore on Tuesday to discuss her work leading the company’s brand and development of content and revenue-generating products.In an interview with WiT founder Yeoh Siew Hoo [...]
The Wrap: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
News Roundup: Tencent-YesMilano partnership to boost Milan tourism from China, Singapore Airlines’ new NDC aggregator, Amadeus NDC-enhanced booking platform, more flexibility flying with Cebu Pacific
Destination: Tencent, YesMilano collaborate in enticing more Chinese tourists to Milan
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