Through the Looking Glass: How technology has given 83-year-old Masako Wakamiya wings
If there is one person who has proven that technology transcends age, it is Masako Wakamiya.
In this first of the series of articles around our WIT Singapore 2018 Conference theme of “Through The Looking Glass”, where we look outside travel in search of different stories and lessons, we meet [...]
The Wrap: Lufthansa expands its innovation hub digitisation unit to Singapore and Shenzhen
In the news: Lufthansa launches innovation hub in two Asian cities, Softbank invests in handy, FCM and Sabre have new executives
Travel Technology: Lufthansa expands its innovation hub digitisation unit to Singapore and Shenzhen
Strong growth in Lufthansa’s business in Asia has prompted [...]
Game on as LINE enters travel: Key lessons from WIT Japan & North Asia
There we were at WiT Japan & North Asia speaking of the disruption taking place in travel and the day after we wrap up our two-day event comes the news that LINE, Japan’s main messaging app, is getting into travel.
The news release said that LINE Travel “would be a comprehensive travel se [...]
AccorHotels to buy half of lifestyle hospitality company sbe for US$319m
The song “Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now” by Jefferson Starship comes to mind when receiving news of yet another acquisition by AccorHotels - this time purchasing a 50% stake in New York-based luxury lifestyle operator, sbe Entertainment Group (sbe).
This investment will see AccorHotels expanding [...]
Shoot My Travel victorious at WIT Japan & North Asia 2018 Startup Pitch Grand Finals
Shoot My Travel are this year’s victors of the WIT Japan & North Asia 2018 Startup Pitch, powered by Amadeus.
Shoot My Travel – a global online marketplace that pairs travellers with local photographers – beat two other finalists during the Grand Finals at the Main Stage conference of [...]
Razzle. Dazzle. Frazzle. A robot’s welcome to Tokyo
It’s probably not what the doctor would have ordered – catching the Robot Show in Tokyo right after two days of intense conferencing and sleep deprivation. But maybe it was exactly what I needed to take me completely over the adrenalin meter.
After all, we had spent two days at WIT Japan & [...]
WIT Japan & North Asia 2018 Startup Pitch Grand Finalists announced
The results are in and the top three Grand Finalists for this year’s WIT Japan & North Asia Startup Pitch 2018 (powered by Amadeus) have been declared.
Competing for this year’s grand prize of a place at Phocuswright's APAC Innovators of the Year programme at the Phocuswright Conference i [...]
New tech jazzing up destination marketing
When Singapore wanted to showcase its new brand campaign “Passion Made Possible” and change travellers’ perceptions of it as a stopover destination in the British and German markets, it turned to Expedia Media Solutions to deliver a multi-faceted digital marketing campaign.
“Destination m [...]
As funding consolidates and channels fragment, small startups will face challenges
One message was clear at the WIT Japan & North Asia Bootcamp which took place in Tokyo today – small startups, especially in the B2C space, will face massive challenges going forward in the battle for user acquisition and funding.
Masahiko Honma, general partner of Incubate Fund, was first [...]
Sabre integrates Booking.com listing into lodging platform, boosts accommodation offerings
Agency customers of Sabre will soon have access to all Booking.com listings, including its alternative lodging listings, through the Sabre Content Services for Lodging, in a new agreement between the two companies.
The new lodging solution, which will officially launch later this year, has also i [...]
