Writing about failures taught him, “be a person of character, not a personality”
My first question to Vincent Ng, the co-author of “Why You Should Fail”, was, of course, “have you failed?” To which his eyes lit up with glee and he said, “Yes.”
“I’ve been doing entrepreneur things since I was 16,” he said proudly. “I sold candy to my schoolmates. The money [...]
Are these your ideal travel companions?
Who do you like to travel with? If you enjoy discovering the world with your family or friends then you are in good company, as a survey conducted by AccorHotels finds that the preferred travel companions are spouses (67%), children (44%) and friends (36%).
The survey was carried out in collabora [...]
Airports investing big in smart technology with Asia at the forefront
Airports are making large strides towards ameliorating traveller experiences through technology, according to both Sabre Travel Network APAC and SITA reports, and Asia is unsurprisingly at the forefront.
The top three positions in Skytrax’s World Airport Awards 2017 were awarded to Singapore Ch [...]
The Wrap: MakeMyTrip targets corporate travel segment with new self-booking tool
In the news: MakeMyTrip’s new self-booking corporate travel booking tool, tours and activities aggregator Livn’s integration with Amadeus, Thai Lion Air’s partnership with Travelport
CORPORATE TRAVEL: MakeMyTrip targets corporate travel segment with new self-booking tool
MakeMyTrip, [...]
From Scottish herring to unicorn: 12 lessons from Gareth Williams’ Skyscanner journey
Gareth Williams and his two co-founders, Barry Smith and Bonamy Grimes, built the first prototype for Skyscanner in 2001/2002 in the docks area of Edinburgh and launched it in 2003. That means almost a 15-year journey before it was acquired by Ctrip for US$1.7 billion last November, proving there’ [...]
Kurdas’ own journey takes root – from football to travel
In the course of empowering women in Australian Rules Football, ex-ARF player Chyloe (pronounced shy-lo) Kurdas, may have also found a calling to empower young people going through life’s transitions.
Combining that with her passion for travel, Kurdas has launched a new travel venture – Own J [...]
Getting uncomfortable with the comfortable – how Maria Trujillo used Tern as her stage debut
Everyone can admit that taking your first step into the modern workforce is not a particularly pleasant experience. Building up the courage to introduce yourself to a company executive isn’t easy and even a simple hello can be intimidating.
That is why career events like Tern – a travel caree [...]
Okerstrom steps into Khosrowshahi’s “big” shoes in transition likened to water flowing down snow-packed mountain
In a transition described by chairman Barry Diller “as natural as water flowing down a snow-packed mountain”, Mark Okerstrom, executive vice president of operations and chief financial officer, has been made the new CEO of Expedia.
Okerstrom, who has worked at outgoing CEO Dara Khosrowshahi� [...]
Skyscanner’s Gareth Williams on how its bet on Asia led to its big win, being a CEO and the future of apps
The first thing Gareth Williams, CEO & co-founder of Skyscanner, says to me with a grin when I caught up with him yesterday evening was, “I deny all rumours that I was offered the Uber job.”
Wishing Dara Khosrowshahi well (the Expedia Inc CEO has indicated he will accept the job as Uber C [...]
Hatched in Antarctica, now a reality in Malaysia, BorderPass aims to cut immigration queues
It’s been a long journey but BorderPass, the brainchild of Faisal Ariff, aimed at easing immigration at airports with the use of technology has passed the final acceptance test with the Malaysian Immigration Department and on September 1, the first auto-gate will commence operations. Here’s the [...]
