The Millennial Traveller: Peatix’s Emi Takemura on life beyond your startup
The road to success always looks smooth from space. However, every self-made entrepreneur knows that if you look closely enough, pitfalls, dead ends, misleading loops and seemingly insurmountable hurdles invariably riddle the path to eventual success.
At WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 last week, [...]
How Katsumi Sakakura conquered himself to bring Japanese cool to the world
It was two days before Katsumi Sakakura was due to perform at the opening of WIT Japan & North Asia 2017 in Tokyo and I was curious to meet the artist who had captured my imagination with his performances which blend, as he calls it, “screen power with human power”.
In dress and look, h [...]
Insatiable appetite for acquisitions in Asia as Recruit Holdings buys TrustYou and Tiket joins Blibli
At WIT Japan & North Asia 2017, the mood among investors was pretty bullish. Those attending were clear that the climate was hotter than average for investments and acquisitions throughout Asia.
Recruit Holdings, in particular, whose corporate director of global development, Aya Yamato, was o [...]
Revealed: Habits and preferences of China’s affluent travellers.
'The Chinese Luxury Traveller 2017’, published by Hurun Report in association with International Luxury Travel Market Asia (ILTM Asia), unveiled the habits of Chinese luxury outbound travellers, where they prefer to go for their holidays and what they want to do during their vacation.
The repor [...]
Imagine a future of travel through avatars – how ANA wants to impact all 7.5b people on earth
It is said that a good idea either makes you laugh or makes you very scared and the idea of travel avatars shared at the sixth WIT Japan & North Asia elicited both reactions from the audience.
Akira Fukabori, market communication intrapreneur of All Nippon Airways and Kevin Kajitani, Digita [...]
Hotel reservations startup Softinn wins WIT Startup Pitch in Japan
Softinn Solutions, a travel technology company offering a cloud-based hotel reservation system for small to medium hotels, is the proud victor of the 2017 WIT Japan & North Asia Start-up Pitch, powered by Amadeus Next.
The Malaysia-based startup has won: a ticket to Web In Travel’s landmark [...]
The Wrap: AccorHotels expands Singapore presence with new John Paul office, more properties
In the news: AccorHotels’ expansion in Singapore, Ctrip's car rental business, Amadeus Airport Pay for Lufthansa Group
HOSPITALITY: ACCORHOTELS EXPANDS SINGAPORE PRESENCE WITH NEW JOHN PAUL OFFICE, MORE PROPERTIES
On June 12 AccorHotels launched its subsidiary John Paul, a concierge and c [...]
Letter from Karuizawa: Of domestic sausages, chowa and online battles
Karuizawa is an hour’s train ride from Tokyo. The hill resort is a popular summer retreat for Tokyo folks looking to escape the heat and stress of city life. At WIT Japan & North Asia, there was a lot of talk about the need to disperse tourism beyond the main centres of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto [...]
Deal sealed: Tourico is now part of Hotelbeds
US-based Tourico Holidays officially became part of global bedbank and B2B provider of services, Hotelbeds Group, on June 8 following the closure of regulatory and legal procedures.
This completes the deal following announcement by Hotelbeds Group last February to acquire Tourico Holidays and mer [...]
The Wrap: LUXE City Guides introduces directory for agents and hotel concierges
In the news: New directory from LUXE City Guides, Travelport’s new managing director for Greater China, Agoda’s ‘travel smart’ study
TRAVEL PRODUCTS: LUXE CITY GUIDES INTRODUCES DIRECTORY FOR AGENTS AND HOTEL CONCIERGES
LUXE City Guides has launched LUXE Directory, a new tool for h [...]
