It’s a Spanish welcome to metasearch for alternative accommodation
Spanish tech company Hundredrooms has found a niche entering the metasearch space within the disparate alternative accommodation market in Europe. Establishing itself first within Spain in 2014, it has since branched out to Italy, Germany, France, Mexico and the U.K. It is soon to expand into the La [...]
Dara Khosrowshahi on pivotal leadership moments, confluence of 3Ms and being a tortured executive
In a catch-up over local coffee with Yeoh Siew Hoon, Dara Khosrowshahi, president and CEO of Expedia Inc, recalls his early stepping-back-in-leadership moments, and why it’s important to know where you are going, not just what you are doing. Plus, his thoughts on the confluence of the 3Ms and the [...]
Eight Essential Takeaways from WIT Hospitality 2017
The second WIT Hospitality conference took place on March 28 at Hotel ICON last week. The Silverbox Ballroom teemed with industry characters ranging from C-class executives to fresh-faced students only just embarking on their hospitality careers.
The conference dove deep into topics that continue [...]
Trends that matter In hospitality
What are the trends that matter in hospitality? In a one-on-one with WIT founder Yeoh Siew Hoon, Lorraine Sileo, vice president research, Phocuswright shared these insights at WIT Hospitality in Hong Kong
What are the biggest trends in hospitality
Room revenue is on the rise, growing f [...]
Expedia’s first Innovation Lab in Asia will be beach-head for mobile learning
We sat in one room watching a man have sensors attached to his face – two above the eyebrows and a couple on his cheeks. The sensors, using Electromyography (EMG) technology, will tell us when he’s frustrated or delighted as he browses the Expedia website for his dream hotel.
Turns out he’s [...]
Gibergues’ view of online travel: New trends being set in Asia, Skyscanner & Ctrip will bring marketplace model to the world
Having just spent three months based in its Asia offices, Sebastien Gibergues, Head of Leisure and Online Travel at Amadeus, is better able to appreciate the different way the Asia online travel market is developing compared to Europe and the US.
“I also spent a lot of time in the US previously [...]
The Wrap: Sabre redesigns online booking tool GetThere, optimised for road warriors
In the news: New look for GetThere, easier bus booking with Amadeus, restructured management team at FCM Travel, ‘handy’ smartphone with hotel stay
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: SABRE REDESIGNS ONLINE BOOKING TOOL GETTHERE, OPTIMISED FOR ROAD WARRIORS
Sabre has revamped its travel management solu [...]
WIT Special: Do startups really need to be an ecosystem to thrive? Hark the rise of the middle kingdom in Asia
The recently-released Global Startup Ecosystem Report and Ranking 2017 by Startup Genome stirs up debate over the necessity of startups to thrive and if the startup world at large is overlooking the less obvious opportunities in a rising Asia, that is, its secondary cities.
The report, based on [...]
Northstar acquires conference series and publications from Schneider Publishing
Northstar Travel Group, parent of WIT, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of publications SportsTravel and Association News, as well as the conference series, TEAMS Conference + Expo and Meetings Quest from Schneider Publishing.
The purchase also includes the rights to the Shamro [...]
Tide of opposition swells up against government’s plans for highway bridge along famed Chao Phraya
A tide of opposition from various corners of Bangkok society including architects, environmentalists, businesses, engineers, community leaders is swelling up against the Thai’s government plans to build a highway running along both sides of the Chao Phraya from Rama VII bridge to the Gulf of Thail [...]
