WIT Start-Up Pitch: New car rental start-up drives into town
Adrian Lee, co-founder of Drive.SG, tells WIT what drove him to start the car rental site and what he hopes to change.
Q: Describe the business, core products and services in one paragraph
Drive is an aggregator for car rental services in Asia. With obvious international choices such as A [...]
US$18bil in savings for air transport industry from improved bag handling, says SITA
Technology invesment has led to a fall in mishandled bag rate by 61.3% in the past seven years leading to a US$18 billion in estimated cost saving for the air transport industry, according to air transport IT specialist SITA.
The SITA 2015 Baggage Report (see infographic below), which was release [...]
The Wrap: A guide to writing helpful reviews from TripAdvisor
In the news: TripAdvisor’s online travel review guide, WTTC’s forecast for the global travel industry, Best Western's partnership with Agoda, Travelport Rich Content and Branding merchandising solution
A guide to writing helpful reviews from TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor has unveiled an onli [...]
WIT Japan Bootcamp goes full day, open to all, including hoteliers
The fourth edition of WIT Japan & North Asia will feature a full-day Bootcamp the day before, June 4, for all delegates. It will set the stage for the main conference which will be held at Hotel Nikko on June 5, marking the theme, “A New Dawn Rises”.
“As we’ve grown, demand for mo [...]
Study reveals the use of technology and its influences in developing countries
A new Pew Research Center report of 32 emerging and developing country countries finds that the increasing use of the Internet has been a good influence in education, personal relationships and the economy.
However, on balance people are also more likely to say that the Internet is a negative rat [...]
Remembering LKY by his words, and deeds
As much as any of us has been expecting it, we’re never prepared for that moment of finality.
I remember the doctors preparing us, days ahead, for my father’s death. Yet when it came, it was still like a thunderbolt that left a big gap that’s yet to be filled.
Noise, then silence. Transi [...]
On-demand mobile hotel booking solution, SavvyMob, expands footprint in India
Bangalore-based start up, SavvyMob, is on an expansion path, spreading to 50 Indian destinations with over 500 hotels that include Royal Orchid, Golden Tulip, Summit Hotels, and Trip India Hotels.
Its latest expansion in the last six months also covered newer holiday destinations like Leh, Ladakh [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Tours of a thoughtful kind
Whenever we travel, there’s an inherent expectation that we will experience the best a place has to offer, whether it be through dining at the finest restaurants, taking part in various cultural practices or even simply staying at the best hotel.
We forget that within every place lies a side we [...]
The Wrap: Book flights at the right time to get the best fares: Skyscanner
In the news: This week we feature Skyscanner's findings on flight booking, Gfk's collaboration with Abacus, Travelport’s partnership with Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Jet Asia Airways
Book flights at the right time to get the best fares: Skyscanner
Global travel search company, Skyscann [...]
AirAsia makes Langkawi international hub, launches new aircraft livery
Langkawi in northern Malaysia is AirAsia’s new international hub, with the low cost carrier committing to deploy more crew and pilots to the resort island within the next four months.
AirAsia group chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, announcing this at the ongoing Langkawi Inte [...]
