WIT Day One – Siew Hoon headlines by asking “What’s your company Groove?”
The first panel at WIT this year was Siew Hoon discussing headlines with four panelists:Azran Osman Rani, CEO, AirAsiaXDhruv Shringi, CEO, Yatra, IndiaRod Cuthbert, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Viator IncRichard Wiegmann, Managing Director, Trust InternationalBefore discussing headlines Siew Hoo [...]
WIT Day One – The future of mobile is bright!
Mobile is the way to go as more and more people are using their smartphones in work and play. “Mobile Moves” at WIT Conference reveals strategies on how companies can use innnovation to make their mobile apps stand out.Gerry Samuels, (pictured right) found and executive director of Mobile Travel [...]
WIT Day Two – New Zealand’s House of Travel is WIT’s Groovy Marketer
House of Travel, New Zealand was hailed as Web In Travel’s first Groovy Marketer at its annual conference this week as part of its inaugural WITovation Awards 2011, presented by Amadeus Asia.The Christchurch-based tour operator was chosen by WIT for an innovative mix-and-match game on Facebook [...]
WIT Ideas Lab – The new image of luxury
It seems that after a hiatus, luxury is back, especially in Asia. Hotel and airline revenues are up, occupancies are up, average room rates are recovering and there is in general more activity in the market, something we haven't seen since the heydays of 2007/08. Today's panel, consisting of Paul K [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: Bill Liu on the problems people are trying to solve
More entrepreneurs in Singapore are venturing into the interactive digital media space hoping to cash in on the growth of social media, observed William Liu, managing director of Stream Global, a venture catalyst.Liu, who will be one of the judges in the WIT Grand Finals Start-Up Pitch at the WIT C [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: Bring down barriers, AirAsia X’s Azran implores
A level playing field and removal of protectionist and monopolistic barriers to encourage competition in both the aviation sector and in business, is the impassioned call of Azran Osman Rani (pictured left), chief executive officer of AirAsia X, Malaysia’s long-haul budget carrier.In implementing [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: Mandala on the go, go, go
As the chief commercial officer of Mandala Airlines, Adrian Hamilton-Manns is a man on the go, go, go. After all, his mission is to develop the airline into one of the leading carriers in the rapidly-growing Indonesian market and the region.And the prospects are looking good. There is no doubt about [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: Travelzoo takes it step by step in Asia, says Gurrie
Following the sale of its Asia Pacific division back to founder and chairman Ralph Bartel late last year, the deal-publisher and media company Travelzoo is ready to expand its wings in the region.There will be no new launches however; growth will come from leveraging and building upon its five ass [...]
WIT*e goes to Melbourne; Expedia’s Dan Lynn to speak
Melbourne, here we come. Dan Lynn (left), managing director of Expedia Asia Pacific, will kick off the first WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring to be held in Australia on November 25.In a conversation with Yeoh Siew Hoon, editor and producer of WIT-Web In Travel, Lynn will share the latest trends [...]
WITNext – Velvety Inspiration from a Ubiquitous Behemoth and an ex-Waitress
It's always a bit odd (I say always but I've hardly ever done it) walking into a nightclub at 5.00 pm.It has that certain feel and texture about it that lets you know it's a place that keeps different hours to most people - a lot of those hours when most people should be tucked up in bed.But despite [...]
