WITovation – a great day in summary
We're now coming to the end of the WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp. And what a day!Morten Lund opened the day with a presentation that was as much inspiring as it was fresh in its style and content. It's not everyday you see a clip from Californication (a clip that would have been cut to shreds [...]
WITovation Start-Up Pitch: The Beachfront Club
The Beachfront Club, a new website, aims to help travelers find hotels with “true beachfront”. WIT asks co-founder Chris Ryan, based in Thailand, for his pitch.Q: In a tweet, state what you are trying to do with this business.Create an exclusive, niche marketing club for hotels with true and abs [...]
YourSingapore app to offer personalised experiences
YourSingapore Guide app is now available for iPhone and Android users (sorry Blackberry, you are excluded again) who want to create personalized experiences of their stay in the Little Red Dot.Available for free, the app, jointly developed by the Singapore Tourism Board and partners, American Expre [...]
Sensational Singapore – ‘Oh yes, Mum, I thought again, you should see it now’
A few months ago my Mother and step Father were staying with me in Singapore. Towards the end of the week they were here we had a great evening out starting with an al fresco dinner along by One Fullerton with the extraordinary Marina Bay Sands doing that ‘you can’t quite keep your eyes off me, [...]
‘Shame on you’, Vocanic chief tells hoteliers
For a moment there, I thought I was back in my classroom during my primary school days. We had a mathematics teacher, Mr Ong, whose favourite words were “Shame on you.”He said that a lot because I was terrible at math – still am. I was terrified out of my wits everytime he looked at me and he [...]
Online travel leaders set tone for the future
At the WIT conference, we sat down with online travel leaders from Agoda, Hotels.com, Yatra and Elong to discuss OTAs and what the future holds for them. Times are good now but competition is increasing and the challenges are mounting. Are they ready? The discussion touched on what role would m [...]
MCM group makes its first social play outside Indonesia
Indonesia’s MCM Group, which owns media brands such aslintasberita, Kaskus, KrazyMarket and Daily Social, is launching a new social group site called Mindtalk, which will also mark the company’s first digital media play outside its home market.The English-language site, in beta, will allo [...]
A beautifully designed Application highlights shortcomings of the ‘old’ web
The first thing I noticed about the Kayak iPhone application is the nice big button approach. When I used to develop software applications for board level blue chip executives we used to call this the ‘Fisher Price’ approach – large and obvious buttons ‘Press Here’ – nothing too comp [...]
A bird’s eye view of Beijing
I am sitting in my China World Summit Wing hotel room in the tallest tower in the capital city of the world’s second largest economy. The world, literally, is at my feet.Through the haze – it’s that in-between time between summer and autumn – I spot the tops of buildings upon buildings as fa [...]
Agents cite Internet’s impact, fiercer competition and lower prices a consequence
Today the Asia travel industry leads worldwide growth and travel agents are faced with travellers who want the best deal, and the latest information at their fingertips. Throughout this ever-evolving industry one core element has remained constant and critical - Technology.“Since air travel began, [...]
