Corporate travel ripe for innovation; ACTE Angel Investors joins WIT Start-Up Pitch
The ACTE Angel Investors Lounge will, for the first time, be represented on the judging panel at the WIT Start-Up Pitch at the WIT Bootcamp taking place on Oct 15 in Singapore.Kurt Knackstedt (left), the Asia Region Board Representative for ACTE for 2012-2014, will join a panel of judges, cha [...]
What is the one thing the travel industry must do to inspire, motivate and retain young talent?
As a new generation enters our workplace, the travel and tourism industry needs to ask this critical question: What is the one thing that the travel industry must do to inspire, motivate and retain young talent?This was the question we asked during the WITNext Summercamp (watch video below) on June [...]
Android rules in Japan as top smartphone platform
Nearly two-thirds of Japan’s mobile population of 24 million use an Android-operated device, commanding 64% of the smartphone market share, according to the latest data from comScore.Smartphone ownership in Japan increased 43% in the first half of this year, with one in four mobile consumer owni [...]
Airlines go low cost, hotels go luxury – will the twain meet?
At the HSMAI Asia Connect held Wednesday in Singapore, one thing that stood out is the disconnect between what’s going on in hotel development and aviation.According to the Centre for Aviation, Sydney, half of all air seats in Asia will be low cost in 10 years time. At Singapore Changi, low cost [...]
Skyscanner signs with Baidu, opens Beijing office
Skyscanner, the leading global travel search site, has forged a partnership with China’s number one search engine, Baidu, which controls 80% of the country's online search market.Baidu has chosen Skyscanner as its partner for international flight search. Baidu also has an existing partnership wi [...]
The day I got lost among Supertrees and a Cloud Forest
For a couple of years, I’ve watched them take shape. They looked like two giant armadillos that had got lost in a grove of super mushrooms.Juxtaposed in front of the three towers of Marina Bay Sands and the circle of the Flyer, I felt I was watching a science fiction comic book being illustrated i [...]
flyKLIA.com makes it easier to plan trips in and around Malaysia
The new online travel portal, flyKLIA.com, that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) recently launched, provides travellers unlimited flight options to any destination in the world at the cheapest price and the best routes.MAHB, which manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia, said the po [...]
Wotif.com is Australia’s top OTA for four straight months
Travel data from Experian Hitwise for July 2012 reveals Wotif.com, Jipiao.trip.taobao.com and Expedia Singapore dominate the OTA scene in their respective countries.Australia • Wotif.com (12.35%) retained its title as the top online travel agency in Australia for the fourth consecutive [...]
Dynamics shifting in OTA-hotelier relationship as APAC hotel market matures
The ongoing battle between hoteliers and third party intermediaries over control of inventory and the customer is set to become more complex as a massive influx of supply and changes in consumer behaviour converge to transform the hotel landscape in Asia Pacific.In other words, expect to see power [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: Want something from anywhere? Call a Bistiper
A new Indonesia-based start-up, Bistip, is aiming to be the social marketplace for peer-to-peer courier service. In other place, if you want something from somewhere, just call a Bistiper. Co-founder Willy Ekasalim shares the Bistip idea and model. Q: Describe the business, core products and servi [...]
