Innovation and startups take centre stage on first day of WiT Singapore 2019, launch of WiT Africa announced
WiT Singapore 2019 kicked off with the day dedicated to companies and speakers representing sectors and markets where innovation and entrepreneurship drive change.
Underscoring the day’s theme
of innovation and change was the announcement that WiT will embrace Africa into
its family of events [...]
WiT (Web in Travel) to launch African edition in 2020
WiT (Web in Travel), the leading travel tech conference and media in Asia Pacific, is bringing its event to Africa with the launch of WiT Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 28, 2020.
“The time has come for
Africa in the online travel space,” said WiT founder Yeoh Siew Hoon. “The res [...]
WiT Singapore 2019: WiT celebrates new heroes for 2019
WiT is pleased to announce six more inductees to its Hall of Fame, which was launched in 2017 to recognise and honour individuals/ companies who have had the greatest influence on the progress and professionalism of the digital travel industry in Asia Pacific.
Here are our 2019 recipients:
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Forter’s Whiteford on why travel is highly susceptible to fraud and how to fight it with tech, scale and network
Imagine how much bigger travel would be if we took on the bad guys collectively and with a level of sophistication that combines human intelligence with machine learning? That’s the message Angela Whiteford, chief marketing officer of Forter, wants to bring to WiT when she speaks at the Singapore [...]
Guest Blog: Redefining loyalty in the experience era
The days of mass tourism
are behind us, as modern travellers demand more. In the age of social media,
experiential travel is fast becoming the new normal, and travellers are shunning
packaged tourism for authentic and unique offerings.
Loyalty in the
experience era
In this hunt for more
enri [...]
The Wrap: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
News Roundup: ibis budget brand's first showing in Singapore, Travelstart's acquisition of Travel Club Group finalised, TripAdvisor Connect's launch on social media platforms, a 24/7 online chatbot for Cebu Pacific
Hotels: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore
Lobby of ibis budget Singa [...]
APAC online payments may have leapfrogged, but there’s plenty of work to be done, says Ingenico’s Neil D’Souza
In APAC, it’s alternative payments galore. With a spectrum of internet and credit card penetration levels throughout, many markets have begun developing independent payment solutions to overcome the limits of their local banking infrastructure.
According to the eConomy SEA 2019 report by Goog [...]
Northstar expands global footprint with purchase of Buying Business Travel, travAlliancemedia and CAT Media
Northstar Travel Group, the parent company of WiT, has made three acquisitions in just two days, a record for the company, to extend its global reach and create multi-platform media to support events.
The three companies are Buying Business Travel, acquired from London-based Panacea Media, New [...]
On the back of booming Internet economy in SEA, WiT takes bird’s eye view of travel 2020 and beyond
It’s been a momentous time for online travel and on the cusp of a new decade, the WiT Singapore 2019 conference – being held Oct 14-16 – will take a bird’s eye view of the industry and project into the future of what travel could look like in 2020 and beyond.
And it’s a promising futu [...]
How Zouba intends to build its way to become a meta-book marketplace for destination products
Malaysia-based GoQuo, which calls itself an “airline’s best friend” helping them sell ancillary revenues, has taken the plunge into the tours and activities space by launching Zouba (meaning “let’s go” in Mandarin), a “meta-book marketplace” for destination products.
“We’re a [...]
