Stand aside USA, Germany is now “best nation” in brand index
Germany has knocked USA off the top spot to second place for "best nation", and now takes the lead in the Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index (NBI).According to the annual study, Germany achieved the largest overall NBI increase partly due to its score gain on “sport excellence”, which is the lar [...]
Singapore’s “Motorcycle Diaries” vrooms into WIT*e
Singapore’s very own version of “Motorcycle Diaries” will come to life at the next WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring as Goh Mia Chun, who went on a round-the-world trip by motorcycle with his wife, Samantha Pan, shares his story at the event on September 2.Mia Chun, who recently returned f [...]
North Asia bookings fuelling Thailand’s tourism recovery
North Asian markets are powering the recovery of Thailand’s tourism sector that are showing promising signs of an inbound revival now that the curfews have been lifted, according to the latest analysis from Abacus and Forward Data SL.Renewed confidence among Abacus travel agents in Seoul are gener [...]
WIT Day One – Japan revealed
The “Land of the Rising Sun” is one travel market that many want to tap and cultivate. But it is not an easy one to tap. Some insights into the market and the changing Japanese customers were revealed at the WIT Conference in the session, “My Name is Yuki-san, I Love to Travel”.Pictured left [...]
Sunday lunch at the end of the line
It was a strange feeling sitting at the end of the line at the railway station in Singapore, knowing that in a month’s time it will end its life as that.After years of negotiation, often to end in stalemate, the Malaysian and Singapore governments have finally come to an agreement on the site and [...]
The story of China told in a hotel brand
In many ways, the story of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in China parallels that of the most populous nation on earth.Consider this. Shangri-La’s first hotel in China was in Hangzhou – it took over a government-owned hotel, renovated and restored it, and opened it in 1984. Early signs of a regi [...]
To Japan with Love
The To Japan with Love campaign, launched on May 10, is a collaborative effort of AirAsia Bhd and its affiliate airlines - AirAsia X, AirAsia Indonesia and AirAsia Thailand - to help Japan in its recovery. It includes a fundraising drive across the airline’s entire network and logistical [...]
Six tips for startups at Singapore WITovation Enterpreneur Bootcamp
Travel startups always have wonderfully optimistic ideas and aspirations – in fact, overwhelming positivity is practically omnipresent and often rather intoxicating.But as an industry we see startups come and go quicker than you can say “trip” (a very intentional pun, drawing on how a few year [...]
South Asia and Southeast Asia lead APAC’s tourism boom
International visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations grew by 4% year-on-year in May 2011, with South Asia and Southeast Asia recording particularly strong performances for the month.Preliminary results released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) showed South Asia had a 15% incr [...]
Mentoring event heads to Bangkok, hear from top travel start-ups and global brands
Want to be a start-up in the online travel space? Or find a job with a global travel brand? Then join our WITNext event in Bangkok on September 28.Yes, our inspiration and mentoring event is heading to Bangkok, the second time we are holding in the Thai capital.The first one, held last year, was wel [...]
