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WIT CONFERENCE 2016: In Pictures
18/10/2016 by WiT
WIT Conference 2016 in Singapore gets a rollicking musical start, followed by discussions on how to reimagine business, with lots of laughter and fun too. Here's a pictorial roundup.                           Come reimagine with us, invites WIT Yeoh Siew Hoon       � [...]
The Omni-Channel: Finding the Sweet Spot on Customer Experience
19/10/2016 by WiT
By Julian Fleming One of the defining aspects of business in the 21st century is the amount of different ways in which customers can interact and engage with your company. Multiple new media channels and apps have been added to the mix, alongside more traditional communication platforms and th [...]
WIT BOOTCAMP 2016: Have a mobile first approach to capture the Chinese market
18/10/2016 by WiT
Mobile is so widely used in China that it has influenced the way business is conducted and trends in outbound travel. Alex Shen, strategic partnership manager at GetYourGuide, revealed at her presentation at WIT Bootcamp 2016 in Singapore that the three most popular online activities are shoppin [...]
WIT BOOTCAMP 2016: In Pictures
17/10/2016 by WiT
Pictorial roundup of WIT Bootcamp 2016 held at One Farrer Hotel & Spa on October 17.                                        Getting ready to welcome the delegates                   This year we ask the delegates to 'Reimage' [...]
The Wrap: Bridge Rentals, Ctrip join forces to offer vacation rentals to Chinese travellers
13/10/2016 by WiT
The weekly news roundup: Bridge Rentals and Ctrip new partnership, Allianz Global Assistance’s revamped mobile app, Travelport Business Insights launched HOSTPITALITY: Bridge Rentals, Ctrip join forces to offer vacation rentals to Chinese travellers Bridge Rentals, a non-hotel inventory [...]
Asia the outlier in a consolidated world: Trends That Matter to be shared at WIT
13/10/2016 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
China, China, China – the three words we’ve been hearing in the US Presidential Debates that’s become the biggest reality TV show both sides of the Pacific and Atlantic.  Perhaps they should add India, India, India – because when it comes to online travel, there seems to be the rest of the [...]
Sabre Destination Hack: Overwhelming response, opens to virtual entries from overseas developers
12/10/2016 by WiT
The response to Sabre’s first ever Asia Pacific inaugural hackathon has been so overwhelming that the company has added a virtual component to enable overseas developers to take part remotely. To date, over 200 participants have registered from Singapore and the Asia Pacific region for Destinat [...]
How travel distribution will change, driven by consumer revolution: LSE study
13/10/2016 by WiT
Gatekeepers, mega meta online travel agencies, artificial intelligence, and the use of portable technology may fundamentally disrupt travel distribution in the next decade, according to a new study by the London School of Economics (LSE). The report, “Travel distribution: The end of the world a [...]
TripAdvisor changes booking policies on animals attractions, launches education portal
12/10/2016 by WiT
TripAdvisor today announced its commitment to launch a set of industry-leading actions, including changes to its policy on selling tickets to animal attractions, and the launch of a new education portal to help inform travellers about the standards of care for wild, captive, and endangered species i [...]
Leveraging hotels’ true unconstrained demand with better data sources
11/10/2016 by WiT
This is a guest post by Patrick Bosworth, CEO of Duetto, a San Francisco-based revenue strategy technology company. The hospitality industry has long used typical information sources to create as accurate a demand forecast as possible. However, with more sophisticated technology and software [...]