CruiseWorld China sails back to Shanghai in March
Travel Weekly China’s second annual CruiseWorld China in Shanghai will be held at the Le Royal Meridien on March 30.The one-day event brings hundreds of travel agents and cruise industry leaders together for networking, learning, and discussion about the rapidly growing cruise market.“Our very [...]
Tuniu cements position as one-stop platform for Chinese travellers
Following the completion of its US$500 million investment from HNA Tourism Group, Tuniu Corporation (Nasdaq:TOUR) has put in place a range of strategic initiatives to enhance its hotel booking, themed tours, and air ticketing business units The leading Chinese online leisure travel company says it [...]
Hotel wonderland as distribution is disrupted and ALICE comes out to play
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away, I dreamt of being a hotelier. In fact, I recall asking a general manager if he would switch places with me for a day just so I would understand what it was like to walk around with hands behind my back and look at floors to see if there was litter or occas [...]
The Wrap: Good year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellers
In the news: UNWTO’s report on overseas travel, Thai Lion Air’s first GDS partner, Amadeus’ new rebooking solution for travellers, SLH's redesigned Apple appGood year for international tourism in 2015, record of 1.2b travellersDespite fear of terrorism and attacks on holidaymakes in various pa [...]
WIT and Hotel ICON team up for WIT Hospitality
In line with Web In Travel’s (WIT) mantra of innovation and nurturing new talent, the first WIT Hospitality in Hong Kong on March 22, 2016 will be held in partnership with Hotel ICON, the teaching and research hotel built for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management by the Hong Kong Polytechnic [...]
5 ways Taiwan tourism will change
This is a guest blog by Morris Sim, CEO & co-founder of Circos Brand Karma.Taiwan’s historic 2016 elections brought in a new administration that will change Taiwan. Here are my predictions on how the Tsai administration’s focus will change Taiwan tourism for the better.Foreign travelers will [...]
China’s travel market tears into 2016
Ctrip enters India; Qunar spars with airlines; BAT kingmakers take on travel By Maggie Rauch, Senior Research Analyst, PhocuswrightThe Lunar New Year is still a month away, but China’s online travel industry started the 2016 calendar year with fireworks. In the space of just one week: Qunar’s C [...]
Northstar Travel Media rebrands as Northstar Travel Group
Northstar Travel Media, owner of WIT, has been rebranded Northstar Travel Group, a move that chairman and CEO, Tom Kemp, said highlighted the transformation of Northstar into the leading B2B information, business intelligence, commerce and events platform serving the travel and meetings industries.� [...]
£128 million in new investment for Skyscanner
Five new partners of Skyscanner are collectively investing £128 million (US$192 million) in the global search engine.The investment from Artemis (global fund manager), Baillie Gifford (independent investment manager based in Edinburg), Khazanah Nasional Berhad (sovereign wealth fund of the Malaysia [...]
Happy 2016: What was over-hyped and what’s coming, Part 3
With the dawn of a new year, we ask a few of our industry leaders for what they felt was most over-hyped in the year that was, their prediction for 2016 and for good measure, we asked them their one wish for WIT. Tao Tao, CMO, GetYourGuide1. Most over-hyped trend of 2015 Apps. Acquiring customers on [...]
