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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Asia Partners’ Rippel on why SEA could produce up to 30 unicorns and how he doesn’t want to miss it this time
Oliver Rippel, co-founder and partner of Asia Partners, believes South-east Asia could yield between 20 and 30 tech unicorns. And he believes there are only certain sectors that can have global network effects, the rest, which includes online travel, is where local heroes can win over global player [...]
From “Yarikuri” to “Omoroi”: The Peach way of doing things, all in a book
Peach CEO Shinichi Inoue has the reputation of being different, doing things in a creative and smart way, yet always coming across as someone who just uses plain old common sense a lot. At least that's what I have gathered from the few interviews and interactions I've had with him over the years.
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Who doesn’t love food? Well, there’s money in it too
If you think travel at US$1.33 trillion is a huge industry, well think again – food is three times that.
Louise Daley, deputy CEO, Accor Asia Pacific, in opening the eyes of the audience attending the recent Tern Travel Careers to the career opportunities available in the food sector, said th [...]
Tern takeaways: Here’s what you need to know about building a successful career in travel
The fourth edition of Tern Travel Careers – an event designed to build awareness of the range of career opportunities available in travel and connect industry figures with future talent – featured a cast of speakers spanning hospitality, online travel agencies, corporate travel, tours and acti [...]
How Hank Marvin got Dylan out of the shadows to launch Split
As a kid growing up in Penang, Dylan Tan liked sitting next to his father as they listened to music. His father’s of course. Cliff Richard was a favourite and one day the tune “Apache” by the Shadows, Richard’s backing group, came on.
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guitar aficiandos, “Apache” is the stuff [...]
The Wrap: Caesars Entertainment unveils flagship store on Alibaba’s Fliggy
News Roundup: Easier access for Chinese tourists to Caesars Entertainment hotels and services through partnership with Alibaba’s Fliggy; more flight options for travellers with Travelport’s new ‘storefront’; an alternative accommodations solution for hoteliers from Travelclick; a travel gui [...]
The Samurai swords are out in travel – Hughes calls out Google as an OTA, LINE reveals its superapp Pay power
A high-intensity Samurai “tate” swordfight opened the eighth WiT Japan & North Asia last week, leading some to draw a parallel with the growing competition in online travel. Certainly, the online share of the region’s market continues to grow but there’s no doubt that the intensity of t [...]
New Core Experience chief at TripAdvisor wants to bring empathy and human-centredness to build brand love
Coming from a non-travel background, Lindsay Nelson is keen to bring in fresh thinking and ideas to her role as president, Core Experience, TripAdvisor, a responsibility she describes as “bringing consumer empathy to TripAdvisor”.
“We are a content company, an information platform. It is [...]
How one Japanese genius detective boy whipped up a frenzy in Singapore
Yeoh Siew Hoon caught “Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire” in action at the Singapore premiere and goes behind the scenes to find out why this first-to-be-set-outside-Japan-in-24-years manga and anime movie matters so much to Singapore tourism and the future of Japanese outbound.
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