Cleartrip lays down solid road map to become “OTA to the emerging world”
At the last WiT Middle East in Dubai in 2015, Stuart Crighton, CEO of Cleartrip, made it very clear the OTA would bet big on mobile given the high mobile penetration in the region, a trend markedly similar to its home market in India.
Articulating his vision then, he said Cleartrip did not wish [...]
Tours and activities suppliers must change mindset and open thinking to tech solutions like payments
It’s difficult to think like a technology company after building a successful offline business. Yet there is pressure on local businesses, particularly in the third largest travel sector – tours and activities – to do so, as competition gets tougher and the biggest way to get discovered is th [...]
[Updated] ZUZU Hospitality Solutions raises US$3.7M in Series A led by WaveMaker Partners
Online hospitality management startup ZUZU Hospitality Solutions has announced it has raised US$3.7M in Series A, led by Wavemaker Partners, to help it expand into three key markets.
Access Ventures and Line Ventures, as well as other existing investors, Golden Gate Ventures, Convergence Venture [...]
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Four Asian sustainable travel startups qualify for the 2019 Booking Booster Programme
Booking.com has announced its top ten entrants to its 2019 Booking Booster Accelerator Program, continuing its focus on sustainable tourism, and four of them come from Asia.
Said Gillian Tans (president & CEO,
Booking.com), “We’re seeing the calibre of innovative entrepreneurship in the
[...]
WiT Japan & North Asia Startup Pitch 2019 issues call for entries amidst growing entrepreneurial mindset in region
As Japan and its surrounding North Asian neighbours grow its entrepreneurial mindset, WiT Japan & North Asia Startup Pitch 2019 has issued its call for entries for this year’s competition.
Startups are urged to send in their pitches for the annual WiT Japan & North Asia Startup Pitch 2 [...]
Meituan-Dianping lays groundwork for Southeast Asia entrance via Chope
The dining platform that has presence in Southeast Asia, has formed a strategic partnership with China’s lifestyle service behemoth Meituan-Dianping to enter China's tourist scene.
Singaporean restaurant platform Chope announced today a regionally partnership with the Chinese lifestyle servi [...]
WiT Indie returns to Penang in March with stellar cast of travel experts to boost independent businesses in Asia
Following its debut success in 2018, WiT Indie returns to Penang on March 15 with a strengthened focus on tours and activities, startups, creative and independents.
As travellers become more independent and adventurous, they do most, if not all, of their travel planning and research online, acti [...]
Startup Spotlight: Smartvel makes selling destination content easier
As part of the WiT Startup Spotlight series, we go to Madrid this week to speak to Smartvel, which was launched in 2013 with the idea of providing destination content to travel brands to help them enhance their sales. In total, it's raised £3 million and is looking to expand globally.
Describe [...]
Startup Spotlight: Tribal Tourist inspires adventure seekers in Africa
As part of the WiT Startup Spotlight series, we met Tribal Tourist – a tours and activities booking platform that taps into Africa's potential as an adventure travel destination, by helping to bring local businesses and operators online.
Describe the business, core products and services in o [...]
Travel enthusiasts help fuel Trip 101’s growth
Trip101, a Singapore-based global "travel enthusiast-generated media" startup, has reported exponential growth in web traffic and revenue, validating content and media as a powerful contributor of growth.
In an end of year report, Trip101 declared five
times year on year traffic growth, with a 1 [...]
