WITovation – a great day in summary
We're now coming to the end of the WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp. And what a day!Morten Lund opened the day with a presentation that was as much inspiring as it was fresh in its style and content. It's not everyday you see a clip from Californication (a clip that would have been cut to shreds [...]
WIT Australia gathers massive local support as forecasts point to Asia for growth
Web In Travel’s first outing in Australia on June 21 in Sydney is getting strong local support and check out the views from Shangri-La Hotel where it will be held – photo was taken yesterday. Tourism Australia is the founding partner of the one-dayWIT Australia themed “Marketing to the new t [...]
WIT Day One – Golden age of online travel is upon APAC
Asia Pacific is a slumbering dragon waiting to conquer the online travel market, and you have to get your online strategy right if you want to get a share of the pie.The region, specifically China and India, will dominate the online travel space in the next few years, alongside New Zealand, Australi [...]
WIT Day Two – Generation Next changing the face of travel
A new generation of entrepreneurs, young and tech savvy, are taking over the business of running hotels, airlines and travel-related business from their parents. They bring with them fresh, vibrant products to attract a new wave of travellers, while attempting to keep their traditional base.Pictured [...]
The C-Spot: The Condensed Version
I've been asked to share the summary with which I closed the WIT Conference. So here it is – WIT 2010, the condensed version. And so the WIT Clan cameOne and all, from near and farTo Commune, Collaborate, CreateCross-Fire, Clash, Glee vs AThe Fight For [...]
Ctrip removes hotels from Qunar – competition intensifies as China’s online market soars
One of the things that’s most exciting about being in travel in Asia these days is that you can now see and feel the palpable effects of Chinese travellers.What was just talk and numbers a couple of years ago is becoming tangible. From Dominican Republic to Paris to Bhutan to Dublin, Chinese outbo [...]
Dixon: Ancillaries make it harder for customers and one shouldn’t get too carried away with social media
Geoff Dixon, the former CEO of Qantas, and now chairman of Tourism Australia, speaks to WIT on the linkages between aviation and tourism, airlines and ancillary revenues and marketing and social media.Q: So is there life after Qantas?A: Yes, there is. Really. I loved being at Qantas but it was just [...]
Groove Condensed: Lessons from WIT Live
Up in the hills of North Thailand, as our longtail boat cut through the deep, full and flowing Mekong River, I had a chance to reflect on the journey that was WIT Live last month.Starting with THack@WIT, it showed the possibilities of innovation in an open travel world as about 40 developers got tog [...]
HEDNA U to be held during WIT, ITB Asia week
HEDNA, the not-for-profit trade association whose worldwide membership includes executives and managers from the most influential companies in the hotel distribution industry, will be staging its HEDNA U in Singapore in conjunction with the Web In Travel conference and ITB Asia next week.HEDNA U wil [...]
Business Angel Network SEA to hear pitches at WIT Bootcamp
BANSEA (The Business Angel Network South East Asia) is supporting the WIT Bootcamp: Entrepreneurship & Innovation and will be on the panel listening to pitches in the WIT Start-Up Gallery. The WIT Bootcamp, to be held Oct 17, the day before the main WIT Conference in Singapore, is the meet-an [...]
