WIT Ideas Lab – The art of taming the Dragon
Taming the fiery dragon is not easy – it takes bravery, creativity and stealth. However great rewards await those who achieve this feat. The session on “How to tame your Dragon” at WIT ideas Lab at ITB Asia shows you the ways to do it.Pictured left: Taming the DragonAlmost every other compan [...]
WIT Speakers Corner: William Bao Bean on the difference between a whale and a VC
If I had only realized earlier that William Bao Bean was based in Shanghai. I had called him while I was in Europe, having just arrived from Shanghai a few days earlier, where I had visited the World Expo.Given the circumstances, the discussion had to start with me asking him about the World Expo. H [...]
WIT’s Bootcamp gets the week off to a great start!
It’s been an excellent day at #wit2011 with Bootcamp kicking off the week’s proceedings. We heard in the morning from a number of key players in the region, each giving the attendees valuable insights into their areas of expertise. What’s clear is that, although we are one region (in so [...]
WITNext: How sticking to one groove and building up networks paid off for me
Vera Lye started her career as a travel journalist in TTG Asia and has worked for publications like Travel Asia and TravelWeekly. She now runs RAVE, which handles media relations and communications projects for travel companies. January 1994Just returned from a four-year-university sojourn to the U [...]
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 [...]
