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SINGAPORE, 7th August 2007 – WIT (WIT), Asia’s leading travel distribution and marketing conference, has signed a strategic partnership with leading global tourism and hospitality research firm, PhoCusWright Inc..
Under the agreement, PhoCusWright will bring its authoritative content and extensive network to WIT 2007 – – being held in Singapore on November 29-30.
Said WIT Ventures’ Yeoh Siew Hoon, organiser of WIT: “We couldn’t ask for a better partner than PhoCusWright to take our event, now in its third year, to a higher plane. PhoCusWright conferences have a strong reputation for content and credibility – which is also WIT’s ethos – and their research, insights and intelligence are sought-after by travel and tourism companies around the world.
“This is a great partnership for both organizations trying to make a difference in the field on travel distribution and marketing.”
Said Ram Badrinathan, senior analyst with PhoCusWright “PhoCusWright is excited to partner with WIT Ventures for the 2007 WIT APAC conference which over the past two years has brought travel stakeholders together to learn and celebrate travel, technology and culture.”
WIT 2007 also has a strategic partnership with HSMAI, the world’s leading hospitality sales and marketing association, which will also bring the latter’s content and network to the table.
Its strong content and creative programming has given WIT a unique flavour among travel conferences and this year’s will be no different.
Since announcing its launch with a sterling speaker line-up including Ubercool’s trend guru Michael Tchong and Claire Hatton, the newly-appointed head for travel
Asia/Pacific for Google, WIT has confirmed more high-level speakers who will be challenged to
paint their vision of “The Future, According to WIT”.
They include: John Davis, chairman and CEO of Pegasus Solutions; Charles Reed,
CEO of interTouch, part of NTT Do Co Mo’s global mobility division; Shane Batt, managing partner-consulting, Sabre Airline Solutions; Peter Harbison, executive chairman, CAPA (Center for Asia Pacific Aviation); adventurer and Internet pioneer, Richard Bangs; Dennis Melka, CEO, Tune Hotels; Diana Ee Tan, managing director, Raffles Hotels & Resorts; Henrik Kjellberg, president-Asia/Pacific, Expedia;
Scott Blume, CEO, Zuji; Brett Henry, vice president agency marketing, Abacus International; Tony Davis, CEO, Tiger Airways; Chong Phit Lian, CEO, Jetstar Asia; James Murray, executive vice president, South Asia and South east Asia, Visa International; and Singapore’s most infamous blogger, Mr. Brown.
Launched in 2005 and endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), WIT has enjoyed the support of industry leaders and partners. Delegate numbers have reached close to 300 for the last two years.
To register, visit www.wiredintravel.com
About PhoCusWright
PhoCusWright () is the travel industry research authority on the evolving dynamics that influence how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, PhoCusWright enables companies to make smart, profitable decisions.
PhoCusWright provides global marketplace intelligence, offering an array of qualitative and quantitative research through subscription services, individual reports and sponsored assignments. Areas of emphasis include consumer travel planning behavior as well as industry segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends and analysis. Clients represent all facets of the industry value chain from around the world.
The company is headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with offices in New York City, Duesseldorf and Mumbai.
For conference bookings and
more information, please email at
yeoh.sh@pacific.net.sg,
vera@wiredintravel.com,
ctoguchi@macrovisionnetwork.com
For more information, contact:
Vera Lye
Event Manager
WIT in Travel
Tel: 65 97467377
Email: vera@wiredintravel.com/veralye@gmail.com