Wired In Travel teams up with PhoCusWright

Wired In Travel (WIT), one of Asia¹s leading travel distribution and marketing conferences, 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, to be held in Singapore on November 29-30.

Wired Ventures' Yeoh Siew Hoon, organiser of WIT said, “PhoCusWright conferences have a strong reputation for content and credibility ­ which is also WIT¹s ethos ­ and their research, insights and intelligence are sought-after by travel and tourism companies around the world.”

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 Australia/New Zealand for Google, WIT has confirmed more high-level speakers who will be challenged to paint their vision of “Wired To The Future Consumer”.

Among the speakers are John Davis, Chairman and CEO of Pegasus Solutions; Don Birch, President and CEO, Abacus International; Tony Davis, CEO, Tiger Airways; Chong Phit Lian, CEO, Jetstar Asia; Henrik Kjellberg, President-Asia Pacific, Expedia; Scott Blume, CEO, Zuji/Travelocity Asia Pacific and James Murray, Executive VP ­ South and Southeast Asia, Visa International.

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.

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