To media representatives:
March 2nd, 2016
WIT JAPAN Office
International online travel conference WIT (Web In Travel) JAPAN & NORTH ASIA 2016
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to be held on June 2 (Thu) & 3 (Fri), 2016
Registration and sponsorship application open from February 29 (Mon)
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WIT (Web In Travel) JAPAN & NORTH ASIA 2016 will be held at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba (Daiba, Tokyo) on June 2 (Thu) &
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3 (Fri), 2016. Registration and sponsorship application open from February 29th (Mon). WIT JAPAN & NORTH ASIA 2016 is
organized jointly by Kei Shibata, Co-founder and CEO of Venture Republic Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Venture Republic ),
and Aya Aso, Representative Director & CEO of AGORA Hospitalities (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, AGORA ). Shibata and Aso
serve respectively as the Executive Committee Chairman and Executive Committee Deputy Chairman of the conference.
The event has been held for the last four years and this year's theme is Reboot.
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A 1-day Bootcamp will be held on June 2 (Thu), and there will be insightful and useful opportunities to learn about marketing
strategies and travel markets through case studies and business models. In the Start-Up Pitch, which is a business presentation
competition for start-ups, entrepreneurs will be coached by investors and business leaders, and will be selected to present at the
conference the following day.
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At the conference to be held on June 3 (Fri), leaders in the online travel industry from Japan, North Asia, and the rest of the world
will engage in intense and passionate discussion about what's happening in the market today.
WIT JAPAN was first held the year following the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit Japan in order to revitalize the
country's travel industry. It is an international conference that is highly recognized for its active discussions of the latest market
trends and tasks. It invites major players in the online travel industry (e.g. travel agents, car rental companies, taxi companies, railway
operators, airlines, hotels and Japanese-style hotels, etc.) as speakers and panelists for its events. The fourth WIT Japan was held in
2015 under the theme of A New Dawn Rises and attracted a record 450 participants from 18 countries, with a particularly large
contingent coming from Japan, Korea and other parts of North Asia.
How people make their travel arrangements has been changing from offline to online, through mobile devices, and apps. Travel
bookings and technology now go hand in hand. At WIT JAPAN & NORTH ASIA 2016, we will discuss market trends in the travel
industry in Asia and particularly Northeast Asia from a global perspective. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Date: June 3 (Fri), 2016
Organized by: WIT JAPAN Executive Committee
Venue: Hilton Tokyo Odaiba
■ Proposed agenda:
Online market trends in global travel ‒
Chinese market, renting and staying at private residences while on vacation, Tabinaka, start-ups, etc.
Inbound Japan/Korea, Giant OTAs, airlines, flights, content, hotels, meta-search
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■ Registration fees:
Grand Early Bird
USD 300/person (Deadline: March 10 )
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Super Early Bird
USD 400/person (Deadline: April 10 )
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Early Bird
USD 500/person (Deadline: May 10 )
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Regular
USD 690/person (Deadline: May 31 )
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Last Minute
USD 800/person (Deadline June 2 )
Student
USD 75/person (Limited availability)
1-day Bootcamp
USD 142/person (Limited availability)
* For the Student Rate, 1-day Bootcamp Pass and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the WIT Japan Office directly.
■ For registration and more information/updates on the program, please visit:
Website: www.webintravel-japan.com
/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/webintraveljapan
■ Inquiries:
WIT Japan Executive Committee Office
Registration:
registration@webintravel-japan.com
Media:
press@webintravel-japan.com
Sponsorship opportunities: info@webintravel-japan.com
WIT is an international conference started in Singapore in 2005 with the aim of transforming the online travel industry in
the Asia Pacific region and leading the travel community in Asia.
Having started with 160 participants, the conference
now attracts over 500 participants and is held at various sites throughout Asia. It has come to be known as the Davos
Meeting of the online travel industry.
For media inquiries, please contact
Ms. Noriko Fukuda at WIT JAPAN Executive Committee, c/o AGORA Hospitalities at
Tel: +81-3-3436-1860
E-mail: press@webintravel-japan.com