Web in Travel (WIT) Indonesia Conference will be held in Bali on April 28, 2016. The conference on online tourism industry will invite speakers from world’s leading brands.
Grace Kurnadi, CEO of Revata – the organizer of Web in Travel in Indonesia – said that she believed that the conference will attract prominent and influential players in online tourism industry, include in distribution and marketing. “It’s a good momentum for Indonesia to develop tourism, particulary through the channel of online media,” Grace said in her press conference on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
WIT is adapted from WIT Conference in Singapore, Asia-Pacific’s biggest online tourism event. The conference to be held by WIT and Revata Cipta Kreasi will be the fourth ever.
The event will feature a number of speakers to discuss the latest trends and issues in online tourism industry, Grace said. In addition, they will discuss market opportunities in Indonesia.
Grace said that Indonesia has the potentials to attract tourists through its natural beauty. However, emphasis must be given on adaptation in technology for promoting and selling tourism package in line with the global technological advancement. “Tourism sector is expected to become the leading sector to enhance foreign exchange earnings,” Grace said.
The government is hoping to achieve 20 million foreign tourist visit in Indonesia by 2019. The President had asked all relevant ministries and agencies to support tourism sector in Indonesia. “To support the target, we have to expedite the use of technology as one of the means of promotion as well as to market a wide range of tourism packages in Indonesia,” Grace said. Moreover, Grace considered that various industries are currently dominated by millenials who are familiar with technology, including in tourism industry.
Listed below are speakers who have confirmed their presence in next month’s conference:
1. Rusdi Kirana, Founder of Lion Air
2. Oliver Hua, Managing Director of Asia Pacific Booking.com
3. Mieke De Schepper, Vice President of Asia Pacific Expedia
4. Robin Harries, Head of APAC Trivago
5. Rama Mamuaya, Founder of Dailysocial.id
6. Eric Tjetjep, Founder of Ezytravel, former CFO of PT Dwidaya
7. Gaery Undarsa, Managing Director & Co-founder of Tiket.com
8. Dennis Adishwara, CEO of Layaria
9. Alamanda Shantika Santoso, Go-Jek’s Vice President of Product