Top Of The WiT is a grab of the trendiest news that happened this week in travel, tech and Asia – all condensed into a quick-and-easy nugget-sized podcast.
We’re joined by Christian Watts (Founder and CEO, Magpie Travel) to discuss the potential of ChatGPT in the Tours and Activities space. We also bring up Trip.com’s new real-time travel-planning chatbot, TripGen, built on GPT tech.
Then, Christian talks about the importance of building products around ChatGPT fast or risk losing the edge to competitors.
We cover Amadeus’ study about Traveller Tribes in 2023 and find out that we’re all Excited Experientialists on the show!
Hosted by Arvindh and Siew Hoon
Special guest: Christian Watts (Founder and CEO, Magpie Travel)
For further reading, here are the stories this week’s podcast is based on:
“It’s the biggest thing”. Putting ChatGPT to good use while being in awe of its capabilities
Pioneering Pathfinders and Memory Makers: They dominate in Asia Pacific
Metaverse Builders in Asia: M Social on finding new customers and engaging with them
Trip.com: New real-time travel guide, using GPT tech, isn’t frazzled by vague questions
Chat GPT writes poetry for Agoda; Startup clears aircraft aisles; Watchdog hunts dodgy influencers
