Inside the Philippines’ most overlooked $36b digital market
94% of Filipino consumers will share data with AI, so why is an online travel that's set to double by 2030 still owned by foreign OTAs?
The archipelago nation of 7,600+ islands has a travel landscape that's complex by nature - fragmented routes, unbanked communities, and a population that was born [...]
TikTok launches GO. Mize and Dida tackle distribution. Amadeus, Accenture start ad platform.
TikTok enters travel booking with launch of TikTok GO
TikTok has launched TikTok GO — an in-app platform for discovering and booking hotels, tours, and attractions — in Indonesia, Japan, and the US. Users can find and complete bookings through familiar TikTok surfaces like videos, local feeds, [...]
APAC travellers are back on the move, but brands are struggling to convert them
Criteo’s Spring/Summer 2026 Travel Pulse finds demand is rerouting rather than rebounding, as travellers grow more deliberate and booking journeys become more complex across the region
New data from Criteo, a global commerce intelligence platform, shows APAC travel demand remained resilient hea [...]
Traveloka and Resorts World Sentosa partner to capture demand for experience-led travel to Singapore
Powered by Traveloka's data intelligence and platform scale, the partnership gives RWS direct access to millions of high-intent Indonesian and Southeast Asian travellers.
Traveloka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Singapore’s premier integrated reso [...]
Meet the 17 finalists of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch
Seventeen travel tech startups have been selected for the finals of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch. Now in its fifth year, the competition is jointly produced by WiT, Phocuswright and PhocusWire and seeks to unearth the brightest stars in early-stage travel tech.
The Global Startup Pitch� [...]
How travel passions and local behaviours are reshaping hotel loyalty across Asia Pacific
New Loyalty Trends Report 2026 by Marriott Bonvoy shows loyalty engagement is increasingly driven by travel priorities, everyday value and market-specific behaviors.
The new Loyalty Trends Report 2026 by Marriott Bonvoy finds that while 89% of travellers across APEC participate in at least one loya [...]
Visa and Trip.com collab. Best socials for marketing. OneReg gets $4.4m. Top booking barriers.
Shiji and dailypoint integrate PMS and CRM for real-time guest data sync
Shiji and dailypoint have launched a two-way, real-time integration between Shiji's Daylight PMS and dailypoint's CRM platform, allowing guest profiles, check-in details, and preferences to automatically sync across both syste [...]
This is how the small gets mightier: WiT Indie strikes partnership with Think City, Malaysia
July 3 event will move to Bangunan UAB in heart of George Town, Penang
WiT Indie 2026, the event for independent travel, will relocate to Bangunan UAB in the heart of George Town, Penang, as part of a new partnership with Think City, Malaysia’s urban impact organisation, dedicated to making [...]
Expedia Group unveils new AI experiences, expands travel ecosystem and launches philanthropy programme
Expedia Group has unveiled new AI-powered traveller experiences, marketplace capabilities and a long-term philanthropic commitment to protect the places people love to visit.
At Explore 26, its annual partner conference, the company’s founding and defining leaders — Rich Barton, Dara Khosrow [...]
Hidden cost-cutters. Qwen AI goes shopping. Amadeus’ strong Q1. World’s largest travel intelligence ecosystem.
How co-sourcing is beating traditional outsourcing
Colombia-based 247 Travel Partner Desk (247tpd) reports that its travel-specialized co-sourcing model cuts operational costs by 40–50% — and up to 70% in high-cost markets like the US and Northern Europe — by embedding trained external teams [...]
