GHA DISCOVERY revenue up 16% to an all-time high of $2.7 billion
Global Hotel Alliance celebrates 20th anniversary with record-breaking 2024 results
UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024 by delivering its best-ever results. The milestone year saw record-b [...]
Podcast: Lunar New Year trends. OTAs vs Hotels. MG Group’s comeback kid.
We're trying something new with our weekly-ish podcast this year - we're outsourcing it to Artificial Intelligence. This is both an experiment and, if we're being honest, a convenient way to digest the top articles of the week from the WiT website into a nugget-of-a-podcast.
First, Trip.com data [...]
Wego, WiT to launch “Travel Tech Thursdays” in Kuala Lumpur
To celebrate their joint 20th birthdays this year, WiT and Wego are teaming up to launch “Travel Tech Thursdays” in Kuala Lumpur on the last Thursday of every month, starting on February 27.
The two-hour event, to be held at Wego’s new offices in the Malaysian capital city, will feature int [...]
Longer holidays, bigger budgets: Why APAC travellers are extending Lunar New Year trips
Rise in cross-border travel with stays up to 10% longer this holiday season. Growing interest in off-the-beaten-path destinations and cruises
Trip.com Group has unveiled its latest LNY trends for 2025, showcasing how travellers are prioritising longer stays, meaningful experiences and unconventiona [...]
Real-time tourism insights. Instantly change BA flights. Agoda expands EcoDeals. Copa Airlines tracks travel requirements
Spotnana’s new British Airways integration lets you instantly change flights
Spotnana has announced a direct integration with British Airways, enabling customers and partners to access the airline’s full New Distribution Capability (NDC) content along with enhanced servicing features. A key hig [...]
Navigating 1H 2025: Travel and hospitality’s strategic horizon
As Southeast Asia transitions into 2025, the travel and hospitality sectors are navigating a landscape marked by both opportunity and challenge. According to the 1H 2025 Strategy & Investment Outlook Report by Velocity Ventures and Pear Anderson, the region’s recovery from the pandemic continu [...]
Future Lanes Ep 1: A Founder’s Journey | How Meili is disrupting car rental and rewriting travel tech
“Future Lanes” is a special WiT Podcast series powered by Meili, a tech company that is rewriting the rules of ancillary distribution. The series, covering six episodes, is all about getting direct – cutting through the noise with unfiltered conversations on what’s shaping the next decade of [...]
AirAsia moves strategically. PKFARE taps AI with ZentrumHub. Hainan Airlines x Sabre. More.
Trava just processed 25 million bookings
Trava has surpassed 25 million reservations processed through its GDS-agnostic, no-code travel automation platform since its launch in 2013. The company’s solutions, which automate post-booking processes like refunds and schedule changes, reduce manual wor [...]
Scale smart, build trust, and disrupt travel tech, says Meili CEO, Mike McGearty
Mike McGearty, CEO and co-founder of Meili, stopped by the WiT Studio to talk about tech disruption in the travel and mobility landscape, tackling competition, and new approaches to leadership in the business.
“At Meili, loyalty means creating reciprocal benefits across the entire value chain,� [...]
Did you know 50% of travellers book restaurants before their flight? Surprising trends shaping 2025 travel
Based on Hilton’s latest trends report, The Vacation Maximized, travel preferences are undergoing a transformation. The report sheds light on emerging habits and desires shaping global travel, from adventure-seeking tourists to the rise of sleep-focused vacations; these insights reveal how modern [...]
