AI at hyperspeed: TripGenie goes multi-modal, launches live translation
How Amy Wei is building a contextual companion, whether at home or abroad
In a recent podcast, the former editor of Wired, Kevin Kelly said that his biggest concern about AI was the speed of change and how we humans would be able to keep up with these machine learning models or “geniuses” as he [...]
Australia and Japan lead the global surge in sports tourism
Expedia Group study reveals how sports travel is transforming the way people plan their trips –with passionate fans from Australia and Japan setting the pace.
Sports tourism is having a global moment – and nowhere is that more evident than in Australia and Japan, where fans are shaping a new er [...]
Echoes of Eurasia: A new heritage stay in Penang by Chris Ong
When it comes to breathing new life into old bones, few do it as elegantly as Chris Ong. The banker-turned-hotelier – whose name is synonymous with some of Penang’s most evocative heritage properties such as Muntri Mews and Seven Terraces – is back after a seven-year hiatus with his most intim [...]
From surfing to startups: Ross Veitch on founding Wego, cracking the Middle East, and the AI-driven future of travel
Ross Veitch never set out to be a tech founder. In fact, he was closer to becoming a full-time surfer than a CEO. Yet today, as co-founder and CEO of Wego, one of the leading travel metasearch and marketplace platforms serving the Middle East and Asia Pacific, Veitch is proof that unconventional beg [...]
Trump, tariffs and travel: How will the turbulence play out in Asia?
Could intra-Asia travel provide a soft landing?
Travel industry leaders around the world are bracing themselves for the fallout of the Trump tariffs announced yesterday, and even more so in Asia, where most countries have been lumped into the “worst offenders” bucket and are facing what BBC de [...]
Stuart Trevor: The fashion rebel who wants to change the industry without making clothes
The AllSaints founder wants hoteliers to rethink the way they dress staff
Stuart Trevor, the maverick who once outfitted the likes of Depeche Mode, The Who, and Destiny’s Child through his iconic brand AllSaints, is back – and this time, he wants to turn the fashion industry on its head.
Hi [...]
White Lotus, White Noise
Okay, I’m just going to say it and risk being pelted with coconuts: White Lotus doesn’t make me want to visit Koh Samui. It makes me want to run the other way — preferably to a place without Wi-Fi or smug characters in linen suits.
But clearly, I’m in the minority.
The internet is fr [...]
Asia’s full rebound meets AI revolution: Leapfrogging into the future
Twin forces will produce more use cases in tech innovation in region, says Trip's Schubert Lou
For Schubert Lou, Chief Executive Officer at Trip.com, 2025 marks a defining moment for the travel industry, driven by two forces: the full return of Asia, including China, and the rapid acceleration of a [...]
Beyond gorillas: Rwanda and its pursuit of high value, low impact tourism
How the ‘Singapore of Africa’ sees conservation, hospitality and the role of women
Rwanda is often synonymous with mountain gorilla trekking, but this East African nation of 14 million is rapidly transforming into a global leader in high-value, low-impact tourism.
During the "Spotlight: Rwa [...]
Don’t write off AI as hype: Once-in-a-generation transformation, says Chris Hemmeter
An existential threat to suppliers and golden time for startups
Yes, there is a lot of hype around AI right now and some of us may have become immune or even cynical about it but you'd be wise not to, warned Chris Hemmeter, managing director of Thayer Ventures.
Opening his talk on “Gen AI and [...]
