air travel
Doing the right thing a must-have to win customers and talent: Wizz Air’s Varadi
14/11/2022 by WiT
Investments against the odds paying off for Hungary-based low-cost airline Whether you are running an airline, a hotel or a tour operator, doing the right thing in business is now a must-have. “If we don’t do it, we are out of business,” said Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, as he accepted CAP [...]
Atlas launches ATRIP to bring data-led decision-making to travel
04/11/2022 by WiT
SINGAPORE-based low cost flight platform, Atlas, has released its next-generation Air Travel Retailing and Information Platform (ATRIP), which it says bypasses legacy systems to bring on a new age of data-led decision-making to travel. Founder Mary Li's vision is to enable more people to travel [...]
Tech in Travel: When airports need more business, who are they going to call? Skyscanner, maybe
20/10/2022 by Ian Jarrett
SKYSCANNER will harness the power from data accumulated from its 90-plus million monthly users worldwide to help airports explore route development opportunities. As flight activity picks up and pandemic fears recede, airports are keen to offer compelling business cases that will attract new airl [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 04: India On The Rise, Web3 Disrupts Businesses, Lessons For Airlines
29/09/2022 by WiT
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This week, we're talking about India as the world's fifth largest economy and what that mea [...]
Cost, talent, and tourism: Making sense of the airline industry in the “new world”
27/09/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
IF you've travelled internationally in the last year or so, chances are you've stared – wide-eyed and jaw open – at the price of flight tickets. Before everyone's least favourite microbe rocked our world, low-cost airlines used to be able to offer truly low-cost fares. Even regular airlines were [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 03: AI-generated artwork, new world travel trends, MYAirline ready to take off
23/09/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This week, we're talking about stunning artwork created by artificial intelligence, Airbnb's [...]
Tech in Travel: In the air (just) and on the ground, partnerships are flourishing
15/09/2022 by Ian Jarrett
From museums to hotel marketing, technology is taking care of business Klook, Tiqets expand global reach If you want to get ahead, get a partner. That message is driving new relationships across the tech space. Latest two to tango are Tiqets, an online platform for cultural and leisure exper [...]
Kathleen Tan on how MYAirline aims to be different, two decades after low cost was born in Malaysia
20/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
“We bring experience to a new generation of leaders” Kathleen Tan, who started her airline career with AirAsia in 2004, and went on to head up commercial and eventually, became CEO of North Asia, has returned to the industry after a four-year break. She’s now executive advisor to MYAirline, a [...]
July passenger demand remains strong
07/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
 THE recovery in air travel continues to be strong, according to July 2022 data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total traffic in July 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 58.8% compared to July 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 74.6% of pre-cr [...]
Spotnana, American Airlines partner to personalise travel offers
08/09/2022 by WiT
Spotnana, the modern infrastructure for the travel industry, has developed an advanced integration into American Airlines direct channels that supports personalised travel offers. Travellers booking trips through Spotnana’s Travel-as-a-Service Platform can now access NDC enhanced offerings for [...]